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The document discusses how to create and use pivot tables in Excel. It begins with objectives and references, then explains that pivot tables allow users to summarize large amounts of data by reorganizing, sorting, counting, totaling or averaging values. It provides steps for creating a simple pivot table using sample sales data, including selecting the data range, choosing fields to add to the report such as values, row labels and column labels, and moving fields among areas to build the report.

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Pivot Table

The document discusses how to create and use pivot tables in Excel. It begins with objectives and references, then explains that pivot tables allow users to summarize large amounts of data by reorganizing, sorting, counting, totaling or averaging values. It provides steps for creating a simple pivot table using sample sales data, including selecting the data range, choosing fields to add to the report such as values, row labels and column labels, and moving fields among areas to build the report.

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PIVOT TABLE

Objectives

After completing this section, you should be able to:


 Introduction to Pivot Table
 References

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PIVOT TABLE

Pivot tables – is a great feature available in Excel that


lets us summarize data in the spreadsheet.

Using Pivot Tables we can reorganize, sort, count, total


or give the average of the data stored in one table or
spreadsheet, displaying the results in a second table what
is the called “pivot table” and showing the summarized
data. 
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How to create a Pivot Table

Here we will see how to create a simple pivot table to see how it works, based on the
following table with sales amounts per sales person, country, order date and order ID.

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How to create a Pivot Table (continued)
Go to Insert -> Pivot Table and then choose Pivot Table option to create a summarized
report from complicated data and adding the ability to drill down on details

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How to create a Pivot Table (continued)
So having selected the data table used as source data for the pivot table, click Pivot
and a dialog will appear. Or you can select the Pivot Table data range in the dialog.

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How to create a Pivot Table (continued)
Now you need to start choosing what fields to add to the report. You can select the fields and Excel will try to identify the right
area to place it (row labels, column labels or values), however now it is your job to move the fields among the different areas to
build your report. For example, numeric values can be treated as values when you check it in the Pivot Table Field List and text
values or labels will be added to Row Labels.

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REFERENCES

https://www.free-power-point-templates.com/articles/excel-pi
vot-tables
/

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