Chapter 20

Generating PivotTables

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Understanding how PivotTables summarize data and enable you to analyze tables

check Filtering a PivotTable with Slicers

check Creating a new PivotTable

check Changing the summary function used in the PivotTable

check Formatting a PivotTable and changing PivotTable options

check Creating a PivotChart with your PivotTable

Excel’s PivotTables enable you to quickly summarize and play around with vast amounts of worksheet data. Many people consider PivotTables to be the most versatile of Excel’s many data analysis features, if not its coolest and most powerful. In this chapter, you get the chance to practice creating and using PivotTables and their visual equivalent, PivotCharts, to see how they can help reveal complex relationships in your data that may otherwise go completely unnoticed.

Working with PivotTables

PivotTables are great for summarizing the data in a range, ...

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