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Bissantz SparkMaker 4.0

Bissantz SparkMaker is an add-in for Excel, Word and PowerPoint that creates sparklines (mini-graphs) in dashboards, spreadsheets, presentations and reports. Sparklines compress large amounts of data into intense, word-sized bar or line graphs, pie charts, and trend indicators. SparkMaker 4 uses a new "minimized-clicks" approach which helps you automatically condense your data into sparklines. User-defined functions for Excel XP, 2003 and now Office 2007, like "=Sparkline(cellrange)", make sure that changes in your data are reflected automatically in your sparkline diagram. SparkMaker provides multi-color sparkline functions, automatic trend indicators and the ability to ticker sparklines dynamically on a web page. Sparklines are also available in vector-oriented Enhanced Metafile format, which allows for scaling, ungrouping, and modification. Integration of sparklines on Web sites is realized with bitmap files (BMP, GIF, JPG, or PNG) that are exported by Bissantz SparkMaker. Note: The entry level to sparklines is still free with the Free edition while experts use the Basic or Pro edition. Test all functions for free during a 30-day trial period.