Recently, I ran a contest asking you to analyze a bunch of sales data and present your results in charts. We received a total of 78 charts from 45 people. The contest entries had a mind-boggling variety of excel charts, techniques and ideas. It took me a while to go thru all the files and compile the results. Thanks for your patience. In this post, you can find all the charts along with my comments & links to download files.
How to read this article?
This is a very big page. So let me help you out.
- Each of the 45 contestant’s entries are shown in one box. The box shows one of the charts the contestant has made.
- If the contestant has made more than 1 chart, then thumbnails of remaining charts are shown beneath. You can click on thumbnails to enlarge the images.
- For some charts, I have added my comments.
- You can download the file(s) for each contestant’s charts by clicking download links below the image
- If you want to learn how a particular chart is constructed, refer to Related Articles section
- I really liked some of the entries. You can see “Chandoo’s pick” icon on top of such charts.
- This article is big. So get a cup of coffee and enjoy it sip by sip.
Winner of this contest will be announced tomorrow.
[01] Line chart by Aditya

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Smart chart labels » Good color choices, well contrasted |
• Download file | ♥ Smart chart labels |
[02] Column chart by Al

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Interesting presentation » Use of shapes to highlight the message |
• Download file | ♥ Smart chart labels ♥ How to make charts when you have too much data |
[04] Column chart by Ameya

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Interactive charts » Revenue Trend lines |
• Download file • Download file 2 • Download file 3 |
♥ Using form controls ♥ Dynamic Charts with Check Boxes |
[06] Column chart by Anachalee

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Interactive charts » Revenue Trend lines |
• Download file | ♥ Using form controls |
Excel School Online Training Program by Chandoo
| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Learn Excel Step by Step » Analyze data like a pro » Become Awesome! |
• Download Excel School Brochure | ♥ Excel School Demos ♥ Excel School FAQS ♥ Excel School Pricing & Signup |
[08] Column chart by Arpita

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Interesting presentation » Not made in Excel |
• Download file | ♥ Using form controls |
[09] Panel chart by Ben

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Panel chart » Average line |
• Download file | ♥ Panel charts |
[11] Panel chart by E

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Panel chart » Very well constructed » Good color choice, well contrasted |
• Download file | ♥ Panel charts |
[12] Dashboard by Ezequiel

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Interactive charts » Multiple types of analysis possible |
• Download file | ♥ Using form controls ♥ Display on-demand details in excel charts ♥ Panel charts |
[13] Line charts by Fredrick

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Good observations » Trend line |
• Download file |
[15] Dashboard by Harshad

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Good structuring of charts » Interactive charts » Interesting observations |
• Download file | ♥ Using form controls ♥ Comparison charts ♥ Donut bar chart |
[16] Panel chart by Jay

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Panel chart » Totals vs. monthly product-wise breakup |
• Download file | ♥ Panel charts |
Excel School Online Training Program by Chandoo
| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Learn Excel Step by Step » Analyze data like a pro » Become Awesome! |
• Download Excel School Brochure | ♥ Excel School Demos ♥ Excel School FAQS ♥ Excel School Pricing & Signup |
[17] Panel chart by Jeff

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Good color choices » Panel chart |
• Download file | ♥ Panel charts |
[18] Column chart by Jennifer

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Interesting legend | • Download file | ♥ Smart chart labels |
[19] Column chart by Jochen

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Interactive chart » Lots of analysis possible |
• Download file | ♥ Using form controls ♥ Dynamic Charts with Check Boxes |
[22] Panel chart by Laksiri

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Panel chart » Monthly panels along with overall panel » Good colors |
• Download file | ♥ Panel charts |
[23] Column chart by Lu

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Incell chart | • Download file | ♥ Incell Charts |
[24] Column chart by Lukas

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Very good colors » Interesting chart construction » Table to support additional analysis |
• Download file |
[25] Area chart by Mat

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » totals in second series as a line » Well contrasted labels » Grouping |
• Download file |
[26] Panel chart by Matt

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | • Download file • Download file 2 |
♥ Panel charts |
[28] Column chart by Michael

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Multiple charts for different types of analysis | • Download file |
[29] Column chart by Michael

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Interactive charts » Interesting presentation, lots of analysis possible » Indicator arrows for selected series (clever) |
• Download file | ♥ Using form controls ♥ Display on-demand details in excel charts ♥ Smart chart labels |
[30] Panel chart by Mohammed

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Interesting panel chart construction » Good color choices, well contrasted |
• Download file | ♥ Panel charts |
[31] Column chart by Nadeem

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Interactive charts » Very well constructed, lots of analysis possible » Good colors |
• Download file | ♥ Using form controls ♥ Comparison charts |
[32] Column chart by Noah

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Grouping of data » Good color choices, well contrasted |
• Download file |
[33] Column chart by Nuruddin

