Pivot tables are one of several Excel tools for extracting meaning out of large groups of numeric data. They can be applied whenever raw data in a spreadsheet or database has to be summarized. A ...

A few months back, Dave showed you how to use Excel pivot tables to better visualize your spreadsheet data. (If you missed the post, be sure to check it out -- it has video!) Of course, if you ...

The pivot table in Excel. We’ll need a pivot table before we can start filtering, so to that end, we’ll build the pivot table shown in Figure A, based on the data shown in the same sheet.

How to create an Excel table. 1. First, enter the field names in the columns across the top, and then enter some records/data in the rows under each column.

As you’re working on your own pivot tables, you can experiment to see how added and removing fields affects the data that’s displayed. You’ll find that Excel does a great job of making ...

Just like in Excel for Windows, deleting a pivot table from Excel for the web is simply a matter of selecting the table and pressing the Delete key on your keyboard. Be sure to select all the ...

Microsoft Excel lets you format tables, adding borders and colors, and lets you format the text in them, editing font, size and style. A spreadsheet may contain a number of tabl.

Excel will auto-detect the perimeter of your table and populate the range. It will also auto-detect headings. If that option isn’t selected (which sometimes happens in the Mac version of Excel ...