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How to Create Pivot Tables in Excel

This video explains that pivot tables are powerful tools to calculate, summarise and analyse data that lets you see comparisons, patterns and trends.

This video on the basics of creating pivot tables will include:

  • Creating and selecting the correct cells
  • Using pivot tables in an existing or new worksheet
  • How to add fields
  • How to edit filters, columns and rows
  • How you can group data in a pivot table in order to analyse it
  • How to create and edit slicers to focus analysis
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