Excel Pivot Tables Recipe Book: A Problem-Solution Approach

Excel Pivot Tables Recipe Book: A Problem-Solution Approach is for anyone who uses Excel frequently. This book follows a problem-solution format that covers the entire breadth of situations you might encounter when working with PivotTables—from planning and creating, to formatting and extracting data, to maximizing performance and troubleshooting. The author presents tips and techniques in this collection of recipes that cannot be found in Excel's Help section, and she carefully explains the most confusing features of PivotTables.

All chapters have been organized into a collection of recipes that take you step-by-step from the problem you are experiencing to the solution you are aiming for. There’s no fuss to this book, only clear and precise information to help you assess your situationwhether common or uniqueand solve your problem. The book includes real-world examples of complex PivotTables, as well as numerous PivotTable programming examples.

Table of Contents

1. Creating a Pivot Table
2. Sorting and Grouping Pivot Table Data
3. Calculations in a Pivot Table
4. Formatting a Pivot Table
5. Extracting Pivot Table Data
6. Modifying a Pivot Table
7. Updating a Pivot Table
8. Securing a Pivot Table
9. Pivot Table Limits and Performance
10. Publishing a Pivot Table
11. Printing a Pivot Table
12. Pivot Charts
13. Programming a Pivot Table