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Maximum Value
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Widget Units
Actual Value
3.4
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Total Value
83.0
Widget Units
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41.6
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Sales YTD
Widget Units
x millions USD$
Actual Value
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ScaleMin
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Scale1
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Widget Units
Actual Value
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Minimum Value
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Maximum Value
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UNIQUE VISITORS
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71%
Previous Value
66%
Male Value
29%
Previous Value
34%
Female Percentage
Female Value
71%
Previous Value
66%
Male Percentage
Male Value
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Previous Value
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Main Title
Competency Matrix
Leadership Skills
Listening Skills
Decision Making
Negotiation Skills
Personal Drive
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Male Percentage
51%
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8
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Leadership Skills
9
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51%
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Female Percentage
49%
-30%
Male Percentage
51%
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Competency Matrix
Sensitivity
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Adaptability
4
5
Leadership Skills
9
7
Listening Skills
3
6 Decision Making
ACME Operations
Executive Dashboard
Northern Region
Daily Widget Demand
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
59.7%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
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Daily Widget Demand
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50.0%
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Actual Value
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Actual Value
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34.0
Actual Value
Minimum Value
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Minimum Value
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Minimum Value
32.7%
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Maximum Value
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7.7
Actual Value
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Maximum Value
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7.8
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Minimum Value
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Maximum Value
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Maximum Value
100.0
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How to Design an Excel Based Dashboard Using the Dashboard Widgets Spreadsh
We recommend that before you jump straight into designing your dashboard in Excel you take a bit of ti
want to show it. The following steps should help you prepare your Excel dashboard
1. Make a list of the key metrics you want to show on your dashboard. Remember the key dashboarding
group the metrics into thematic areas. For example a Human Resources dashboard might show the foll
Recruitment Metrics
Number of open positions
Average cost per recruitment
Average days per recruitment
2. Decide the most meaningful increment of time each of the dashboard metrics will display (current, ho
design your dashboard to give you an instantaneous snapshot of the current situation. You may want to
meeting. You may even decide to display and compare the same metric over different time increments (
trend over the last year).
3. Decide which dashboard widgets you want to use to display each of your metrics. The following widge
more). Try to stick to three or four styles per dashboard.
- Linear Dial Widget
- Non-Linear Dial Widget
- Thermometer Widget
- Equalizer Widget
- Traffic Light Widget
- Pie Widget
- Trend Widget
- Up/Down Widget
- Funnel Widget
- Dots Widget
4. Choose a layout for you widgets. Generally it is good practice that a dashboard should fit on a single
portrait). Users should not have to scroll, turn pages, drill-down or recalculate to find the necessary infor
sheet of paper.
5. Sketch your dashboard out on paper. It is significantly easier to first design a dashboard on paper tha
5. Now its time to create your dashboard in Excel. Open up a new Excel Dashboard Widgets spreadshe
Tab #1 rename as My Dashboard
Tab #2 rename as My Configuration Page
Tab #3 rename as My Calculations Page
6. Copy and paste the widgets you want to use from the Excel Dashboard Widgets Widgets Showcase
layout. It is good practice to group the widgets into thematic areas and put the most important metrics o
widgets up neatly.
7. Copy and paste the configuration tables from the Widgets Showcase onto Tab #2 and arrange them
8. Copy and paste the relevant widget calculations tables from the Widget Showcase Calcs tab into Ta
9. Now comes the difficult part you need to link these three tabs together in exactly the same way as t
information on duplicating widgets can be found here..
http://www.exceldashboardwidgets.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=65
10. You may like to configure your own color scheme. More information on duplicating widgets can be fo
http://www.exceldashboardwidgets.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=67
If any of this doesnt make sense post a message in the forum and we would be delighted to help you
Grab a coffee, take a deep breath and good luck with your dashboard.
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ight into designing your dashboard in Excel you take a bit of time thinking about what information you want to show a
d help you prepare your Excel dashboard
to show on your dashboard. Remember the key dashboarding principle of eloquence through simplicity. Try where p
r example a Human Resources dashboard might show the following metrics..
