Crystal Xcelsius
Presented By Agha A. Ahmed
Overview
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Crystal Xcelsius (Xcelsius) bridges the gap between data analysis and visual presentations, empowering users to create interactive reports and applications. Xcelsius is intuitive enough for beginners and versatile enough for advanced users.
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How it works
• Crystal Xcelsius is an intuitive stand-alone Windows application, designed to create engaging, interactive Excel dashboards and business presentations from ordinary spreadsheets. It is tightly integrated with Microsoft Office products, and requires no programming. • Crystal Xcelsius uses a simple point-and-click interface to import Excel data and formulas, and output interactive dashboards, animated charts and graphs, financial presentations, and business calculators directly to PowerPoint, Word, PDF documents and the Web.
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Benefits
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Crystal Xcelsius uses visual modeling to bridge the gap between data analysis and visual presentation, so you can present and interact with business data in ways that were previously unachievable. Crystal Xcelsius gives you the power to create interactive and audience-friendly: – – – – – – Dashboards and Scorecards Dynamic Charts and Graphs Visual Business Analytics Pro Forma Budget Consoles Business Presentations and Much More!
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Crystal Xcelsius Features
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Point-and-click ease. Stunning presentation. Visual modeling. Platform Independence Language Support.
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Point-and-click ease
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Crystal Xcelsius' intuitive interface, including pre-built components, skins, maps and animated charts – and one-click export – make it easy for non-technical users to create interactive dashboards and data presentations.
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Stunning presentation
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Custom graphics and interactivity allow you to develop and present compelling yet easy-to-understand financial models and business summaries that are fully interactive in Microsoft Office, PDF documents, the Web, intranets, and portals.
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Visual modeling
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Visual sliders and dials on the screen allow you to quickly evaluate multiple what-if analyses by altering the underlying assumptions, and immediately see the impact on the results directly on the dashboard.
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Platform Independence
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Crystal Xcelsius visual models can be exported - with one click - to PowerPoint, Word, PDF, Outlook and the Web. They can run on any PC, Mac, handheld or other device with the Macromedia Flash player.
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Language Support
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Crystal Xcelsius is available in: – Dutch – English – French – German – Italian – Japanese – Spanish, and – Simplified Chinese
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Installation
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Crystal Reports Server deployment – You can install Live Office and Crystal Xcelsius Designer on a client machine and deploy Crystal Reports Server and the BusinessObjects Web Services on a server machine. BusinessObjects Enterprise deployment – You can install Live Office and Crystal Xcelsius Designer on a client machine and deploy BusinessObjects Enterprise and the BusinessObjects Web Services on a server machine.
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Analysis by Regions
• This interactive data visualization allows executives to analyze income statement accounts by comparing various regions along with their monthly and year to date trends. It compares the contribution of each region for each account, and flows to specific monthly and year-to-date details for the selected region.
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Revenue Tool
• This visual analysis model simulates a company's revenue structure, and allows the viewer to modify predictions regarding future sales and future sales targets. The result is an immediate, visual forecast of revenues versus goals in three categories.
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