Michael Alexander & John Walkenbach 
Excel Dashboards and Reports [PDF ebook] 

Introduction 1
PART I: Getting Started with Excel Dashboards
Chapter 1: Introducing Dashboards 11
Chapter 2: Table Design Best Practices 29
Chapter 3: Using Excel Sparklines 47
Chapter 4: Chartless Visualization Techniques 61
PART II: Introducing Charts into Your Dashboards
Chapter 5: Excel Charting for the Uninitiated 89
Chapter 6: Working with Chart Series 107
Chapter 7: Formatting and Customizing Charts 131
Chapter 8: Components That Show Trending 171
Chapter 9: Components That Group Data 193
Chapter 10: Components That Show Performance Against a Target
209
PART III: Advanced Dashboarding Concepts
Chapter 11: Developing Your Data Model 225
Chapter 12: Adding Interactive Controls to Your Dashboard
247
Chapter 13: Macro-Charged Reporting 265
PART IV: Pivot Table Driven Dashboards
Chapter 14: Using Pivot Tables 281
Chapter 15: Using Pivot Charts 311
Chapter 16: Adding Interactivity with Slicers 329
Chapter 17: Using the Internal Data Model and Power View 343
PART V: Working with the Outside World
Chapter 18: Integrating External Data into Excel Reporting
365
Chapter 19: Sharing Your Work with the Outside World 381
Index 399

Michael Alexander is a Microsoft MVP who has written
several books on advanced business analysis with Access and Excel,
including 101 Ready-To-Use Excel Macros and the Access
2013 Bible. A consultant and developer, he offers workshops and
webinars through www.datapigtechnologies.com.
John Walkenbach, aka Mr. Spreadsheet, has written
hundreds of articles and over 50 books, including multiple editions
of the bestselling Excel Bible. He also created the
award-winning Power Utility Pak.