Comments on: Excel Dashboard Sample: Making Top-Item Charts Easier to Read http://exceluser.com/blog/334/excel-dashboard-sample-making-top-item-charts-easier-to-read.html Insight for business users of Microsoft Excel Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:30:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Charley Kyd http://exceluser.com/blog/334/excel-dashboard-sample-making-top-item-charts-easier-to-read.html/comment-page-1#comment-26 Charley Kyd Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:30:28 +0000 http://exceluser.com/blog/?p=334#comment-26 I think it depends on the setting. If this were a one-time report, then I would agree with you. However, one of these reports is weekly, and the other is monthly. Readers see these reports all the time, and there'll be no chance of confusion. But in either case, the report should explain what the percentage after the bar means. If the report uses only one of these figures, I would put the caption below the figure, probably using Arial Narrow, 8 pts. If the report uses several such figures, I would put the note in a Legend box in the report. I think it depends on the setting. If this were a one-time report, then I would agree with you.

However, one of these reports is weekly, and the other is monthly. Readers see these reports all the time, and there’ll be no chance of confusion.

But in either case, the report should explain what the percentage after the bar means. If the report uses only one of these figures, I would put the caption below the figure, probably using Arial Narrow, 8 pts. If the report uses several such figures, I would put the note in a Legend box in the report.

]]> By: Liuwanxiang http://exceluser.com/blog/334/excel-dashboard-sample-making-top-item-charts-easier-to-read.html/comment-page-1#comment-25 Liuwanxiang Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:08:30 +0000 http://exceluser.com/blog/?p=334#comment-25 I don't think it's a good idea to show the cumulative percentage on the right of the bar, it may make reader puzzle: the bars present the actule value but the labels show the cumulative percentage. we can show the cumulative percentage on another colume by the right of the bar chart. I don’t think it’s a good idea to show the cumulative percentage on the right of the bar, it may make reader puzzle: the bars present the actule value but the labels show the cumulative percentage.
we can show the cumulative percentage on another colume by the right of the bar chart.

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