Discover how PivotTables can make tasks easier and how they can be useful in analyzing data. In this course, you will learn how to create, format, and modify PivotTables, perform various summary techniques when displaying data, and create a PivotChart.This course will also explore more advanced techniques such as grouping items in PivotTables, creating calculated fields, and using the slicer tools.
Learning Objectives
- Create a pivot table
- Filter a pivot table
- Sort a pivot table
- Work with multiple value fields
- Add custom calculations to a pivot table
- Refresh and update a pivot table
- Create a PivotChart
Prerequisite Skills
- Enter data into a worksheet
- Work with formulas and functions
- Navigate between worksheets in a workbook
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Excel: Analyzing Data with PivotTables Contents
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Explore the contents of Excel: Analyzing Data with PivotTables:
Begin to learn about pivot tables in Microsoft Excel.
See how to create a table in Microsoft Excel.
Create a pivot table from data in a spreadsheet.
See how to filter a pivot table.
Learn how to create a multi-level sort within a pivot table.
See how to work with multiple value fields and then group a pivot table by date.
See the full content for Working with multiple value fields.
See how to add a percent of grand total calculation and a calculated field.
Learn how to create and filter a pivot chart.
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