Charts and Graphs
Source vs. Use of Funds – 14 charting alternatives
Let’s say you manage a fund or charity. You get money from various places and you use that money for various reasons. How do you
April 10, 2019
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Top 10 Excel Formulas for any situation
Excel has hundreds of formulas. But as a new learner or user, you may want to just focus on top 10 formulas to get the most out of it. Assuming you already know the basics (check out Beginner Excel page if you are complete newbie), here is a list of top 10 Excel formulas for you.
March 27, 2019
Charts and Graphs
Create impressive dashboard tiles in Excel
If you want to tell the story of how your business / project / charity / thing is going on, then making a dashboard is the best way to go about it. Dashboards can combine heaps of data, insights and messages in to one concise format that fits on to a desktop or table or mobile screen.
But let’s be honest. Creating them in Excel is a lot of work. Even after spending hours on them, they might still look meh. So, let me share a trick to make your dashboards look snazzy (without compromising on insights per inch).
Create dashboard tiles, something like above.
March 20, 2019
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Power BI Webinar, Amsterdam & Australia tours [update time]
Hiya folks… just a quick update on whats keeping me busy this year, with a bonus Excel tip at the end. Take a sip of your favorite brew and read on.
March 15, 2019
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Employee Turnover Dashboard – Power BI for HR
Work in HR and use Power BI? You are going to love this extensive, powerful and useful Employee Turnover Dashboard. In this detailed article, learn how to create your own attrition dashboard system with Power BI. Full example workbook, video and sample data included.
March 8, 2019
Learn Excel
Quickly Change Formulas Using Find / Replace
So you have built that excel report your boss wanted. And you were all eager to use the spreadsheet in your presentation. But in the last minute, your boss asked you to change average sales to total sales figures. You also want to grab an espresso before rushing to the meeting. Now what?
February 28, 2019
Charts and Graphs
Quickly change charts from one to another with this trick
We all change minds. Heck, I just did it with the leading line. I thought something else, but went with what you just read. So
February 5, 2019
Excel Challenges
Elevator problem – Excel homework
The other day while I was in lift (elevator), it made an alarm like sound and won’t close the doors. Turns out there are one
December 13, 2018
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