Excel Dashboards and Reports (Mr. Spreadsheet's Bookshelf)

Compare the original chart with the suite of three below, which make every value available and give viewers at-a-glance trends:

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I do not recommend using blinking or flashing when communicating with data for explanatory purposes (it tends to be more annoying than helpful).

Be smart with color. The use of color should always be an intentional decision; use color sparingly and strategically to highlight the important parts of your visual. Pay attention to alignment. Organize elements on the page to create clean vertical and horizontal lines to establish a sense of unity and cohesion. Leverage white space. Preserve marg

Another: The original chart was a proposed design for a dashboard that would show the performance of videos on a website.

You may find that some projects, for example, can benefit from multiple chart types or hybrids (say, a bar chart overlaying a map). It’s just meant to help you get started.