This exercise gets you thinking about the various dashboard components that can make or break a dashboard. You need to create global filters and add them to the dashboard, but without taking up valuable space using collapsible layout containers.
(upbeat music) … - [Instructor] Here's an exercise … to practice dashboard components. … Firstly, we need to resize the dashboard … to fit a wider screen. … Try 1100 by 800 wide. … Next, we're going to create a filter for the months … and apply it to the dashboard. … We want to make sure that this filter … applies across all sheets using that dataset. … Next, we want to change the filter container … into a collapsible container. … We want to reclaim that valuable space. … Lastly, create some annotations … to highlight sales people of interest. … This should take you around 10 minutes. … …
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7/29/2019- Determining the purpose of a dashboard
- Making dashboards for specific audiences
- Creating dashboards for mobile devices
- Setting up an informative dashboard
- Posting explorative data
- Sharing insights on persuasive dashboards
- Designing organized dashboard layouts
- Adding actions to a dashboard
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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What you should know1m 2s
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1. Elements of a Good Dashboard
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Who is the dashboard for?5m 38s
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2. Dashboard Structure
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Create a basic dashboard5m 39s
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Size your dashboard3m 24s
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Floating vs. tiles layout4m 51s
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How to use layout containers8m 15s
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Titles on your dashboard4m 8s
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3. Dashboard Components
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Apply filters across sheets4m 59s
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4. Dashboard Design Elements
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Dashboard colors5m 26s
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Remove chart junk5m 22s
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Solution: Dashboard design5m 35s
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5. Interaction with Dashboard Actions
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Add interaction with actions6m 36s
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Filter actions5m 3s
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Highlight actions5m 19s
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URL actions6m 10s
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Go to Sheet5m 8s
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Solution: Dashboard actions5m 45s
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6. Using Stories to Make Dashboards
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Narrative structure3m 34s
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Big stories4m 55s
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Small stories4m 23s
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Solution: Dashboard stories4m 30s
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7. One Dataset: Five Dashboards
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Build a data story5m 32s
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Build a KPI dashboard6m 12s
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Solution: Dashboard styles5m 27s
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Conclusion
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Next steps45s
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