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Why charts make data visual in Google Sheets - Dashboard Impact

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Dashboard Mode - Why charts make data visual
Goal

Understand how charts help us see data patterns quickly and clearly.

Sample Data
MonthSalesExpenses
Jan1000400
Feb1200450
Mar900420
Apr1400500
May1300480
Jun1500520
Dashboard Components
  • Total Sales: =SUM(B2:B7) Result: 7300
  • Total Expenses: =SUM(C2:C7) Result: 2770
  • Average Sales per Month: =AVERAGE(B2:B7) Result: 1216.67
  • Sales vs Expenses Chart: A column chart showing Sales and Expenses side by side for each month (Jan to Jun). This visual helps compare the two values easily.
Dashboard Layout
+----------------------+---------------------+
| Total Sales (KPI)    | Total Expenses (KPI) |
+----------------------+---------------------+
| Average Sales (KPI)                        |
+-------------------------------------------+
|           Sales vs Expenses Chart         |
|           (Column chart for 6 months)    |
+-------------------------------------------+
Interactivity

Add a filter for Month to select specific months. When you choose months, the KPIs and the chart update to show data only for those months. This helps focus on parts of the data.

Self Check

If you add a filter to show only March to May, which components update?

  • Total Sales
  • Total Expenses
  • Average Sales per Month
  • Sales vs Expenses Chart

All these components update to show data only for March, April, and May.

Key Result
A simple dashboard showing total and average sales and expenses with a chart to visualize monthly comparisons.