Pivot Table Fundamentals

What is a Pivot Table?
When and why use a Pivot Table?
Anatomy of a Pivot Table
Limitations of Pivot Tables

Creating Basic Pivot Tables

Preparing your data
· Tabular Layout
· Removing Section Headings
· Removing Repeated Column Groups
· Eliminating Gaps
· Type Formatting
Creating Pivot Tables
· Adding Fields
· Adding Layers
· Altering Structure
· Report Filters
Managing Changes in Your Source Data
· Dynamic Named Ranges
· Dealing with Zeroes
Subtotals
Summary Calculations
· Running totals
· Differences (year on year, month on month)
· Percentages of Rows, Columns, Totals and other fields
Running Totals and Top 10 reports
Pivot Table Tools
· Layout Updates
· Refreshing & Restarting
· Moving Pivot Tables

Pivot Table Views

Conditional formatting
Sorting, Filtering and Re-ordering
· Slicers (2010 only)
Saving Custom Views

Pivot Table Calculations

Calculated Fields and Items
Managing & maintaining Pivot Table calculations

Pivot Charts

What is a Pivot Chart?
Creating a Pivot Chart
Pivot Chart Rules
· Managing the underlying data
· Adding Layers
· Altering Structure
Pivot Chart Alternatives
· Dynamic Charts
· Transition tables

Working with Data Sources

Consolidating multiple sheets or ranges of data
Using external data sources (Access)

Automating Pivot Tables with Macros

Introducing Macros
Recording Pivot Table macros
Tidying and refining recorded macros
The Power Pivot add-in

Summary

Frequent Pivot Table Questions and Answers
Solutions to common problems

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