Pivot table is one of the most powerful features of Excel, yet few users use them in their day-to-day activities. PivotTable reports are especially well-suited for taking large amounts of data and summarizing it into useful reports. For some, pivot tables have always been too intimidating and for others, pivot tables are still unknown. With a little instruction and guidance, you will be able to use pivot tables to accomplish routine analysis and reporting that you have never ever thought of.

This course will begin with basic pivot tables and progresses to advanced pivot table topics. Topics covered in this session will include drag and drop pivoting, grouping and ungrouping, calculated items and fields, pivot tables consolidated from multiple ranges, and pivot tables dynamically linked to external databases.

The class will be taught using Excel 2003 although similarities exist through Excel 2007.

How You Will Benefit

• Understand how and when to use pivot tables.
• Automate pivot tables by connecting them to external databases
• Create basic and advanced Excel pivot tables.
• Create cross tabulations and other associated advanced features.
• Customize fields in a pivot table.
• Format and print your pivot table report.
• Group and perform calculations and its associated advanced options.
• Perform calculations within pivot tables.
• Building and automating business performance dashboards
• Structure and format your tables of raw data to easily allow for data analysis using pivot tables and pivot charts.

Course Outline

• Business performance analysis & reporting tools
• Pivot Table reports

• Understanding and accessing source data
• Creating pivot tables

• Calculations in a pivot table
• Working with pivot charts

• Automating a pivot table
• Securing a pivot table