PublishedQue, May 2013 |
ISBN9780789748621 |
FormatSoftcover, 464 pages |
Dimensions23.1cm × 17.4cm × 2.6cm |
Use Excel 2013's radically revamped charting and graphing tools to communicate more clearly, powerfully, and quickly... so you drive your message home, and get the decisions and actions you're looking for!
This book reveals data visualisation techniques you won't find anywhere else and shows you how to use Excel 2013 to create designer-quality charts and graphs that stand out from the crowd. It will help you make the most of new features ranging from Power View to Recommended Charts, and instantly share your insights with anyone, anywhere-even on the Web and social networks.
Learning advanced Excel techniques has never been easier. You'll find simple, step-by-step instructions, real-world examples and case studies, and more than a dozen YouTube videos.
Create stunning data visualisations instantly with Excel 2013's new Recommended Charts
Use charts to instantly reveal trends, differences, and relationships
Map your data with Excel 2013, MapPoint, and the new GeoFlow add-in
Quickly generate combo charts that once required complex, frustrating procedures
Use sparklines to imbue worksheets with more context and insight
Highlight and clarify the meaning of data with DataBars, colour scales, icon sets, and other conditional formatting tools
Post charts to Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn, directly from Excel
Build stock charts that help you make smarter investments
Solve "non-standard" problems such as noncontiguous data or custom data sequences
Generate new charts automatically with Excel VBA
Uncover visual tricks that people use to lie with Excel
