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Excel graphs lose their dynamic updating capability when embedded in HTML due to Microsoft’s web publishing limitations, becoming static images that cannot reflect real-time data changes.
Here’s how to achieve truly dynamic, web-embedded data visualizations that update automatically as your source data changes.
Create dynamic charts with Google Sheets and Coefficient for real-time updates
Coefficientoffers a more robust solution for achieving truly dynamic, web-embedded data visualizations. By moving your charting to Google Sheets, you gain dynamic chart updates that Excel web embedding simply cannot provide.
How to make it work
Step 1. Move your charting and data visualization to Google Sheets.
Recreate your Excel charts in Google Sheets, which supports dynamic chart updates when web-embedded. This platform transition is essential because Google Sheets maintains chart interactivity online while Excel cannot.
Step 2. Establish direct data connections using Coefficient.
Use Coefficient to connect your data sources directly to Google Sheets, bypassing Excel entirely. This creates a real-time data flow that immediately updates your embedded charts when source data changes.
Step 3. Configure automated data refresh scheduling.
Set up Coefficient’s import scheduling to refresh your underlying data automatically. Choose from hourly, daily, or weekly updates to ensure your charts always reflect current information without manual intervention.
Step 4. Embed charts with preserved interactivity.
Use Google Sheets’ native embedding tools to place your charts on your HTML landing page. Unlike Excel, these charts maintain their interactivity, allowing visitors to hover for data points and interact with chart elements directly in the browser.
Step 5. Test cross-browser compatibility and mobile responsiveness.
Verify that your embedded charts work across different browsers and devices. Google Sheets charts automatically provide mobile-responsive display without the compatibility issues that plague Excel web embedding.
Get charts that actually update when your data changes
Start buildingThis eliminates Excel’s fundamental limitation where charts become static images, instead providing genuinely dynamic web-based data visualizations that update automatically.your dynamic charts today.
