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Highlight values to make them stand out. If you need users to be able to quickly find all dates when sales were over £100,000, think about using a colour to highlight this information.

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Don’t use too many colours on your dashboard. Instead, use colours to highlight key information only.

Think about colour blind users. Try not to use colours that may make the data harder for them to process.

Use simple, clear fonts. Some fonts look really nice but they can be difficult to read.

Green and Red colours. If you’re using green and red colours, remember that these colours are often used to indicate good and bad - make sure you use them correctly otherwise you could be giving the wrong message.

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Use cells on your dashboard to help space the data out. Charts with lots of information would probably benefit from being in a larger cell - you can change the size of the cells to suit the data in the relevant chart by clicking and dragging the cell borders.