Keep your raw data on a separate worksheet while reserving a dedicated dashboard tab for summarized, easy-to-read PivotTables. Building an interactive sales dashboard from a 1,000-row datasetIt took me all of five minutesScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaClose Screenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaScreenshot by AdaI have a 1,000-row dataset that includes columns for dates (spanning 2024–2026), product categories, salespeople, regions, quantities, revenues, and costs. I renamed the sheet Raw Data and converted the dataset into an Excel Table. Next, I set up my dashboard tab. All the tools are already built into Excel, and with a little organization, you can turn raw data into something that's clear, interactive, and easy to understand at a glance.