CHAPTER 29
Introducing PivotTables
The PivotTable feature is perhaps the most technologically sophisticated component in Excel. With only a few mouse clicks, you can slice and dice data in dozens of different ways and produce just about any type of summary you can imagine.
If you haven't yet discovered the power of PivotTables, this chapter provides an introduction, and Chapter 30, “Analyzing Data with PivotTables,” continues with many examples that demonstrate how easy it is to create powerful data summaries using PivotTables.
About PivotTables
A PivotTable is essentially a dynamic summary report generated from a database. The database can reside in a worksheet (in the form of a table) or in an external data file. A PivotTable...
