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To extract a list of unique values from a data set, you can use a pivot table. In the example shown, the color field has been added as a row field. The resulting pivot table (in column D) is a one-column list of unique color values.
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This shortcut will launch the PivotTable Wizard dialog box.
Note: In Mac 2016, the Pivot Table Wizard appears to be gone....Read more
By default, a pivot table shows only data items that have data. When a pivot table is set up to show months, this means that months can "disappear" if the source data does not contain data in that month. In the example shown, a pivot table is used to count the rows by color. There is no data in...Read more
By default, a Pivot Table will count all records in a data set. To show a unique or distinct count in a pivot table, you must add data to the object model when the pivot table is created. In the example shown, the pivot table displays how many unique colors are sold in...Read more
Pivot tables have a built-in feature to group numbers into buckets at a given interval. In the example shown, a pivot table is used to group a list of 300 names into age brackets separated by 10 years. This numeric grouping is fully automatic.
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Pivot tables have a feature to group dates by year, month, and quarter. In the example shown, a pivot table is used to summarize support issues by month and by priority. Each row in the pivot table lists the count of issues recorded in a given month by priority (A, B, C). The Total columns shows...Read more
When a filter is applied to a Pivot Table, you may see rows or columns disappear. This is because pivot tables, by default, display only items that contain data. In the example shown, a filter has been applied to exclude the East region. Normally the Blue column would disappear, because there...Read more
Pivot tables are an easy way to quickly count unique values in a data set, and can easily be adapted to perform a two-way count. In the example shown above, a pivot table is used to count unique combinations of color and size, based on data in the range B5:D16, defined as an...Read more
Pivot tables are an easy way to quickly sum unique values in a data set, and can easily be adapted to perform a two-way sum. In the example shown above, a pivot table is used to sum The Qty field for unique combinations of City and Size, based on data in the range B5:D17, defined as an...Read more
