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INSERTING A PIVOT TABLE SUMMARIZE VALUES BY / SLICERS
SHOW VALUES AS Click anywhere in your Pivot Table, then choose
Click anywhere your data source or Table and
Right click anywhere in the Pivot Table and select Options > Insert Slicer
choose Insert > PivotTable
Summarize Values By or Show Values As
Click on the Slicer to activate the Slicer
Tools/Options tab
REFRESH A PIVOT TABLE
Right click anywhere in the pivot table and select
Refresh
…Or in the Field List Values Area, choose the drop down
arrow and select Value Field Settings > Summarize
Values By or Show Values As
CALCULATED FIELDS
Click in the values area of your Pivot Table, choose
DRILL DOWN TO AUDIT Options > Fields, Items & Sets > Calculated Field
Double click with your mouse in a Pivot Table value
GROUPING
Right click in the row/column data and select
Group…
PIVOT TABLE STYLES
Click anywhere in your Pivot Table, then choose
Design > Pivot Table Styles
CALCULATED ITEMS
Click any item within the Row/Column sections of your
Pivot Table, then choose Options > Fields, Items & Sets
SORTING > Calculated Items
Right click anywhere in the Pivot Table and select
Sort
INSERT/REMOVE SUBTOTALS &
GRAND TOTALS
Click anywhere in your Pivot Table, then choose
Design > Subtotals/Grand Totals
FILTERING
Click on the Row/Column drop down arrow to
access the Filter
NUMBER FORMATTING PIVOT CHARTS
Click anywhere in your Pivot Table, then choose
Right click on any values within the Pivot Table and
Options > PivotChart
select Number Format
CONDITIONAL FORMATTING PIVOT
TABLES
PIVOT TABLE OPTIONS
DES/ACTIVATE GETPIVOTDATA Highlight the values in your Pivot Table, then choose Home >
Right click anywhere in the Pivot Table and select Conditional Formatting
Pivot Table Options Click anywhere in your Pivot Table, then choose
Options > Options drop down box > Generate
GetPivotData