Beginning PivotTables in Excel 2007: From Novice to Professional

Description

Beginning PivotTables in Excel 2007 explains what Pivot Tables are, how you can benefit from using them, how to create them and modify them, and how to use their enhanced features. Using a Pivot Table in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 is a quick and exciting way to slice and dice a large amount of data.

* Carefully explains the benefits of using Pivot Tables for fast data analysis
* Provides a step-by-step approach to those new to Pivot Tables
* Offers tips and tricks that cannot be found elsewhere What you'll learn
* Summarize thousands of records in a Pivot Table with a few clicks of the mouse.
* Quickly change the Pivot Table layout to view a different summary of the data.
* Filter a Pivot Table to focus on one region or the top 10 products.
* Add colors or icons to highlight the high or low results.
* Use calculations to enhance the Pivot Table summaries.
* Create visual impact with a pivot chart. Who this book is for

This book is for Excel users who want to learn about Pivot Tables. If you work with financial data, logistics records, sales orders, customer service reports, web site statistics, resource tracking, event planning, or any other set of records, a Pivot Table can help you review, analyze, monitor, and report on the data. When your reporting requirements change, you can make minor adjustments to the Pivot Table, instead of starting a worksheet summary from scratch.

CONTENTS:

Chapter 1 Introducing Pivot Tables

Chapter 2 Creating a Pivot Table

Chapter 3 Modifying a Pivot Table

Chapter 4 Summarizing Data

Chapter 5 Formatting a Pivot Table

Chapter 6 Sorting and Filtering in a Pivot Tabel

Chapter 7 Creating a Pivot Table form External Data

Chapter 8 Updating a Pivot Table

Chapter 9 Creating Calculations in a Pivot Table

Chapter 10 Enhancing Pivot Table Formatting

Chapter 11 Creating a Pivot Chart

Chapter 12 Printing and Extracting Data from a Pivot Table

Appendix Key Skills

Index