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Table of ContentsPivotTable Reports 101 Step 1: Prepare the Data for a PivotTable Report Step 2: Create a PivotTable Report Step 3: Customize a PivotTable Report Step 4: Print a PivotTable Report
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Let's suppose you've compiled a large list of data - for
example, sales figures for every product your company makes. But now
you're ready to distill some meaningful information from the data. For
example, you might want to answer the following questions: ·
What is the total sales for each product by region? ·
Which products are selling best over time? ·
Who is your highest-performing salesperson? For these and other questions, you can create a PivotTable®
report - an interactive table that automatically extracts, organizes, and
summarizes your data. You can then use the report to analyze the data -
for example, make comparisons, detect patterns and relationships, and
analyze trends. Read on to discover what you
can do with a PivotTable report. Summarize and Analyze Your Data
To see the "big picture" of your data, you can
use a PivotTable report to summarize and analyze the data. You can control
how Microsoft® Excel 2000 summarizes the data - for example,
by sum, average, or count - without entering a single formula. Add or Remove Data
Not quite enough information in your PivotTable report?
For example, maybe you want to include sales figures broken down by
salesperson. You can easily add or remove categories of data. Quickly Rearrange the Layout
Not satisfied with the layout of your PivotTable report?
For example, maybe you'd prefer to display the salesperson information in
rows instead of in columns. The interactive nature of your PivotTable
report lets you literally turn the table: you can easily move (or
"pivot") the rows and columns to view different summaries of the
data. View a Subset of the Data
Want to filter the data so you can view a manageable chunk
at a time? To do this, you can use a page field to break the PivotTable
report into separate "pages." Each page contains a subset of the
data that's summarized in the PivotTable report. Are there other
reasons to use page fields?
If your PivotTable report contains many fields, you can use page
fields to keep your report compact and readable. Or, if you're retrieving
data from a large, external non-OLAP database, use page fields to limit
the amount of data retrieved at a time. That way, you can avoid long waits
and memory problems. Show Just the Details You Want
Want to zero in on specific details in a PivotTable
report? You can display or hide items in a row or column - for example,
specific products or salespersons. You can also display or hide details
about items in row or column. |