What is the use of PivotTable in Excel with example?
What is the use of a Pivot Table? A Pivot Table is used to summarise, sort, reorganise, group, count, total or average data stored in a table. It allows us to transform columns into rows and rows into columns.
Where can you find PivotTable in Microsoft Excel 2010?
Highlight the cell where you’d like to see the pivot table. In this example, we’ve selected cell A1 on Sheet2. Next, select the Insert tab from the toolbar at the top of the screen. In the Tables group, click on the arrow under the PivotTable button and select PivotTable from the popup menu.
How do you create a PivotTable step by step?
How to Create a Pivot Table
- Enter your data into a range of rows and columns.
- Sort your data by a specific attribute.
- Highlight your cells to create your pivot table.
- Drag and drop a field into the “Row Labels” area.
- Drag and drop a field into the “Values” area.
- Fine-tune your calculations.
How do I create a PivotTable with multiple columns?
To have multiple columns:
- Click in one of the cells of your pivot table.
- Click your right mouse button and select Pivot table Options in the context menu, this will open a form with tabs.
- Click on the tab Display and tag the check box Classic Pivot table layout.
How do I pull data from a PivotTable?
To retrieve all the information in a pivot table, follow these steps:
- Select the pivot table by clicking a cell within it.
- Click the Analyze tab’s Select command and choose Entire PivotTable from the menu that appears.
- Copy the pivot table.
- Select a location for the copied data by clicking there.
How do I create a basic PivotTable in Excel?
Manually create a PivotTable
- Click a cell in the source data or table range.
- Go to Insert > PivotTable.
- Excel will display the Create PivotTable dialog with your range or table name selected.
- In the Choose where you want the PivotTable report to be placed section, select New Worksheet, or Existing Worksheet.