Excel Charting and Visualizations

Overview

Charts and graphs are nothing new. However, many professionals struggle with building compelling visualizations. If that statement describes you, participate in this session to improve your skills in creating Excel charts and other visualizations. As a result, you will create visualizations to enhance your communication skills.

This session is much more than just a seminar on fundamental charts. Instead, in this session, you will learn how to create advanced charts that are interactive, dynamic, and aesthetically pleasing - three qualities that will help to ensure that your readers and audience will understand the data you are presenting. This seminar is a must if you want to improve your communication skills.

Highlights

• Understanding the best types of visualizations to use in specific situations
• Creating compelling visualizations using Excel
• Adding interactivity to your Excel-based visualizations

Prerequisites

Fundamental understanding of creating charts in Microsoft Office applications

Designed For

CPAs and other accounting, financial, and business professionals who want to learn how to create more effective charts and visualizations in Excel

Objectives

• Identify the types of visualizations that you should use to communicate specific messages
• List the steps to creating compelling visualizations in Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
• Identify options for creating interactive visualizations
• Utilize Sparklines and Conditional Formatting to enhance visualizations in Excel
• Identify options for linking Excel-based data and visualizations into Word and PowerPoint

Preparation

None

Notice

Login information and eMaterials will be available in the “My CPE” section of the NESCPA website two business days prior to the seminar. Once eMaterials are downloaded, no cancellation/transfer/refund is available.