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Excel
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Tornado Charts
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Ease of Use
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Easy
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Version tested with
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97, 2K, 2003
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Submitted by:
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dcardno
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Description:
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Turn Data in the form of Worst / Bad / Base Case / Good / Better / Best into 'stacked' Tornado Chart (aka Tornado Diagram)
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Discussion:
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Very good way to display multiple sensitivities for project or forecast results. Zip file includes add-in and sample data file - sample file has more variation than (commonly) encountered in real life. Add-in will allow for four increments of "good" and "bad" outcomes above and below base case
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Code:
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instructions for use
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See Zip file.
The add-in includes two worksheets (hidden when loaded As an add-in)
that are required For the code To function.
All code Is visible In the Add-In.
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How to use:
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- Unzip the file
- Copy the "Tornado v1.4.xla" to the location where you store Add-Ins on your computer (typically C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Library)
- Copy the "Test with Notes.xls" file to your XL Data directory
- Start Excel, and click on Tools | Add-Ins
- If "Tornado v1.4" is listed, click on the radio button beside it, otherwise, click on "Browse" and browse to the location you stored the file
- The Add-In will add a new menu to yoiur "Tools" toolbar called "Tornado Chart"
- When you have data arranged as required for a Tornado Chart click on that new menu item to create the chart
- When you "uninstall" the add-in, this new menu item will be deleted
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Test the code:
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- Open "Test with Notes.xls"
- Review the data layout, and see where different values are held
- Click on "Tornado Chart" on your "Tools" menu - this will bring up a new "Tornado Tools" toolbar
- With the cursor in the data range for your Tornado Chart, click on "Create Tornado"
- Test the options in the toolbar to change the appearance of the Tornado Chart
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Sample File:
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Tornado.zip 54.92KB
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Approved by mdmackillop
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