2010 PivotTables: A Comprehensive Guide222

PivotTables are a powerful tool in Microsoft Excel that allow you to summarize and analyze large amounts of data quickly and easily. They are particularly useful for creating reports and dashboards, as they allow you to manipulate your data in a variety of ways to get the information you need.

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the basics of creating and using PivotTables in Microsoft Excel 2010. We will cover the following topics:
Creating a PivotTable
Adding fields to a PivotTable
Formatting a PivotTable
Filtering a PivotTable
Sorting a PivotTable
Calculated Fields
Calculated Items
PivotCharts

Creating a PivotTable

To create a PivotTable, you first need to select the data you want to analyze. Once you have selected your data, click on the "Insert" tab in the Excel ribbon and then click on the "PivotTable" button. This will open the Create PivotTable dialog box.

In the Create PivotTable dialog box, you need to specify where you want to place the PivotTable. You can choose to place it on a new worksheet or on an existing worksheet. You also need to specify the data source for the PivotTable. This is the range of cells that contains the data you want to analyze.

Once you have specified the options in the Create PivotTable dialog box, click on the "OK" button. This will create a PivotTable on the specified worksheet.

Adding Fields to a PivotTable

Once you have created a PivotTable, you need to add fields to it. Fields are the categories of data that you want to analyze. For example, if you have a table of sales data, you might want to add fields for product, region, and sales amount.

To add a field to a PivotTable, drag and drop it from the PivotTable Fields list onto the PivotTable. You can drag and drop fields onto the Rows, Columns, or Values areas of the PivotTable.

The Rows area contains the categories that you want to analyze by row. The Columns area contains the categories that you want to analyze by column. The Values area contains the data that you want to summarize.

Formatting a PivotTable

Once you have added fields to a PivotTable, you can format it to make it easier to read and understand. You can change the font, color, and alignment of the text in the PivotTable. You can also add borders and shading to the PivotTable.

To format a PivotTable, right-click on the PivotTable and then select "PivotTable Options" from the menu. This will open the PivotTable Options dialog box.

In the PivotTable Options dialog box, you can change the following settings:
The font, color, and alignment of the text in the PivotTable
The borders and shading of the PivotTable
The layout of the PivotTable

Filtering a PivotTable

Once you have created a PivotTable, you can filter it to show only the data that you are interested in. For example, if you have a table of sales data, you might want to filter the PivotTable to show only the sales for a specific product or region.

To filter a PivotTable, click on the "PivotTable Tools" tab in the Excel ribbon and then click on the "Filter" button. This will open the Filter dialog box.

In the Filter dialog box, you can specify the criteria that you want to use to filter the PivotTable. You can filter by any of the fields in the PivotTable.

Sorting a PivotTable

Once you have created a PivotTable, you can sort it to arrange the data in a specific order. For example, if you have a table of sales data, you might want to sort the PivotTable by sales amount in descending order.

To sort a PivotTable, click on the "PivotTable Tools" tab in the Excel ribbon and then click on the "Sort" button. This will open the Sort dialog box.

In the Sort dialog box, you can specify the field that you want to sort by and the order in which you want to sort the data.

Calculated Fields

Calculated fields allow you to create new fields in a PivotTable that are based on calculations. For example, you could create a calculated field that shows the profit margin for each product or the average sales amount for each region.

To create a calculated field, click on the "PivotTable Tools" tab in the Excel ribbon and then click on the "Calculated Field" button. This will open the Calculated Field dialog box.

In the Calculated Field dialog box, you can specify the name of the new field and the formula that you want to use to calculate the field.

Calculated Items

Calculated items are similar to calculated fields, but they are created within a specific field in a PivotTable. For example, you could create a calculated item that shows the total sales for a specific product or the average sales amount for a specific region.

To create a calculated item, click on the field that you want to add the calculated item to and then click on the "Calculated Item" button. This will open the Calculated Item dialog box.

In the Calculated Item dialog box, you can specify the name of the new item and the formula that you want to use to calculate the item.

PivotCharts

PivotCharts are a type of chart that is based on a PivotTable. PivotCharts allow you to visualize your data in a variety of ways, such as bar charts, line charts, and pie charts.

To create a PivotChart, click on the "PivotTable Tools" tab in the Excel ribbon and then click on the "PivotChart" button. This will open the Insert Chart dialog box.

In the Insert Chart dialog box, you can select the type of chart that you want to create and the location where you want to place the chart.

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