Comments on: 10 tips to improve your Excel dashboard http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/ Effective Charts and Dashboards for Excel users Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jorge http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/#comment-5615 Jorge Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:17:06 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/#comment-5615 Lynn: I wouldn't use a pivot table to process "millions of lines". I would pre-process them using a database tool. Create queries to aggregate, apply filters, etc. Then link the pivot table to those queries. Lynn: I wouldn’t use a pivot table to process “millions of lines”. I would pre-process them using a database tool. Create queries to aggregate, apply filters, etc. Then link the pivot table to those queries.

]]> By: Lynn Modisette http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/#comment-5603 Lynn Modisette Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:52:47 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/#comment-5603 I am looking for validation in utilizing EXCEL 2007 a major reporting tools supporting multiple organization from one platform. What would be the disadvantage of that load (possible millions of lines coming in to be processed utilizing Pivot Tables?) in excel? I am looking for validation in utilizing EXCEL 2007 a major reporting tools supporting multiple organization from one platform. What would be the disadvantage of that load (possible millions of lines coming in to be processed utilizing Pivot Tables?) in excel?

]]> By: Kim_Office_Team http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/#comment-2160 Kim_Office_Team Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:50:57 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/#comment-2160 This is a great piece. Really enjoyed it. I thought some of your readers might find it interesting to learn more about Pivot Tables. Here's a link to a training on how to use them effectively. As you said, it certainly creates a cleaner resource. http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC102058721033&pid=CR100479681033 Also, I know the Excel team would love for you to share your experience and expertise with the rest of the Excel community. I'm sure it would add a tremendous amount of value. Join the community and conversation at the Excel page on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Microsoft-Excel/89421301366 Cheers, KIM MSFT Office Outreach Team This is a great piece. Really enjoyed it. I thought some of your readers might find it interesting to learn more about Pivot Tables. Here’s a link to a training on how to use them effectively. As you said, it certainly creates a cleaner resource.

http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC102058721033&pid=CR100479681033

Also, I know the Excel team would love for you to share your experience and expertise with the rest of the Excel community. I’m sure it would add a tremendous amount of value. Join the community and conversation at the Excel page on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Microsoft-Excel/89421301366

Cheers,
KIM
MSFT Office Outreach Team

]]> By: Jorge Camoes http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/#comment-362 Jorge Camoes Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:13:39 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/#comment-362 billy: don't take it too literally, you always have to use formulas, ok? But if you try to avoid them (using pivot tables instead of lookup formulas when possible) you probably end up with a cleaner and easier to maintain dashboard. billy: don’t take it too literally, you always have to use formulas, ok? But if you try to avoid them (using pivot tables instead of lookup formulas when possible) you probably end up with a cleaner and easier to maintain dashboard.

]]> By: billy http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/#comment-361 billy Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:04:19 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/#comment-361 Don't use formulas? LMAO. Don’t use formulas? LMAO.

]]> By: Mural http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/#comment-360 Mural Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:33:59 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/#comment-360 Ji Jorge, Awsome stuff !!!!!!!!!!!!!great work!!!!!!!!!!!! Murali Ji Jorge,

Awsome stuff

!!!!!!!!!!!!!great work!!!!!!!!!!!!

Murali

]]> By: Marc http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/#comment-359 Marc Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:01:35 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/#comment-359 Great tips...I like how dashboards are described for users with all levels of experience. Very informative! Great tips…I like how dashboards are described for users with all levels of experience. Very informative!

]]> By: Dashboards | PTS Blog http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/#comment-358 Dashboards | PTS Blog Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:25:07 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/tips-improve-better-excel-dashboard/#comment-358 [...] His Excel posts include How to create a dashboard in Excel, Excel Dashboards: do you need VBA?, and 10 tips to improve your Excel dashboard. Jorge has reviewed the use of Crystal Xcelsius as a dashboarding environment, and found it lacking [...] [...] His Excel posts include How to create a dashboard in Excel, Excel Dashboards: do you need VBA?, and 10 tips to improve your Excel dashboard. Jorge has reviewed the use of Crystal Xcelsius as a dashboarding environment, and found it lacking [...]

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