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Interactive chart » Lots of analysis possible |
• Download file | ♥ Using form controls ♥ Display on-demand details in excel charts ♥ Dynamic Charts with Check Boxes |
[40] Column chart by Shellie

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Interactive charts » Lots of analysis possible » Well contrasted colors |
• Download file | ♥ Using form controls ♥ Dynamic Charts with Check Boxes |
[41] Column chart by Simon

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Very well constructed interactive chart (requires macros) » On demand details, lots of analysis possible » Good colors |
• Download file | ♥ Using form controls ♥ Display on-demand details in excel charts ♥ Comparison charts |
[43] Panel chart by Tom

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Good color choices » Panel chart » Lots of chart options |
• Download file | ♥ Panel charts |
[44] Column chart by Utami

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Interactive chart | • Download file | ♥ Using form controls |
[45] Column chart by M

| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Simple and effective colors » Well contrasted labels |
• Download file |
Excel School Online Training Program by Chandoo
| My comments | Downloads | Related Articles | » Learn Excel Step by Step » Analyze data like a pro » Become Awesome! |
• Download Excel School Brochure | ♥ Excel School Demos ♥ Excel School FAQS ♥ Excel School Pricing & Signup |
Thanks to Everyone
Many thanks to all the participants of this contest. I have really enjoyed going thru your files and understand the charting techniques you have employed. I learned a lot of interesting techniques too, which I will share on this blog during next few weeks.
Special thanks to Ravindra, my assistant, who helped me in compiling all the results and taking screenshots of the charts.
Also, thanks to Hui, for giving his feedback and suggesting few more picks.
Which charts did you like?
As you can see, there are several excellent charts. I liked the about 14 different entries and marked them all with Chandoo’s pick
What about you? Which charts did you like? Please tell us using comments.
Who is the winner?
I will be announcing the winner of this contest by tomorrow (1st of July).
Related Articles
If you want to learn how many of these charts are constructed, then you must go thru these articles.
- Using form controls
- Display on-demand details in excel charts
- Panel charts
- Comparison charts
- Donut bar chart
- Smart chart labels
- How to make charts when you have too much data
- Dynamic Charts with Check Boxes
- Incell Charts
- Sales Dashboards using Excel
- Excel Dashboards – Information, templates & tutorials
- Dynamic & Interactive Charts in Excel
- Excel Charting Examples & Templates































































