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    The two Excel dashboard-like charts with May data show that consumer confidence has dropped like a rock since March. But Asia's data isn't available yet.

    Dashboard-Like Excel Charts of International Consumer Confidence

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    The following Excel figure displays its charts in a dashboard-like format. At least, it's in a format that dashboards should use! When you use simple...

    Add Low-Overwhelm Context to Your Line Charts

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    The data you display in charts often takes on new meaning when you display it in the context of other data. One way to add...
    This Excel table shows the top and bottom five results, with charts that show the most recent three month trends. And it updates automatically.

    Show Top and Bottom Results in a Chart-Table

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    The workbook that supports the following figure does a lot of work! First, it uses Power Query to download the weekly unemployment claims and the...
    These keyboard shortcuts will help you to things in Excel that are difficult or time-consuming to do any other way.

    Five Really Useful Excel Keyboard Shortcuts

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    Most Excel users use some of Excel's shortcuts frequently, like F9, Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V. However, Excel offers other shortcuts that are nearly as useful....
    When you're refinancing, this chart allows you to use the tip of your finger trade off your monthly payments and your total payments as you consider the term of your loan.

    Calculate Mortgage Payments and Your ROA with an Excel CalcPlot Chart

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    An Excel CalcPlot Chart allows you to plot values in three dimensions, not merely two. Here are two examples. Mortgage Paments Mortgage interest rates are at...
    This figure uses the Chicago Fed's National Financial Conditions Index to illustrate how to create an Excel panel chart.

    US National Financial Conditions Using Excel Panel Charts

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    I’ll explain the meaning of this chart figure shortly. But first, let’s look at it from an Excel perspective. (Note: I’ve begun to use economic...
    Each fat line in this chart indicates when a recession has occured for the specified country. You can use the same method to show other Boolean conditions.

    Chart Recessions and Other Boolean Conditions in Excel

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    I doubt you’ve seen an Excel chart like this before. It shows multiple Boolean conditions that might affect the trend in the annual Rate...
    When you include several charts in one report, your managers must THINK about each chart to decide if it shows good news or bad. Here's a fix for that.

    How to Remove a Speed Bump From Your Excel Charts

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    Because managers need QUICK insight, we should remove as many speed bumps as possible from our reports and analyses. The following figure with two Excel...
    With a little creativity in the design of your Excel charts, and in choosing its colors and fonts, you really can create professional-quality results.

    Professional Quality Excel Chart Labels, Legends, and Colors

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    The following Excel chart shows that Excel really CAN generate professional-quality chart figures. Here are some general strategies to consider… 1. Set up your data-plumbing correctly....
    This Excel figure shows three charts showing Covid-19's economic damage: Initial Claims, Business Loans, and Cass Freight Shipments.

    Three Charts Showing Covid-19’s Economic Damage

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    The following Excel figure shows three indicators of the US economy.Chart 1 measures the number of new unemployment claims during the past...
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    We compare Excel's five columnar lookup functions.

    XLOOKUP vs VLOOKUP vs INDEX-MATCH vs SUMIFS

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    SUMIFS? Really? Why is SUMIFS included among those lookup methods? I'll explain in a few minutes. But first, let's look at the lookup methods shown in...
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    How to Report GL Account Groups in Excel

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    Believe it or not, this income statement is quite sophisticated. It's not nearly as simple-minded as it looks. In fact, this income statement illustrates a...
    If you want all your Excel reports, analyses, forecasts, and other Excel work to be highly productive, this is the only strategy that will work for you.

    An Introduction to Excel Data Plumbing

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    Would you like to: Create your new reports, analyses, forecasts, and other Excel work quickly? Update your Excel work with one command, without using...
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