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HTML5 Mockups - Wireframes font rendering is tricky

HTML5 Font rendering is tricky. It is not consistent across browsers.
Read how MockupTiger fixed the font rendering issue. You will also notice that with the fix, it is now possible to add any of your favourite font for wireframes. Why just limit to Comic Sans or Arial. Try the Google web fonts for instance.
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Clickable Mockups - Wireframes with prototyping

When you build website wireframes or prototypes, clickable mockups is a standard requirement.
MockupTiger when released had Clickable prototyping feature using the Text widgets
Now all the text widgets, icons can be linked. There is a new element called hotspot that you can overlay on any kind of object/widget to simulate Clicking or interactivity
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Best wireframe and mockup application

MockupTiger is the best website wireframe and mockup tool.
Here is a list we reviewed and think it is the best overall application.

Completely web based
Real dashboard chart widgets
Over 80+ website widgets
True vector icons
Create custom html5 icons
Community Gallery
True pencil like sketchy look
Create links to simulate interactivity using Text or hotspots
Export to PNG and PDF
Automatic daily revisions
Speedometers/Gauges/Dials
Intuitive interface

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How to Create Excel Dashboards – 4

Previous Part Build Excel Dashboards – 3
We will Add Calculations and Formulas
Add CalculationsSince this is a raw extract of actual transactions, it may need to add additional calculations and columns to create useful metrics.

For e.g in our sample file, we have the “Unit Price” and “Quantity” columns. We will create calculation to derive the “Amount” [...]


Excel Dashboards for Web

Put your Excel Dashboards on the web
Create your excel dashboards on Desktop and then easily put them on the web or intranet.
Download the web dashboard files

Web Dashboard Documentation

The documentation is a complete printable reference guide for converting desktop to web dashboard and has a reference section for chart properties to create advanced charts.
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Excel ODBC – Access ODBC

Alternative Video Tutorial or Follow the steps below
Sometimes, due to some improper setup of Microsoft Excel or incomplete components for Microsoft Office, direct connection to Excel files may not be possible.
This tutorial provides an alternative method to connect to the Excel Files. This method also applies to any new format of Excel Files or Microsoft [...]


How to build Excel Dashboards – 12

Previous – Excel Dashboard Tutorial – 11
How do you share your Excel Dashboard with users?
Now that you have built the dashboard, you can share the dashboard in multiple ways.

” Create a PDF output of the dashboard and send as email attachment.
Click on the PDF icon on the toolbar as shown below and it will [...]


How to build Excel Dashboards – 11

Previous – Excel Dashboard Tutorial

Summary
We built the above dashboard completely from scratch.

We defined Calculations
We defined date hierarchies
We built Date Filters
We built Date Parameters
We built Bar Charts
We built Pie Charts
We cleaned the dashboard layout

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How to build Excel Dashboards – 10

Previous – Excel Dashboard Tutorial – 9
Cleanup – Resize and Organize
Give appropriate names to each portlet.
During the chart creation if we did not provide names, now is the time to provide them.
Right click on each title and click on “Edit”

 
Scale down the Size

 
Note, you can drag the corners of each portlet to resize the frames [...]