1.0Xelplus - Leila Gharanihttps://www.xelplus.comLeila Gharanihttps://www.xelplus.com/author/xelplus/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Sx1k5Pk8qL"><a href="https://www.xelplus.com/bmw-report-makeover-graph-versus-table/">BMW Corporate Report Makeover in Excel: Graph Versus Table (Part 1)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.xelplus.com/bmw-report-makeover-graph-versus-table/embed/#?secret=Sx1k5Pk8qL" width="600" height="338" title="“BMW Corporate Report Makeover in Excel: Graph Versus Table (Part 1)” — Xelplus - Leila Gharani" data-secret="Sx1k5Pk8qL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.xelplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Graphs-VS-Tables.gif850458In this case study we take a look at the 2015 Annual Report from BMW and look at ways we could improve on some of the tables and graphs used in the report. When comparing sales volume difference year over year, a cleverly formatted bar chart will be much more effective in telling the story than a simple table.