Here is a New year gift to all our readers – free 2014 Excel Calendar & daily planner Template.
This calender has,
- One page full calendar with notes, in 4 different color schemes
- Daily event planner & tracker
- 1 Mini calendar
- Monthly calendar (prints to 12 pages)
- Works for any year, just change year in Full tab.
See more snapshots here: 2014 Calendar template snapshot 1, snapshot 2
Download 2014 Calender – Excel File
Click below links to download the calendar you want:
- 2014 Calendar & Daily planner [Works in Excel 2007, 2010 & 2013]
- 2014 Calendar Template – Week starting on Monday [Excel 2007, 2010 & 2013]
- 2014 Calendar Template [Excel 2003]
How does this Calendar work?
This uses same techniques as mentioned in 2013 calendar. So check out this page to learn.
Go ahead and enjoy the download. The file is unlocked. So poke around the formulas and named ranges. Learn some Excel.
More Calendar Downloads:
Download these additional calendar templates and start your new year in awesome fashion!
2013 Calendar, 2012 Calendar, 2011 Calendar, New Year Resolution Tracker, Picture Calendar Template and Todo list template
Techniques used: INDEX | OFFSET| INDIRECT | Array Formulas | Using Date & Time in Excel | Conditional Formatting
9 Responses to “Show forecast values in a different color with this simple trick [charting]”
While this works in a pinch, it clearly "lightens" the colors of the entire chart. Depending on where you use this, it will be blatantly obvious that you don't know what you are doing and present a poor looking graph.
Why not separate the data into different segments when charting and have as many colors as you have data points? You might have to create a new legend and/or repeat the chart in "invisible ink", but it would be cleaner and more consistent when new or updated data becomes available.
While I think I agree that doing it "properly" via a second series is preferable, I don't necessarily agree that making the entirety of the "future" (data, gridlines, and even the axis) semi-transparent is "poor looking". I think it could be seen as adding more emphasis to the "future-ness" of the forecast data.
In short, it's another tool for the toolbox, even if it's never needed.
Simply and clever 🙂
Quick & effective, cool. thanks.
I always use the dummy series.
Nice little trick, thanks very much!
Two sets of data better. Control is much better.
You can use the same chart next month to see what is actual and what is forecast.
To use this trick, I think grid lines has to be removed, that will make the graphic much more sharp.
to be honest, i dont understand why there is needed to do this way... in this case horizontal lines will be pale as well. then why a just can't change the color of the line partly???
Great tutorial. Thanks for the tutorial!