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The most innovative Wireframe and prototyping software – new update

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

The most innovative Wireframe and prototyping software - new update Did you ever imagine that you can simply punch some data and create beautiful dashboards? Dashboards that are static in nature? So what is a static Dashboard? A dashboard where you build the charts first and then punch data inside the charts. Later when you ...

UI prototyping tool with widgets that can be grouped and edited is supercool

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

UI prototyping tool with widgets that can be grouped and edited is supercool Mockups become increasingly efficient when you have the ability to group objects and it becomes super powerful when you can edit the groups without ungrouping the objects MockupTiger now has the ability to Edit groups Editable Mockup Groups/Symbols ...

Is there any easy way to build Dashboards that are static in nature?

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

Is there any easy way to build Dashboards that are static in nature? Did you ever imagine that you can simply punch some data and create beautiful dashboards? Dashboards that are static in nature? So what is a static Dashboard? A dashboard where you build the charts first and then punch data inside the charts. ...

How to Choose the Right Chart for You

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

While this might seem the least of your concerns when you are learning to dashboard, the question over which chart to use and when provides a stumbling block for many people. Some might find that they are all set to begin, before realising that they aren't sure whether a bar ...

Add a Scroll Bar to a Table on your Excel Dashboard

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

When creating an Excel dashboard using Infocaptor you may often choose to include a table. This is usually fine and straightforward if the table is relatively small, with only a handful of entries. However it is usually more likely that your table will be large and detailed, with a number ...

Make Tables Easier to Read Using Conditional Formatting

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Many Excel dashboards make primary use of charts in order to display their data. However from time to time it is necessary to include a table, whether it is providing additional information for a chart, or if it is providing a range of filtering options. Occasionally horizontal bar charts can ...

Take Your Excel Dashboard in a New Direction by Embedding a Flash Video

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Many people are unaware of the full capabilites of Excel. Sadly most of us consider it an instrument for tables, data sets and charts, workmanlike, unappealing and sort of boring. However there is in fact a wide range of options open to Excel users, which can be translated into Excel ...

Different Options for Stacked Bar Charts Part 3

Monday, February 21st, 2011

So far we have looked at the standard stacked bar charts, separated stacked bar charts and partially overlapping stacked bar charts as potential Excel charts that can be added to a business dashboard using Infocaptor. All of these are viable and useful charts, which can be very effective when used ...

Different Options for Stacked Bar Charts (Part 2)

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Previously we looked at two types of stacked bar charts which can be utilised effectively by business intelligence applications such as Infocaptor. These were the 'standard' approach, with two or more columns stacked on top of each other, and the separated method, where a gap is placed between the columns. ...

Different Options for Stacked Bar Charts (Part 1)

Friday, February 11th, 2011

The vast majority of Excel and business intelligence software users are familiar with the concept of bar charts. They are among the first charts that are introduced in school, and offer simple, clear and intuitive graphical representations of datasets. While bar charts are effective and highly suited to dashboards, they ...