In this Post Srinivas Dandamudi of BIR Solutions shows us how to simulate Excel conditional formatting in Xcelsius 2008. The primary component of focus here is the spreadsheet component. Note: Post edited by Kalyan Verma If you are trying to use the Spreadsheet component in Xcelsius and expecting it to function like a regular Excel [...]
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Webinar Archives: Creating Adobe Air Applets from Xcelsius Dashboards
One of features added as a part of Xcelsius 2008 SP1 is the ability to export the XLF model as an Adobe Air application. In case you are wondering what is Adobe Air, please visit Adobe Air page on Adobe’s website. More about Xcelsius and Adobe Air in future posts. In this Webinar Clifford Alper [...]
Xcelsius Flash slide is blurry in PowerPoint.
When Xcelsius generated Flash files are initially loaded into PowerPoint, they will appear blurry. This is how PowerPoint handles a flash file in design mode since it is not an actual image. The Flash file will need to be refreshed in order to render the clear image. This can be done by slightly adjusting the [...]
How to show trends in Xcelsius Dashboards?
A simple way to show trends for specific Metrics or KPIs is to display an arrow or a color combination. Xcelsius Trend component does both in one go. Below is an interactive xcelsius swf model which displays the trends of a metric for four regions. The dashboard is interactive, enter the target value and change [...]
Video: Ticker component in Crystal Xcelsius
The Ticker component provides a way to display horizontally scrolling text in your models. Tickers may be familiar as they are frequently used in television news programs. Unlike television, however, Xcelsius models are interactive, and as such, the Ticker component can also be used as a Selector. For example, a Ticker being used to display [...]
