Can you make Excel reporting more interactive? Yes, you can.

And it's all to do with dynamic arrays.

In the second of this two-part series, discover how to create dynamic Excel charts this time using financial year calculations and checkboxes.

This is useful for finance pros because the techniques allow users more control.

You will learn:

• How to convert calendar year calculations into financial years
• How to use checkboxes to control ascending or descending chart order
• How checkboxes can figure out which metrics appear on a chart
• How PIVOTBY creates two-dimensional reports for chart data
• How FILTER, HSTACK and VSTACK can combine chart components
• How formatted tables allow charts to update when new monthly data is added
• How to build safeguards for accidentally deleted checkboxes

Tune in now.

Host: Neale Blackwood CPA. He has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator and is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

There is a useful companion video to go with this episode of Excel Tips.

And you can read more of Neale's Excel articles on INTHEBLACK.

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