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Chapter 1Introducing Crystal XcelsiusIn This Chapter䊳 Overcoming static cling䊳 Seeing beyond fancy graphics䊳 Checking out Crystal Xcelsius under the h

The solution is to use the other sliders, in conjunction with the gross salesslider, as levers to increase FY 2005 net income. You can test various sc

Again, this analysis could be done in Excel, but you would have to take thisback to your desk to create different scenarios on different tabs, effecti

When you install Crystal Xcelsius, it gives you the option to install theMacromedia Flash Plugin/Player. If you have not elected to install this andif

Building the visual modelAfter the data you’re using is in memory, you can start building your visualmodel. The visual model is essentially your dashb

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any other doctor in the 1880’s for that matter, possibly gather with a stetho-scope?) That’s a long stretch from today, where technology provides doct

Like many of us in the corporate world, Santiago Becerra, Sr. has first-handexperience with the dull data environments that leave many managers andkey

have had access to in the past: affordable, interactive visualization of busi-ness data that could be delivered in easy-to-create dynamic presentation

Although you can easily get lost in the stunning graphics, remember thatCrystal Xcelsius is a versatile tool that allows you to do more than justcreat

What about Excel? Could you fit all this information on an Excel spreadsheet?Sure, but as you can see in Figure 1-5, this data in an Excel spreadsheet

You can see that with Crystal Xcelsius, you can create multiple layers of summary and detail data in visually appealing dashboards. And becausethe ave

where everything falls apart. Even if you are some mathematical genius whocould quickly calculate the net income at the new growth rate, you wouldn’th

This is an unbelievable feat that would have been impossible without CrystalXcelsius. The ability to make on-the-spot changes to the actual analysis b