Pivot tables are one of several Excel tools for extracting meaning out of large groups of numeric data. They can be applied whenever raw data in a spreadsheet or database has to be summarized. A pivot ...

I can easily achieve the same result with a pivot table by dragging the Salesperson field into Rows and the Sales field into ...

Microsoft Excel is the world's ubiquitous office software for good reason. From organizing data to powering business insights, it's an invaluable tool to Fortune 500 companies and solopreneurs alike.

When something so obvious is available in competitors, even in other Microsoft programs and features, and Excel is only now getting it. When working with Excel, one would expect that pivot tables, ...

Data wonks, rejoice! Pivot tables now automatically refresh themselves in a new beta version of Microsoft Excel. You might expect that pivot tables—which can be used to summarize rows and columns of ...