Workforce Metrics
Workforce breakdown by age
Workforce breakdown by sex
Workforce breakdown by grade
Workforce breakdown by department
of time each of the dashboard metrics will display (current, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly quarterly or annually). You m
antaneous snapshot of the current situation. You may want to update your dashboard once a month for the monthly
and compare the same metric over different time increments (for example the current number of open positions com
want to use to display each of your metrics. The following widgets are available (feel free to let us know if you would li
er dashboard.
rally it is good practice that a dashboard should fit on a single landscape screen or single printed sheet of paper (eith
turn pages, drill-down or recalculate to find the necessary information. The following are example layouts that fit onto
is significantly easier to first design a dashboard on paper than to build it straight in Excel.
in Excel. Open up a new Excel Dashboard Widgets spreadsheet and set up three new tabs as follows..
ge
e
o use from the Excel Dashboard Widgets Widgets Showcase Tab onto Tab #1 and arrange them into your required d
gets into thematic areas and put the most important metrics on the upper left hand side. Use the cell lines to help yo
s from the Widgets Showcase onto Tab #2 and arrange them in a similar layout to the dashboard layout.
culations tables from the Widget Showcase Calcs tab into Tab #3.
d to link these three tabs together in exactly the same way as the widgets are linked together on the Widgets Showca
found here..
/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=65
/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=67
message in the forum and we would be delighted to help you with your dashboard project.
heet
me thinking about what information you want to show and how you
ets are available (feel free to let us know if you would like us to design
Tab onto Tab #1 and arrange them into your required dashboard
n the upper left hand side. Use the cell lines to help you line the
b #3.
ound here..
Step #1
Right-click the curved edge of the dashboard widget you want to customize and select group followed by ungro
You should now see lots of small boxes showing the sub-components that make up the widget.
Step #2
Here comes the tricky part the components are arranged as layers on top of each other (the circle is on top of
which are on top of the backgrounds). To edit the colored dial markers we need to move the needle one layer ba
rectangular edge and choose send to back followed by send backward.
Step #3
Now you'll find that the five colored dial markers are grouped together so well need to ungroup them to change t
group followed by ungroup. You should now see five small boxes representing the sub-components of the colo
Step #4
To format any of these individual colored blocks, right-click and select format shape. This will give you the norm
transparencies, reflections, gradients, 3d bevels, etc. etc.
To reverse the scale, the simplest method is not to change the colors directly (as they are custom shades using R
formats from one dial to another dial. To do this, ungroup the components in two separate widgets that are side-b
the scale marker blocks with the desired color. Then click the format painter (in the home section of the top ribb
paintbrush. Then paint this format onto the target dial marker. You should end up with something like this with the
Step #5
You now finally need to reverse steps 1-4 to tidy up your work...
5a) Right-click on one of the colored markers and select group followed by group in the second menu - to grou
5b) Send the markers back one layer (to bring the dial needle forward) by right-clicking and selecting send to ba
5c) Finally right-click the curved edge of the dashboard widget and re-group all of the sub-components into a sin
as a single widget).
I hope this makes sense and as always, please feel free to ask for clarification on our website forum if you need
Good luck with your Excel Dashboard project.
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UPDATE - THERE IS A CLEARER TUTORIAL EXPLAINING HOW TO CHANGE COLOURS ON OUR YOUTUB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JA9VMOl3UQ
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2. The unlocked dashboard spreadsheet and an invoice will be sent to your email account once the payment has
timezone this process can take between 2 to 8 hours to complete.
3. Purchase includes access to all the unlocked dashboard example in the commercial license holder's area of th
Commercial License
The commercial license is based on 'fair use'. It allows the license holder, or any individuals within the license ho
form they choose. The commercial license allows the Excel widgets to be emailed to third party individuals outsid
extract the widgets and uses them for their own purposes. This exceeds the 'fair use' terms and they must purch
organization.