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Three Excel How-Tos: Now With Linked Files
I’ve gone back and revised three previous Excel how-to posts. I’ve added links to live Excel files, which will make it easier to follow along with my ramblings. Here are links to the new and improved posts:
Excel How-to: The SUMIF Function
Excel How-to: Creating a Pivot Table
Excel How-to: The GETPIVOTDATA Function
I find it easier to learn if I can follow along. Let me know what you think.
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Excel How-to: The GETPIVOTDATA Function
In a previous post, we created a simple pivot table from a list of Excel data. Today, we’ll link the pivot table data to a spreadsheet using the GETPIVOTDATA function.
Note: You can follow along with the how-to by clicking on the following Excel file link: The GETPIVOTDATA Function.xls
(In the attached file, the tab labeled “Sheet1″ contains the pivot table, and tab “Sheet2″ contains the spreadsheet)
We’ll start with this pivot table as our source data:
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Excel How-to: Creating a Pivot Table
A pivot table is a merely a summary of data in a format that you can manipulate to suit your needs. Almost any array of data can be used to create a pivot table, given some simple rules:
- The column labels must be in the first row, and have distinct names
- The data must be in a list format
- There should be no blank rows
- Don’t include subtotals when selecting the data
Note: You can follow along with the how-to by clicking on the following Excel file link: Pivot Table Creation.xls
The pivot table starts with the data in a list format:
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