Fetching live data . Since we're dealing with live data to create the dashboard, the first step is to link Excel with the data source so that all the required data can be fetched in real-time.

Once your Excel dashboard is ready, you can tweak it further with the built-in theming engine. You can head to the Page ...

But why not show progress with status bars, like this: This technique was recently discussed in How-To Geek , and it's easy to do in Excel. In fact, it's an extension of a tip I showed you a few ...