Crystal Xcelsius 4.5 Designing Interactive Presentations (BU271)

At-A-Glance

Audience:
The target audience for this course is the general business user who wants to create more dynamic and interactive presentations and reports.

Length:
2 days (9 am - 4:30 pm daily)

Prerequisite Education:
none

Prerequisite knowledge/experience:
While not required for this course, experience with these products or technologies will be helpful: Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

additional Education:
Crystal Xcelsius 4.5 Data Connectivity
Course Outline

public training Dates:
Calendar

private/on-site training:
This course can be offered to your organization, either on-site at your location or in our training facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Call 888 761-6371 or email us for more information.

This two-day instructor-led course is designed to provide you with an understanding of how to use Crystal Xcelsius to create interactive models of complex data that can be used for presentations and reports. By the end of the course, you will understand how to use the Crystal Xcelsius suite of tools, determine which components best represent different types of information, and set up the relationships between these components. You will have the opportunity to practice creating different types of models through a series of workshops.

The business benefit of this course is that you will be able to create models that allow users of all levels of expertise to understand complex data, perform what-if analysis in a simple-to-use format to spotlight problems and resolve issues, and create presentations and reports that steal the show.

Course Topics:

• Getting to Know Crystal Xcelsius
• Importing Excel Files
• Using Charts
• Using Single Value Components
• Using Selectors
• Applying Formatting
• Publishing Models
• Setting-up Alerts
• Setting-up Dynamic Visibility
• Adding Graphics and Animations
• Using Templates
• Setting Up Drill-down Functionality
• Using Tables
• Using Maps
• Using Other Components
• Creating an Advanced Model