When there are new tools available, it’s very easy for old tools to become outdated; that’s typically the natural progression of technology. So, when you give people a couple of powerful new Excel ...

Many people treat a completed PivotTable as the finish line, but it's actually just the first step. In fact, pro-level Excel spreadsheets let users navigate the data primarily through Slicers and ...

Ever found yourself wondering if there’s a more efficient way to handle your data in Excel? If you’ve been using Pivot Tables but feel like you’re only scratching the surface, you’re in for a treat.

Up-to-date information can be critical; these 4 tips will add flexibility and increase efficiency when refreshing pivot tables. PivotTable objects are only as good as their underlying data and that ...

Excel created pivot tables to improve upon its convoluted, weak reporting features (which are still available). The pivot table is actually a collection of tools that Excel uses to help you create ...

At the sheet level, conditional running totals require focused expressions, but an Excel PivotTable requires only a few field swaps. Susan Harkins shows you how. An expression to return a simple ...

Pivot tables in Excel are a powerful tool for analyzing and summarizing large datasets, offering users a robust solution for making sense of complex information. To begin harnessing the potential of ...

Microsoft Excel has more dataviz capabilities than you may realize. Find out how to make your data stand out with charts, PivotTables, sparklines, slicers and more. Everyone knows Microsoft Excel as a ...

Microsoft Excel is arguably the greatest spreadsheet application from Redmond, and there’s a good reason so many number crunchers use it for all of their number crunching needs. While using Microsoft ...

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When you compile data in a list, you often need to answer questions such as “How much revenue did the West Coast office generate last month?” or “What was the average number of customers served at ...

The first step in any pivot table how-to is entering your data. The method of entry will depend on your situation. Some users will simply type all their data in manually. If you have an existing ...