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How to Create & work with pivot tables (PivotTables) in Excel

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Whether you're interested in learning Microsoft Excel from the bottom up or just looking to pick up a few tips and tricks, you've come to the right place. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, ExcelIsFun, the nth installment in his "Highline Excel Class" series of free video Excel lessons, you'll learn how to create and work with pivot tables (PivotTables) in Microsoft Office Excel. Specifically, this video covers the following topics and examples:

1 Proper format

2 Understanding PivotTables

3 Drag & drop in 2003

4 Change 2003 to 2007

5 PivotTable

6 Right-click in 2007

7 Group Dates: Months

8 Group Dates: Year

9 Pivot with 4 fields

10 Drill down

11 Value field settings: Function

12 Value field settings: Number format

13 Styles

14 Pivot chart: Product year

15 Formula: Year, GP %

16 Product, Month, Jan-Apr, Diff From

17 Product, Month, Jan-Apr, % Diff From

18 Report filter, 2006, products, region, show report filter pages

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