Name: Excel Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts By Paul McFedries
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Excel Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts: Your Visual Blueprint for Creating Dynamic Spreadsheets by Paul McFedries

Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and you'll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 100 key techniques for creating PivotTables and PivotCharts, including: building a basic PivotTable, report Pivoting fields to different areas, filtering PivotTable data, organizing PivotTable data into groups, formatting a PivotTable, changing the summary calculation, creating custom calculations, publishing a PivotTable to the Web, creating a PivotChart from a PivotTable, and building a PivotTable from external data.'I was stuck on an Excel problem for two days. Finally I opened one of your books, and there was a macro to accomplish exactly what I needed! You made me look good to the boss' - Rob L. Meerscheidt (The Woodlands, TX). High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task. Succinct explanations walk you through step by step. Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules. 'Apply It' and 'Extra' sidebars highlight useful tips.

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK.1 UNDERSTANDING PIVOTTABLES.Understanding Data Analysis.Introducing the PivotTable.Learn PivotTable Benefits.Survey PivotTable Uses.Explore PivotTable Features.Introducing the PivotChart.2 BUILDING A PIVOTTABLE.Prepare Your Worksheet Data.Create a List for a PivotTable Report.Build a Basic PivotTable from an Excel List.Add Fields Using the PivotTable Wizard.Re-create an Existing PivotTable.3 MANIPULATING YOUR PIVOTTABLE.Turn the PivotTable Toolbar On and Off.Customize the PivotTable Toolbar.Select PivotTable Items.Remove a PivotTable Field.Refresh PivotTable Data.Display the Details Behind PivotTable Data.Create a Chart from PivotTable Data.Add Multiple Fields to the Row or Column Area.Add Multiple Fields to the Data Area.Add Multiple Fields to the Page Area.Publish a PivotTable to a Web Page.Convert a PivotTable to Regular Data.Print a PivotTable.Delete a PivotTable.4 CHANGING THE PIVOTTABLE VIEW.Move a Field to a Different Area.Display a Different Page.Change the Order of Fields Within an Area.Sort PivotTable Data with AutoSort.Move Row and Column Items.Show Only the Top 10 Items.Hide Items in a Row or Column Field.Show Hidden Items in a Row or Column Field.Show Pages as Worksheets.Group Numeric Values.Group Date and Time Values.Group Text Values.Hide Group Details.Show Group Details.Ungroup Values.Change the Page Area Layout.5 CUSTOMIZING PIVOTTABLE FIELDS.Rename a PivotTable Field.Rename a PivotTable Item.Format a PivotTable Cell.Apply a Numeric Format to PivotTable Data.Apply a Date Format to PivotTable Data.Apply a Conditional Format to PivotTable Data.Show Items with No Data.Exclude Items from a Page Field.6 SETTING PIVOTTABLE OPTIONS.Apply an AutoFormat.Preserve PivotTable Formatting.Rename the PivotTable.Turn Off Grand Totals.Merge Item Labels.Specify Characters for Errors and Empty Cells.Protect a PivotTable.7 PERFORMING PIVOTTABLE CALCULATIONS.Change the PivotTable Summary Calculation.Create a Difference Summary Calculation.Create a Percentage Summary Calculation.Create a Running Total Summary Calculation.Create an Index Summary Calculation.Turn Off Subtotals for a Field.Display Multiple Subtotals for a Field.Include Hidden Pages in PivotTable Results.8 CREATING CUSTOM PIVOTTABLE CALCULATIONS.Introducing Custom Calculations.Understanding Custom Calculation Limitations.Insert a Custom Calculated Field.Insert a Custom Calculated Item.Edit a Custom Calculation.Change the Solve Order of Calculated Items.List Your Custom Calculations.Delete a Custom Calculation.9 CREATING A PIVOTCHART.Understanding PivotChart Limitations.Create a PivotChart from a PivotTable.Create a PivotChart from an Excel List.Create a PivotChart Beside a PivotTable.Move a PivotChart to Another Sheet.Hide or Show PivotChart Field Buttons.Change the PivotChart Type.Change the PivotChart Series Order.Add PivotChart Titles.Move the PivotChart Legend.Display a Data Table with the PivotChart.Print a PivotChart.Delete a PivotChart.10 BUILDING MORE ADVANCED PIVOTTABLES.Create a PivotTable from Multiple Consolidation Ranges.Create a PivotTable from an Existing PivotTable.Create a PivotTable from External Data.Set Up a Server-Based Page Field.Set External Data Options.Export PivotTable Data from a Web Page to Excel.Reduce the Size of PivotTable Workbooks.Use a PivotTable Value in a Formula.11 BUILDING A PIVOTTABLE FROM AN OLAP CUBE.Understanding OLAP.Create an OLAP Cube Data Source.Create a PivotTable from an OLAP Cube.Show and Hide Details for Dimensions and Levels.Hide Levels.Display Selected Levels and Members.Display Multiple Page Field Items.Create an Offline OLAP Cube.APPENDIX A: BUILDING FORMULAS FOR PIVOTTABLES.Introducing Formulas.Understanding Formula Types.Introducing Worksheet Functions.Understanding Function Types.Build a Function.Build a Formula.Work with Custom Numeric and Date Formats.APPENDIX B: USING MICROSOFT QUERY WITH EXCEL PIVOTTABLES.Understanding Microsoft Query.Define a Data Source.Start Microsoft Query.Tour the Microsoft Query Window.Add a Table to the Query.Add Fields to the Query.Filter the Records with Query Criteria.Sort the Query Records.Return the Query Results.APPENDIX C: IMPORTING DATA FOR PIVOTTABLES.Understanding External Data.Import Data from a Data Source.Import Data from an Access Table.Import Data from a Word Table.Import Data from a Text File.Import Data from a Web Page.Import Data from an XML File.Refresh Imported Data.APPENDIX D: LEARNING VBA BASICS FOR PIVOTTABLES.Record a Macro.Open the Visual Basic Editor.Explore the PivotTable Object Model.Add a Macro to a Module.Run a Macro.Set Macro Security.Assign a Macro to a Toolbar Button.Assign a Macro to a Menu Command.APPENDIX E: GLOSSARY OF PIVOTTABLE TERMS.Glossary of PivotTable Terms.INDEX.

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Excel Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts: Your Visual Blueprint for Creating Dynamic Spreadsheets by Paul McFedries

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Paul McFedries

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Excel Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts Paul McFedries

Excel Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts by Paul McFedries

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Excel Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts: Your Visual Blueprint for Creating Dynamic Spreadsheets by Paul McFedries

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