Excel 2007: Creating Pivot Tables

TL;DR

Pivot Tables in Excel allow users to quickly analyze large amounts of data by answering specific questions about the data.

Transcript

Right now we're working with our candle company sales spreadsheet. It has less than 100 rows, but imagine that this Excel spreadsheet contained thousands of rows of information with information about all the salespeople, how much each sold, the date they sold it, account numbers, and more. It is almost too much to read and comprehend. If I wanted t... Read More

Key Insights

• 👤 Pivot Tables in Excel help users analyze large amounts of data and answer specific questions about the data quickly.
• 👤 By selecting the relevant fields, users can determine sales by salesperson or by region.
• 💨 Pivot Tables can be customized to display data in different ways, such as moving fields to different areas or changing the calculation method.
• 💁 Pivot Charts can be created from Pivot Tables to visualize the data in a graphical format.
• 👤 Practice and exploration of the Options tab can help users become more comfortable with using Pivot Tables.
• 🤨 Pivot Tables are especially useful for analyzing large spreadsheets with hundreds or thousands of rows of data.
• 👻 Users can try different things with Pivot Tables without altering the original data, allowing for experimentation and learning.

Questions & Answers

Q: How can Pivot Tables be used to analyze sales data?

Pivot Tables can be used to determine how much each salesperson sold by selecting the Salesperson field and the Order Amount field. The report will display the sales by each salesperson and the total sales.

Q: Can Pivot Tables show data for specific regions?

Yes, by adding the Region field as a report filter, users can select specific regions to view the data for. This allows for analysis of sales data by region.

Q: Can the layout of a Pivot Table be customized?

Yes, users can customize the layout of a Pivot Table by dragging and dropping fields to different areas. This allows for different views of the same data.

Q: How can Pivot Charts be created from Pivot Tables?

After creating a Pivot Table, users can create a Pivot Chart by selecting the Pivot Chart command from the Options tab. The chart will display the same information as the Pivot Table.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• Pivot Tables in Excel are used to analyze large amounts of data and answer specific questions about the data.

• By selecting the relevant fields, users can easily determine how much each salesperson sold and how much was sold in each region.

• Pivot Tables can be customized to display data in different ways and can be used to create Pivot Charts for visual representation of the data.