Name: Excel Pivot Tables
Overall Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (9 ratings)
Category: All Learners
Duration: 4.00 hour(s)
Individual Fee: $75.00

PivotTables can help you sort and sift through large data sets to focus quickly on just the data elements that matter most to your specific needs.

Cathy will help you learn how to use PivotTables to sort your data more efficiently, create multiple customized reports in a few easy steps and gain a powerful new tool to help you make better business decisions.

In addition, you will get tips on the easiest way to group your data. Most importantly, when you use the power of PivotTables, you will be saving time and making your job easier.

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College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Building E, Suite E186
Grayslake, IL 60030
United States
Importance: Why this competency is important to our organization, mission, strategy, or goals.

The ability to analyze data is a powerful skill that helps make better decisions. Microsoft Excel is one of the top tools for data analysis and PivotTables are arguably the most popular analytic tool. The power of Excel PivotTables and their ability to summarize data in flexible ways, enables quick exploration of data and produces valuable insights from the accumulated data. PivotTables are used in many different industries by millions of users who share the goal of reporting the performance of companies and organizations. PivotCharts and Slicers can be used together to visualize data and create easy to use dashboards.

Topics

Course Content

Subtotals

· Creating Subtotals

· Adjusting Views with Subtotals

PivotTables

· Creating a PivotTable Report

Analyzing Data Using PivotTables

· Rearranging the PivotTable

· Sorting a PivotTable

· Filtering a PivotTable

Formatting a PivotTable

· Changing a PivotTable Calculation

Summarizing Fields by Different Functions

· Show Values as Percentages

Refreshing Data in a PivotTable

· Refresh PivotTable Data Automatically When Workbook Opens

Adding Records to the Source Data

Grouping Options

· Group Numeric Items

· Group Dates or Times

· Group Selected Items

· Rename a Default Group Name

· Ungroup Items

· Timelines – An Alternative to Grouping Dates

PivotTable Drilldown

· Exploding the Data from a Single Cell

· Create a Separate PivotTable Reports for Multiple Sets of Data

Using Slicers

Custom Calculations

· PivotTable Formula Elements

· Add a Calculated Field

· Add a Calculated Item to a Field

· Edit or Remove a Calculated Field

Field Settings

Using PivotTable Styles

· Pivot Table Style Options

Subtotals and Grand Totals

Report Layouts; Compact, Tabular and Outline

Analyze Ribbon – Additional Tools

· PivotTable Group

· Show/Hide Group

· Actions group

Modify Pivot Table Field List

· Pivot Tables Field List Search

Conditional Formatting

Creating a PivotChart

· Creating a PivotChart

· Chart drill down

Standalone PivotCharts

SkillPrerequisiteExpected Outcome
Excel Pivot Tables1 - BeginnerNot specified
Class Costs
Class ValueNo Charge
Individual Fee$75.00
Private Class Fee$0.00
5.0 out of 5 (9 ratings)

Tons of useful information Tue, Nov 28, 2023
I have heard about, but rarely used Pivot Tables in the past. After this class I have been using them in many of my standard spreadsheets.
Excel-Pivot Tables Seminar Review Wed, Sep 27, 2023
Cathy Horwitz did an excellent job of teaching the Excel-Pivot Tables seminar. There was a wealth of information and functions I did not previously know about or know how to use. These tools will come in handy with reports and data I currently use. Thank you, Cathy!
Pivot Tables Training Wed, Sep 27, 2023
It was a great training! Step by step instructions. Instructor was awesome! I will definitely use pivot tables for reporting and analyzing data. Very helpful information. I recommend this training!
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