Before we dive into pivot tables in Excel, letâ s have a quick word about it. A pivot table is a powerful tool in Excel to summarize and analyze your vast database in different ways.

Notice that the pivot table is displaying only the data that’s pertinent to our present analysis. On the right-hand side, you’ll find the criteria that Excel used to create it in the ...

For deeper dives, check out my earlier articles on creating relational tables and creating relational databases. How to create an Excel table 1. First, enter the field names in the columns across ...

If you are getting the Data source reference is not valid while trying to create a pivot table in Microsoft Excel, see this post for the fix.

Doing this tells Excel to add the June and July cell values to create a total. When people view the Total worksheet, they will see total sales for June and July in the worksheet's B1 cell.

Troubleshooting the comparison operator Our COUNTIF () setup makes perfect sense, but unfortunately, Excel will reject this function because >L3 isn’t a valid reference.

Three-Dimensional Reference: Reference multiple tables across sheets within the same workbook. LET Function: Simplifies formulas by defining variables, enhancing readability.