Excel Dashboards Made Simple
Turn Office Data into Clear Decisions, No Coding RequiredBy Ruth Callender
Length4h 21m
About this audiobook
You already use Excel for lists and reports, but when it's time to show what the numbers mean, a plain spreadsheet leaves the room flat. Excel Dashboards Made Simple walks you through building dashboards that turn your everyday office data into clear, interactive decisions, with no coding and no advanced BI tools. Ruth Callender shows you how to set up your data so charts just work, choose the right chart for the message, add slicers and timelines for interactivity, and link everything into one dashboard sheet. You'll also learn PivotTables and PivotCharts, key-number cards, and simple formulas that keep your dashboard refreshing as data changes. By the last page, you can design, build, and share a polished dashboard from your own work, using exact button clicks and a repeatable process. When you're ready to present data with confidence, this book is the place to start.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology
Length4 hrs 21 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 13, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Why Dashboards Beat Plain Spreadsheets
3Set Up Your Data So Charts Just Work
4Pick the Right Chart for the Message
5Build Your First Chart from Real Office Data
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6Make Charts Talk with Titles, Labels, and Colors
7Add Interactivity with Slicers and Timelines
8Summarize Data with PivotTables and PivotCharts
9Design a Dashboard Layout That Guides the Eye
10Link Charts and Slicers into One Dashboard Sheet
11Add Key Numbers with Cards and Conditional Formatting
12Make It Refresh: Dynamic Ranges and Simple Formulas
13Polish and Protect Your Dashboard
14Share, Present, and Troubleshoot Your Dashboard
15From Raw Export to Finished Sales Dashboard
16Connect Excel Dashboards to Power Query and OneDrive
17Your Dashboard Playbook: Plan, Build, and Reuse
18About the Author
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