You probably know how easy it is to add or remove the Grand Totals in a pivot table, by using the Ribbon commands. But keep reading, to see an even quicker way! Grand Totals on the Ribbon Yes, it’s easy to change the Grand Total settings on the Ribbon: Select any cell in the pivot [...]

In recent blog posts, we’ve looked at the pivot table Count function, the Average function, and the Min and Max functions. In this article we’ll look at the Product function. Product Summary Function The Product summary function shows the result of multiplying all the underlying values in the Values area. The result is the same [...]

In recent blog posts, we’ve looked at the pivot table Count function and the Average function. Now we’ll look at two more functions, that are closely related — Min and Max. Max Summary Function The Max summary function shows the maximum value from the underlying values in the Values area. The result is the same [...]

When you add a numeric data field to the Values area in a pivot table, the summary function defaults to either Sum or Count. You can change that field to use one of the other summary functions, such as Average. The Average Function The Average function in a pivot table works like the AVERAGE function [...]

When you add a field to a pivot table’s Values area, Count is the default summary function, if the field contains nonnumeric or blank cells. (If the field’s data are all numbers, Sum is the default function.) The Count function’s name is slightly confusing, because it’s like the COUNTA worksheet function, not the COUNT worksheet [...]

You can create a calculated field in a pivot table, to perform calculations based on the Sum of a pivot table field. For example, this formula would calculate a bonus based on the total number of units sold for each product. If 60 or more were sold, then the salesperson would receive a 3% bonus [...]

When you add a field to the Values area of an Excel Pivot Table, it automatically shows the Sum or Count for all the items in that field. Here we can see the total labor cost for each Service Type. If you add more than one field to the Row Labels or Column Labels area [...]

When you add multiple fields to the Row Labels area in a pivot table, subtotals automatically appear for the outer fields. In the pivot table shown below, Region and City fields are in the Row Labels area. Two fields are in the Values area: Sum of Quantity shows the total quantity for each city, and [...]