Widget Units
x 1,000,000 Widgets
Actual Value
26.6
Minimum Value
0.0
Maximum Value
100.0
Sales YTD
Widget Units
(Targe
x millions USD
Actual Value
3.69
Scale2
ScaleMin
0.000
Scale3
Scale1
0.782
ScaleMax
Widget Units
Actual Value
x 1,000,000 Widgets
73.5%
Minimum Value
0%
Maximum Value
100%
Sales YTD
(Targe
ScaleMin
ScaleMax
Q1 Target
859
Q1 Actual
Q2 Target
864
Q2 Actual
Q3 Target
869
Q3 Actual
Q4 Target
641
Q4 Actual
Weekly Sales
Light #1 Value
26
Light #2 Value
34
Light #3 Value
26
Light #4 Value
37
Slice #1 Value
Blue Widgets
Slice #2 Value
Red Widgets
Slice #3 Value
Green Widgets
Widget Value
772,777
Previous Value
776,707
Widget Percent
-0.5%
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Female
0-20
11
16
20-30
48
63
30-40
43
40
40-50
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23
50-60
15
21
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12
17
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80.1%
Percentage #2
75.6%
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20-30
0-20
60
50
40
30
20
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80.0
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5.500
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Q1
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90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
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50.0%
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NY
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Blue Widgets
5,733 (28.1%)
Red Widgets
8,302 (40.7%)
Green Widgets
6,379 (31.2%)
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Daily Widg
25.00
20.00
15.00
10.00
5.00
15.00
10.00
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Feb 01
Feb 11
Feb 21
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Jan 22
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2011
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FL
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TX
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20
30
40
50
60
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20-30
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2011
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Daily Widget Demand
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
66.5%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
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20.0
6.0
2.0
1.5
10.0
30.0%
10.0
8.0
0.0
30.0
40.0
10.0%
0.0%
18.2
0.0
20.0%
50.0
67%
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Daily Widget Demand
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
29.3%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
4.0
6.0
2.0
20.0
2.7
10.0
30.0%
10.0
8.0
0.0
30.0
40.0
10.0%
0.0%
39.4
0.0
20.0%
50.0
29%
Eastern Region
Daily Widget Demand
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
13.8%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
4.0
6.0
2.0
20.0
8.0
9.7
0.0
10.0
30.0
10.0
30.0%
40.0
10.0%
0.0%
1.0
0.0
20.0%
50.0
14%
Western Region
Daily Widget Demand
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
52.6%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
4.0
6.0
2.0
0.0
20.0
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10.0
0.0
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40.0
1.0
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10.0%
0.0%
50.0
53%
Dial Units
Dial Units
Dial Units
Actual Value
9.0
Actual Value
22.0
Actual Value
Minimum Value
0.0
Maximum Value
10.0
86.0%
Minimum Value
0.0
Minimum Value
0.0
Maximum Value
50.0
Maximum Value
100.0
Dial Units
Dial Units
Dial Units
Actual Value
8.0
Actual Value
34.0
Actual Value
Minimum Value
0.0
Minimum Value
0.0
Minimum Value
5.7%
0.0
Maximum Value
10.0
Maximum Value
50.0
Maximum Value
100.0
Dial Units
Dial Units
Dial Units
Actual Value
7.7
Actual Value
Minimum Value
0.0
Maximum Value
10.0
7.8
Actual Value
Minimum Value
0.0
Minimum Value
0.0
Maximum Value
50.0
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
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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 ungroup.
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 the
which are on top of the backgrounds). To edit the colored dial markers we need to move the needle one layer backw
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 their
group followed by ungroup. You should now see five small boxes representing the sub-components of the colored
Step #4
To format any of these individual colored blocks, right-click and select format shape. This will give you the normal E
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 RGB
formats from one dial to another dial. To do this, ungroup the components in two separate widgets that are side-by-s
the scale marker blocks with the desired color. Then click the format painter (in the home section of the top ribbon
paintbrush. Then paint this format onto the target dial marker. You should end up with something like this with the se
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 group th
5b) Send the markers back one layer (to bring the dial needle forward) by right-clicking and selecting send to back
5c) Finally right-click the curved edge of the dashboard widget and re-group all of the sub-components into a single
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 help
Good luck with your Excel Dashboard project.
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