Pivot Tables are one of the strongest data analysis and business intelligence tools in Excel. Whether you're building a dashboard, analyzing data in depth or summarizing a personal project, this Excel Pivot Tables training shows how to do it with a few clicks and no complex formulas.
In this 60-minute session you'll learn how to structure raw data correctly, create a Pivot Table, summarize data as totals, counts and percentages, sort results and format reports so they are easy to read. You'll also turn a Pivot Table into a chart and refresh it when the source data changes.
Pivot Tables can seem intimidating, but you may be surprised how quickly they help you spot trends and answer key business questions.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
From large enterprises to startups and small businesses, people rely on Pivot Tables to summarize and make sense of their data. Knowing how to build them is a must-have skill for anyone who uses Excel to produce reports quickly.
You don't need to be an Excel expert: if you can create basic worksheets, copy and paste, and format cells, you can follow along. The session uses the latest Excel for Windows, though much of it works in earlier versions.
AREA COVERED
- Why and when to use a Pivot Table
- Do's and don'ts for raw data
- Creating a simple Pivot Table in a few clicks
- Summarizing data by total, count and percent
- Formatting a Pivot Table for readability
- Sorting Pivot Table data alphabetically or numerically
- Showing Pivot Table data as a chart
- Updating a Pivot Table when the source data changes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Use Pivot Tables to turn raw data into meaningful reports and summaries
- Structure raw data correctly for analysis
- Design and format Pivot Table reports that are easy to read
- Summarize data as totals, counts and percentages
- Convert a Pivot Table into a chart
- Refresh a Pivot Table when source data changes
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
You should attend this training if you need to use Excel to quickly build reports and summaries or if you simply want to learn how to create Pivot Tables to improve your knowledge of Excel.
You don't have to be proficient in the use of Excel to attend. If you can create basic worksheets copy and paste and apply basic formatting to cells, you’ll be able to follow along. The training will be delivered using the latest version of Excel for Windows although much of the functionality is available in earlier versions of Excel.
From large enterprises to startups and small businesses, people rely on Pivot Tables to summarize and make sense of their data. Knowing how to build them is a must-have skill for anyone who uses Excel to produce reports quickly.
You don't need to be an Excel expert: if you can create basic worksheets, copy and paste, and format cells, you can follow along. The session uses the latest Excel for Windows, though much of it works in earlier versions.
- Why and when to use a Pivot Table
- Do's and don'ts for raw data
- Creating a simple Pivot Table in a few clicks
- Summarizing data by total, count and percent
- Formatting a Pivot Table for readability
- Sorting Pivot Table data alphabetically or numerically
- Showing Pivot Table data as a chart
- Updating a Pivot Table when the source data changes
- Use Pivot Tables to turn raw data into meaningful reports and summaries
- Structure raw data correctly for analysis
- Design and format Pivot Table reports that are easy to read
- Summarize data as totals, counts and percentages
- Convert a Pivot Table into a chart
- Refresh a Pivot Table when source data changes
You should attend this training if you need to use Excel to quickly build reports and summaries or if you simply want to learn how to create Pivot Tables to improve your knowledge of Excel.
You don't have to be proficient in the use of Excel to attend. If you can create basic worksheets copy and paste and apply basic formatting to cells, you’ll be able to follow along. The training will be delivered using the latest version of Excel for Windows although much of the functionality is available in earlier versions of Excel.
Speaker Profile
Mike Thomas
Mike has worked in the IT training business since 1989 where his expertise and experience covers designing, delivering training courses, writing training materials and recording and editing video-based tutorials. Although he is a subject matter expert in a range of Microsoft technologies and has worked extensively with Mac OSX and Mac-related software since 2006; however, his passion is for all-things-Excel and in 2012 he founded the website theexceltrainer.co.ukMike is a Fellow of The Learning and Performance Institute and has worked with and for a large number of global and UK-based companies and organizations across a diverse range of sectors. In …
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