Michael Alexander is a Microsoft MVP who has written several books on advanced business analysis with Access and Excel, including 101 Ready-To-Use Excel Macros and the Access 2013 Bible. A consultant and developer, he offers workshops and webinars through www.datapigtechnologies.com.John Walkenbach, aka Mr. Spreadsheet, has written hundreds of articles and over 50 books, including multiple editions of the bestselling Excel Bible. He also created the award-winning Power Utility Pak.

• Introduction 1PART I: Getting Started with Excel DashboardsChapter 1: Introducing Dashboards  11Chapter 2: Table Design Best Practices 29Chapter 3: Using Excel Sparklines 47Chapter 4: Chartless Visualization Techniques 61PART II: Introducing Charts into Your DashboardsChapter 5: Excel Charting for the Uninitiated 89Chapter 6: Working with Chart Series 107Chapter 7: Formatting and Customizing Charts 131Chapter 8: Components That Show Trending 171Chapter 9: Components That Group Data 193Chapter 10: Components That Show Performance Against a Target 209PART III: Advanced Dashboarding ConceptsChapter 11: Developing Your Data Model 225Chapter 12: Adding Interactive Controls to Your Dashboard 247Chapter 13: Macro-Charged Reporting 265PART IV: Pivot Table Driven DashboardsChapter 14: Using Pivot Tables 281Chapter 15: Using Pivot Charts 311Chapter 16: Adding Interactivity with Slicers 329Chapter 17: Using the Internal Data Model and Power View 343PART V: Working with the Outside WorldChapter 18: Integrating External Data into Excel Reporting 365Chapter 19: Sharing Your Work with the Outside World 381Index 399

Michael Alexander is a Microsoft MVP who has written several books on advanced business analysis with Access and Excel, including 101 Ready-To-Use Excel Macros and the Access 2013 Bible. A consultant and developer, he offers workshops and webinars through www.datapigtechnologies.com.John Walkenbach, aka Mr. Spreadsheet, has written hundreds of articles and over 50 books, including multiple editions of the bestselling Excel Bible. He also created the award-winning Power Utility Pak.

• Introduction 1PART I: Getting Started with Excel DashboardsChapter 1: Introducing Dashboards  11Chapter 2: Table Design Best Practices 29Chapter 3: Using Excel Sparklines 47Chapter 4: Chartless Visualization Techniques 61PART II: Introducing Charts into Your DashboardsChapter 5: Excel Charting for the Uninitiated 89Chapter 6: Working with Chart Series 107Chapter 7: Formatting and Customizing Charts 131Chapter 8: Components That Show Trending 171Chapter 9: Components That Group Data 193Chapter 10: Components That Show Performance Against a Target 209PART III: Advanced Dashboarding ConceptsChapter 11: Developing Your Data Model 225Chapter 12: Adding Interactive Controls to Your Dashboard 247Chapter 13: Macro-Charged Reporting 265PART IV: Pivot Table Driven DashboardsChapter 14: Using Pivot Tables 281Chapter 15: Using Pivot Charts 311Chapter 16: Adding Interactivity with Slicers 329Chapter 17: Using the Internal Data Model and Power View 343PART V: Working with the Outside WorldChapter 18: Integrating External Data into Excel Reporting 365Chapter 19: Sharing Your Work with the Outside World 381Index 399

Michael Alexander is a Microsoft MVP who has written several books on advanced business analysis with Access and Excel, including 101 Ready-To-Use Excel Macros and the Access 2013 Bible. A consultant and developer, he offers workshops and webinars through www.datapigtechnologies.com.John Walkenbach, aka Mr. Spreadsheet, has written hundreds of articles and over 50 books, including multiple editions of the bestselling Excel Bible. He also created the award-winning Power Utility Pak.

• Introduction 1PART I: Getting Started with Excel DashboardsChapter 1: Introducing Dashboards  11Chapter 2: Table Design Best Practices 29Chapter 3: Using Excel Sparklines 47Chapter 4: Chartless Visualization Techniques 61PART II: Introducing Charts into Your DashboardsChapter 5: Excel Charting for the Uninitiated 89Chapter 6: Working with Chart Series 107Chapter 7: Formatting and Customizing Charts 131Chapter 8: Components That Show Trending 171Chapter 9: Components That Group Data 193Chapter 10: Components That Show Performance Against a Target 209PART III: Advanced Dashboarding ConceptsChapter 11: Developing Your Data Model 225Chapter 12: Adding Interactive Controls to Your Dashboard 247Chapter 13: Macro-Charged Reporting 265PART IV: Pivot Table Driven DashboardsChapter 14: Using Pivot Tables 281Chapter 15: Using Pivot Charts 311Chapter 16: Adding Interactivity with Slicers 329Chapter 17: Using the Internal Data Model and Power View 343PART V: Working with the Outside WorldChapter 18: Integrating External Data into Excel Reporting 365Chapter 19: Sharing Your Work with the Outside World 381Index 399