Excel® 2016 Pivot Table Data Crunching

12. Enhancing Pivot Table Reports with Macros

In This Chapter

Why Use Macros with Pivot Table Reports

Recording a Macro

Creating a User Interface with Form Controls

Altering a Recorded Macro to Add Functionality

Why Use Macros with Pivot Table Reports

Imagine that you could be in multiple locations at one time, with multiple clients at one time, helping them with their pivot table reports. Suppose you could help multiple clients refresh their data, extract top 20 records, group by months, or sort by revenue—all at the same time. The fact is you can do just that by using Excel macros.

In its broadest sense, a macro is a sequence of instructions that automates some aspect of Excel so that you can work more efficiently and with fewer errors. ...