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2. About Pivot Table
Allows to Analyze and summarize data
without disturbing the original data set.
Filter to limit scope to certain values you
specify.
Place the pivot table on its own worksheet.
Use pivot tables to produce pivot charts to
present the information in a graphical way.
3. Setting up data for use in pivot tables
Organize data in columns with headings.
Make sure there are no empty columns or
rows in your data.
Consistent data in all cells.
4. How to create a Pivot Table?
• Type the data with heading and apply to any one
of the Table Style.
Steps:
1. Click in any cell in the data table.
2. Click on the “Insert” tab and then click the
“PivotTable” Button
3. The entire data range will be selected.
4. Choose to place the PivotTable in a new
worksheet and click OK.
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8. Design the Pivot Table Layout
To create the layout, you need to first select
the fields you want in your table, and then
place them in the correct location.
Drag and drop each field to the area you
want.
Although you can check the boxes for the
fields you want to include, Excel will guess
where each field should be placed, and not
always correctly.
10. Use the Report Filter
Fields dragged to the Report Filter appear at
the top of the pivot table.
You can filter the entire pivot table report.
Steps:
To filter the pivot table to show only Steel Type:
1. Click the ‘Type’ drop-down arrow.
2. Click to select Steel from the list.
3. Click OK.
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13. We can apply Sorting, Field selection, Value filter and Label
filter using Row Labels and Column Labels.
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15. Modify the Pivot Table
To change the
Report Layout:
Steps:
1. Click the Design Tab
under PivotTable
Tools on the Ribbon.
2. From Report Layout
drop-down, choose
Show in Tabular
Form.
16. Change the Table Design:
On the PivotTable Tools
Design Tab, click the drop-
down arrow to see all the
available styles.
