Here’s the easiest way to lay out your next Excel dashboard, powerpoint deck, or report… So if you're struggling to decide how to display the data in your reports then try starting out with this simple method. I start a ton of my reports with this basic layout and then build off of it depending on what my client's need. This is designed to help you avoid the most common mistakes I see in Excel reports and powerpoint decks. - Give a clear title that's easy to understand (no jargon or acronyms) -

You should be using Excel more like PowerPoint. That might sound a bit weird but it's an absolute game changer for people that work on reports or presentations in Excel. This whole thing is possible because Excel has layers. We can use pivot tables, charts and text boxes to pull data out of the cell grid and have waaay more flexibility to design your spreadsheets. Layers: so the first thing to understand is that Excel has layers just like PowerPoint. You can insert shapes, text or images and the