MS Excel PivotTable

A PivotTable is a powerful tool to calculate, summarize, and analyze data that lets you see comparisons, patterns, and trends in your data. PivotTables work a little bit differently depending on what platform you are using to run Excel.

Create Pivot Table

  1. Select the cells you want to create a PivotTable from.Note:  Your data should be organized in columns with a single header row. See the Data format tips and tricks section for more details.
  2. Select Insert > PivotTable.PivotTable Button
  3. This will create a PivotTable based on an existing table or range.
    PivotTable from Range or TableNote: Selecting Add this data to the Data Model will add the table or range being used for this PivotTable into the workbook’s Data Model.
  4. Choose where you want the PivotTable report to be placed. Select New Worksheet to place the PivotTable in a new worksheet or Existing Worksheet and select where you want the new PivotTable to appear. 
  5. Click OK.