by Nate Moore | Dec 17, 2009 | Pivot Tables
In Lesson 13 I showed how use GETPIVOTDATA to create formulas outside the Pivot Table based on Pivot Table data. In Lesson 14, I showed another way to create formulas using Pivot Table data. Both formulas were outside the Pivot Table looking into the data. Lesson 16...
by Nate Moore | Dec 16, 2009 | Pivot Tables
Lesson 15 demonstrates how to refresh Pivot Table data. It’s critical to realize that once Excel creates a Pivot Table, it doesn’t automatically go back to look at or refresh the data the Pivot Table is based on. Instead, Excel keeps the original data in the Pivot...
by Nate Moore | Dec 14, 2009 | Pivot Tables
Lesson 14 demonstrates another, simpler way to create formulas based on Pivot Table data. When you want relative formulas that change cell references as the formulas are copied, instead of GETPIVOTDATA, try typing the cell references directly into the formula. This...
by Nate Moore | Dec 9, 2009 | Pivot Tables
The GETPIVOTDATA function is a pretty hairy looking formula in Pivot Tables. The idea behind GETPIVOTDATA is to consistently pull the same data from a Pivot Table, even if the data is sorted or filtered differently. Excel will create the GETPIVOTDATA formula for you...
by Nate Moore | Dec 7, 2009 | Pivot Tables
Lesson 12 demonstrates a couple of formatting tricks to make your Pivot Tables look really good. Excel has set up a variety of Pivot Table styles in the Design toolbar that make it easy to select any of a variety of formats for your data. If you’ve used styles in the...
