Summarizing the Data with a PivotTable

A PivotTable is a dynamic and powerful analysis tool that lets you look at relationships among your data and enables you to extract only the portions of the data that are of interest to you. It can sometimes be a bit difficult to figure out the proper arrangement of the data fields, but once you’ve created the PivotTable, you’ll find it easy to work with and very useful.

Create the PivotTable

  1. Select the range of cells you want to use as the data for the PivotTable.

  2. On the Insert tab, click the PivotTable button to display the Create PivotTable dialog box. Select the source of the data, specify where you want the PivotTable to appear, and click OK.

  3. Select each data field that you want to use. Each item will be placed in the location that appears to be the most appropriate for the type of data it contains.

  4. To modify the locations to which the fields are assigned, drag items between the different areas.

  5. If you want to change the names or any other display settings for field headings, click the down arrow, choose Field Settings from the drop-down menu, and make your changes in the Field Settings dialog box.

  6. If you want to change what type of value is calculated, click the down arrow, choose Value Field Settings, and, in the Value Field Settings dialog box, specify how you want to summarize the data. Click OK.

    Create the PivotTable

Use the PivotTable

  1. Click the down arrow in the Report Filter field, select the item you want to be displayed, and click OK.

  2. Click in a Column or Row field, and clear the Select All check box.

  3. Select the items you want to be displayed, and click OK.

  4. Continue selecting the items you want to be displayed in the other fields.

  5. Use any of the tools on the PivotTable Tools Options and Design tabs to modify the PivotTable.

    Use the PivotTable

Tip

Tip

A PivotChart works just like a PivotTable, except that the data is displayed as a chart instead of as numbers. You might find it easiest to create a PivotTable, modify it, and then use it as the source for a chart. The chart will be a PivotChart in which you can change the data that’s displayed.

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