28 Responses to “2010 Calendar – Excel Template [Downloads]”
[...] Download and print the calendars today. You can add notes to individual dates or complete … [...] Uni Ego / Free 2010 Calendar – Download and Print Year 2010 Calendar today [...]
Any chance on a 2016 calendar?
Afternoon,
I have one similar calander that I added conditional formatting to so that I could highlight any planned factory holidays. I think i "borrowed" the formula from another calander so I won't post it here.
I also added week numbers to it using the formula =WEEKNUM(MAX(C6:I6)) Where C6:I6 is the range of dates in that give week. It works fine on most of the months but return strange values on other months (Week 6 in October?) I can't see any logic behind why it does this.
Any suggestions for an alternative formula to give the week numbers?
Regards,
William
Hi Chandoo,
I've added a new feature on your spreadsheet.
This control can be useful for all the sheets where you need to check dates.
Cheers
http://cid-69a78592a23a8438.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/2010-calendar%5E_Miguel.xls
Hi Chandoo,
Nice calendar.
Till now whichever calendar I saw in Excel, it contained only the outline sheet.
Good to see monthly views and the mini view too.
Liked the mini view much. 🙂
-Nimesh
@William: This weeknum may be because the input dates to max are not properly formatting as excel dates.
Good tip on the conditional formatting and holidays btw...
@Migueal: Now that is super awesome. This is the reason why I love to blog. Readers will always one up me with such cool alternatives. Thank you for sharing this with us.
@Nimesh: You are welcome 🙂
is it possible to get the Notes section on the outline page to display the notes added to the month page for a specific date?
So if you add thing for January 2nd, and then select January 2nd those notes appear on the outline page
@Shish... You can do that using some formula magic. I would not recommend pushing excel to that as outlook / google calendar / icalc etc. do exactly that much more elegantly.
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Happy christmas to all of you!
This is really awesome. The nicest calender I've seen for Excel. I also like Miguels version of the sheet.
Just one "feature" is missing to me. As I live in Germany - where weeks start on Monday - I'd like to change this. Could someone please give me a hint how to do this?
Thanks in advance
Jörg
Hi Chandoo, I’ve added some new features on your spreadsheet with your permission.
Check it here:
http://cid-6b219f16da7128e3.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/Calendar%5E_Pedro.xlsm
Miguel, this calendar is translated to Spanish language.
Jörg, this new approach allows us to start weeks on Monday.
Also it's possible to start weeks on Sunday if you enable Excel macros and push the arrows.
Best Regards,
Pedro.
@Pedro.. superb stuff.. thanks for sharing the file with all of us.
Hi Chandoo, for dates before March 1, 1900 our calendars are wrong.
In Microsoft Excel, DATE, EOMONTH, WEEKDAY functions return an incorrect result between Monday, January 1, 1900 and Wednesday, February 28, 1900.
See this page: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/214326/en-us/
Microsoft Excel incorrectly assumes that the year 1900 is a leap year in all Excel versions.
That's the reason why our calendar versions only work from March, 1, 1900 until December, 31, 9999.
Your comments are welcome.
Pedro.
@Pedro.. Thanks for pointing that out. wow... This reminds me of the Joel Spolsky's first BillG review - http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/06/16.html (read it, I am sure you would love it.) when Bill out of blue asks about date time implementations for VBA (which Joel is the program manager for...)
Thanks for sharing the URL too... Here is a specially made, chocolate sprinkled, extra fluffy donut for you 🙂
Hi Chandoo, thanks a lot for the donut but I prefer it without chocolate!
Always it's good to know a little history of Excel.
The Joel Spolsky’s last BillG Excel review was about the "Hall of Tortured Souls"
(See this Excel 95 Easter Egg here: http://www.eeggs.com/items/719.html)
Do not miss the humor!
@Chandoo.. I just return with a new calendar version.
http://cid-6b219f16da7128e3.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/calendar-pedrowave.xltx
It helped me to practice conditional formatting, formulas to show check boxes, data validation drop down list, find out Thanksgiving Day's date for any year, how to find dates of public holidays using Excel, all reading your wonderful posts!
Perpetual Calendar Spanish version starting weeks on Monday:
http://cid-6b219f16da7128e3.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/calendario-pedrowave.xltx
Main characteristics:
- Not macros.
- Select a year from 1900 to 9999 with a dropdown listbox.
- All date fields with the real date format.
- Easy language change of day of the week and month names because are also dates.
- Hide Saturdays and/or Sundays.
- Week starting on Sunday or Monday.
- Week and month numbers.
- Hyperlink between sheets.
- Consistent colors to Holidays, Diary and Events dates.
- Easy change of Holidays by country.
- Include 80 World Days and you can add more.
- A diary with my birthday and 50 more programable appointments.
- Check box to hide individual dates or all.
- Holidays, diary and events text are showed on each month's sheet.
- Ranges defined with Name Manager variables.
I'll appreciate if you make me some suggestions to improve this calendar.
Pedro.
Please, I need help!
I like all calendar from Pedro, thank you for them. Let me show my problem:
I have 2 excel cells (for example AE12 and AE13) which mean the starting and the ending date of my duty. I need a macro to insert sheets with label YEAR. MONTH (for example 2010. August or similar) with the proper datas between the two dates. Is it possible?
Thank you for reading me and sorry about my terribel english! 🙂
Hello Pedro,
Thanks so much for the modified calendar template. I love the extra functionality you added. Is there any way you could upload an unlocked version? I wanted to change some of the comments and data validation so I could use it for one of my applications.
As for feedback on potential improvements, with all the additions you made the file runs pretty slow. I'm sure this has to do with all the interconnectivity between the various tabs, but if there is a way to use less memory via more efficient formulas or something else I think this would make it easier to use. I have a brand new computer and with it running alone the response was pretty slow. One of the changes I'm making is changing the order of the months to match my company's fiscal year, so maybe something to automate a change like that could be useful.
Cheers,
Peter
Peter, my calendars are unlocked but you need Excel 2007 and 2010 versions to open them.
Now I return with a new Programmable Task Calendar:
http://cid-6b219f16da7128e3.office.live.com/view.aspx/.Public/Calendario%20de%20Tareas.xlsx
Wath an introductory video here:
http://pedrowave.blogspot.com/2010/10/programmable-task-calendar.html
This new calendar allows to select the start month to match the school and fiscal year.
This is great stuff Chandoo and company
Wanted to know if someone had built something similar
I need to store one Excel Sheet on this calendar that has all the holidays
US Holidays appear in RED
UK Holidays appear in Blue
Meetings appear in Green
Submissions appear in Orange
Is there a way I can store the list in a separate worksheet and all the calendars get updated with this?
Thanks
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Greetings,
Thanks for this wonderful excel vacation tracker. I notice that the tracker only has three months November, December and January 2015, however, I would like to add the other ten months for 2014. Can you please instruct me on how I can add the other months?
Thanking you in advance.
Hi Chandoo,
Calendar: can this be printed as single sheet 8.5x11 inch per month
kanu
@Kanu
Yes,
You can resize it to fit
WOW! I just searching some of like this, that help me.
Thank you for sharing.