Excel Dashboards and Reports 2010

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1/15/2012 7:15:06 PM By: Mr. Jean Kobeis
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E-book Title:
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Excel 2010 - Dashboard & Reports
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Author: Mike Alexander & John Walkenbach
Copyright: Wiley Publishing, Inc
ISBN: 978-0-470-62012-0
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Source Code:
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the source code is available on:
www.wiley.com/go/exceldr
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Table at a Glance:
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* Part I: Moving from Spreadsheets to Dashboards

+ Chapter 1: Introducing Dashboards

+ Chapter 2: Developing Your Data Model

* Part II: Excel Chart Basics

+ Chapter 3: Introducing Excel Charts

+ Chapter 4: Understanding Chart Types

+ Chapter 5: Working with Chart Series

+ Chapter 6: Formatting and Customizing Charts

* Part III: Going Beyond Tables and Charts

+ Chapter 7: Chapter 7: Using Pivot Tables

+ Chapter 8: Using Pivot Charts

+ Chapter 9: Using Excel Sparklines

+ Chapter 10: Chartless Visualization Techniques

* Part IV: Creating Advanced Dashboard Components

+ Chapter 11: Components that Show Trending
+ Chapter 12: Components that Group Data
+ Chapter 13: Components that Show Performance against a Target

* Part V: Automating Your Dashboards and Reports

+ Macro-Charged Reporting
+ Adding Interactive Controls to Your Dashboard

* Part VI: Working with the Outside World

+ Importing Microsoft Access Data into Excel
+ Sharing Your Work with the Outside World
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Overall:
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The book contain 459 pages including the
intro, about the Author, and the Index Book,
in addition of the code source that is
available with the package.

P.S:
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To get the most knowledge and experience
and skills, i recomend that you work hard
before viewing the source code,
at least; This is my opinion thanks.
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Chapter Outline:
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Part I: Moving from Spreadsheets to Dashboards:
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Part I is all about helping you think
about your data in terms of creating
effective dashboards and reports.
Chapter 1 introduces you to the topics
of dashboards and reports, defining some
of the basic concepts and outlining key
steps to take to prepare for a successful
project. Chapter 2 shows you how to build
an effective data model that provides
the foundation upon which your dashboard
or report is built. In this chapter,
you will learn the impact of poorly
organized data, and will discover how to
set up the source data for the most
positive outcome.
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Part II: Excel Chart Basics:
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In Part III, we offer an in depth look
at some of Excel’s other key dashboard
and report components that you can
leverage to create a cutting edge
dashboard presentation. In Chapter 7 we
introduce you to pivot tables, and
explore how this Excel feature can play
an integral role in Excel-based
presentations. Chapter 8 provides a
primer on building pivot charts, giving
you a solid understanding of how Excel
pivot charts work with pivot tables.
Chapter 9 introduces the new sparkline
functionality found in Excel 2010.
Finally, Chapter 10 rounds out this section
with a look at the various techniques
that you can use to visualize data
without the use of charts or graphs.
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Part IV: Creating Advanced Dashboard Components:
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Part IV takes you beyond basic chart-building
with a look at some advanced business techniques
that can help make your dashboards more meaningful.
Starting with Chapter 11, we demonstrate how
to represent trending across multiple series
and distinct time periods. In Chapter 12, we
explore how best to use charts to group data
into meaningful views. And Chapter 13 demonstrates
some of charting techniques that can help
you display and measure performance against
a target.
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Part V: Automating Your Dashboards and Reports:
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Part V focuses on techniques that will help
you automate your reporting processes,
and give your users an interactive UI.
Chapter 14 provides a clear understanding
of how macros can be leveraged to automate
your reporting systems. Chapter 15 illustrates
how interactive controls can provide your
clients with a simple interface, allowing
them to easily navigate through and interact
with your dashboard or report.
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Part VI: Working with the Outside World:
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The theme in Part VI is importing and
exporting information to and from Excel.
Chapter 16 explores some of the ways to
incorporate data that does not originate
in Excel. In this chapter, you will learn
how to import data from external sources,
such as Microsoft Access, as well as
create systems that allow for dynamic
refreshing of external data sources.
Chapter 17 wraps up this look at Excel
dashboards and reports by showing you
the various ways to distribute and
present your work in a safe and effective
way.
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