How to create a PivotTable in Excel

How to create a PivotTable in Excel

A PivotTable is a powerful tool to calculate, summarize, and analyze data that lets you see comparisons, patterns, and trends in your data.

Create a PivotTable

1. Select the cells you want to create a PivotTable from.
   
   Note: Your data shouldn't have any empty rows or columns. It must have only a single-row heading.
2. Select Insert > PivotTable.
          
3. Under Choose the data that you want to analyze, select Select a table or range. 
          
4. In Table/Range, verify the cell range.
5. Under Choose where you want the PivotTable report to be placed, select New worksheet to place the PivotTable in a new worksheet or Existing worksheet and then select the location you want the PivotTable to appear.
6. Select OK.

Building out your PivotTable

1. To add a field to your PivotTable, select the field name checkbox in the PivotTables Fields pane.
   Note: Selected fields are added to their default areas: non-numeric fields are added to Rows, date and              time hierarchies are added to Columns, and numeric fields are added to Values.
   
2. To move a field from one area to another, drag the field to the target area.