Pivot Table Data Crunching Microsoft Excel 2010

by Jelen, Bill; Alexander, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780789743138
• ISBN10: 0789743132
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-20
• Publisher: Que Pub

Summary

The practical, realistic, easy-to-understand guide to Excel's most powerful and underutilized feature: PivotTables and PivotCharts bull; bull;Teaches PivotTables, PivotCharts, and Excel 2010's new PowerPivot feature through real-world scenarios that make intuitive sense to users at all levels. bull;Includes proven PivotTable recipes for instant on-the-job results. bull;Helps Excel users avoid common pitfalls and mistakes. bull;Part of the brand-new MrExcel Library series, edited by Excel legend Bill Jelen. PivotTables may be Excel's most powerful feature, but Microsoft has estimated that only 15% of Excel users take advantage of them. That's because PivotTables (and their companion feature, PivotCharts) have a reputation for being difficult to learn. Not any more! In this book, Excel legends Bill Jelen ('MrExcel') and Michael Alexander teach PivotTables and PivotCharts step by- step, using realistic business scenarios that any Excel user can intuitively understand. Jelen and Alexander go far beyond merely explaining PivotTables and PivotCharts: they present practical 'recipes' for solving a wide range of business problems. Drawing on more than 30 combined years of Excel experience, they provide tips and tricks readers won't find anywhere else, and show exactly how to sidestep common mistakes. Coverage includes: bull; bull;Creating PivotTables, customizing them, and changing the way you view them. bull;Performing calculations within PivotTables. bull;Using PivotCharts and other visualizations. bull;Analyzing multiple data sources with PivotTables. bull;Sharing PivotTables with others bull;Working with and analyzing OLAP data. bull;Making the most of Excel 2010's powerful new PowerPivot feature. bull;Using Excel 2010's Slicer to dynamically filter PivotTables. bull;Enhancing PivotTables with macros and VBA code This book is part of the new MrExcel Library series, edited by Bill Jelen, world renowned Excel expert and host of the enormously popular Excel help site, MrExcel.com.

Author Biography

Bill Jelen, known worldwide as MrExcel, presents live Excel seminars to accountants throughout the U.S. His 20 books on Microsoft Excel include Special Edition Using Excel 2007, Pivot Table Data Crunching, and VBA and Macros for Microsoft Excel. Honored as a Microsoft MVP for Excel, he has produced 500 episodes of his "Learn Excel from MrExcel" video podcast. Michael Alexander, is a Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD), Senior Program Manager for a top Texas technology firm, and principal of DataPigTechnologies, a developer of Excel tutorials. He is author of several books on data analysis with Access and Excel.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Pivot Table Fundamentals
2. Creating Basic Pivot Table
3. Customizing a Pivot Table
4. Controlling the Way you View your PivotTable
5. Performing Calculations Within your PivotTables
6. Using Pivot Charts and Other Visualizations
7. Analyzing Disparate Data Sources with PivotTables
8. Sharing PivotTables with Others
9. Working With and Analyzing OLAP Data
10. Excel PowerPivot
11. Enhancing PivotTables with Macros
12. Using VBA to Create Pivot Tables
13. Advanced PivotTable Tips and Tricks
Appendix A. Finding PivotTable Commands on the Ribbon