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Complete Introduction to Google Sheets Pivot Tables

Name: Complete Introduction to Google Sheets Pivot Tables
Rating: 4.7 (3561 reviews)

Learn how to quickly create powerful reports and data analysis using Pivot Tables and Graphs in Google Sheets in seconds

Created byIan Littlejohn

Last updated 2/2026

English

What you'll learn

Learn to create POWERFUL PIVOT TABLES in Google Sheets in minutes
Lifetime access to course material and practice activities from an experienced Udemy instructor
Learn powerful methods of analysis to turn your data into INSIGHT and INTELLIGENCE
Learn to create Google Sheet GRAPHS from Pivot Table data with a few clicks of the mouse
Create CUSTOM calculations that can be added to your Pivot Tables TRANSFORMING the analysis of your data
Create CUSTOM GROUPINGS of data to display your data in new ways
Learn conditional formatting to HIGHLIGHT the key information in your data

Course content

10 sections • 58 lectures • 2h 50m total length

Introduction to the Course1:54
An overview and introduction to the course
About the Course1:23
Please download the Training Data Sets0:04
Setup the Training Data Files2:53

Introduction to Google Sheets Pivot Tables0:35
Introduction to the creating Pivot Tables section
Correctly Structure your Data3:54
In this lesson you will learn how to correctly structure your data for analysis with Pivot Tables
Creating Pivot Tables6:50
In this lesson you will learn how to create Pivot Tables to summarize and aggregate your data
Working with Multiple Dimensions3:50
In this lesson you will learn how to add new Dimensions to Rows and Columns
Working with Multiple Measures1:46
Practical Activity0:20
In this practical activity you will create basic pivot tables to summarize and aggregate data.
Practical Activity Completed4:44
The completed activity for the creating Pivot Tables exercise

Introduction to Methods of Aggregation1:15
Introduction to the Methods of Aggregation section of the course
Different Methods of Aggregation3:19
In this lesson you will learn how to calculate averages, min and max methods of aggregation
Combining Methods of Aggregation2:18
In this lesson you will learn how to combine average, max, min and sum aggregations into one table
CountUniques and Median Calculations4:41
In this lesson you will learn how to use the Median and CountUnique summarization methods
Custom Calculations5:03
In this lesson you will learn how to use the Calculated Field option to create your own custom calculations.
Grouping of Data3:02
In this lesson you will learn how to group items in Pivot Tables
Practical Activity0:45
Practical activity to practice different methods of aggregation.
Practical Activity Completed6:55
The completed activity for the methods of aggregation practical activity

Introduction to Comparison Charts0:40
Introduction to Comparison Charts
Creating Comparison Charts5:22
In this lesson you will learn how to create column and bar charts to display Pivot Table data
Creating Stacked Comparison Charts4:32
In this lesson you will learn how to use the stacked and 100% options for the column and bar charts.
Practical Activity0:13
A practical activity to create comparison charts
Practical Activity Completed4:32

Introduction to Trend / Time Analysis Section0:46
Introduction to the Trend Analysis section
Time Analysis Calculations3:43
In this lesson you will learn how to use the Pivot Table Group Date function to easily create reports displaying Year, Year and Quarter, Year and Month, and many more
Practical Activity Time Analysis Calculations0:20
Practical activity to practice creating reports using different date options.
Practical Activity Completed4:10
The completed practical activity for date calculations
Custom Date Field Calculations4:18
In this lesson learn how to create your own custom fields for Year, Month, WeekDay and others.
Trend Line Charts4:48
In this lesson you will learn how to use the Line charts to display trend data and analysis
Trend Area Charts4:29
In this lesson you will learn how to display and analyze trends using area graphs
Practical Activity Trend Analysis0:14
Practical activity for trend analysis and charts
Practical Activity Trend Analysis Completed4:16
The completed practical activity for trend analysis

Introduction to Filter Section0:42
Introduction to the Filter section
Create Text Filters3:57
In this lesson you will learn how to manually add and apply filters to your Pivot Tables
Create Numeric Filters3:03
In this lesson you will learn how to use the conditions filter
Create Date Filters1:41
Learn to use fields that are not part of the Pivot Table to filter the Pivot Table
Filters and Charts1:54
In this lesson you will learn how to create interactive charts using the Pivot Table filter option
Filters using Slicers2:58
Filters Practical Activity0:30
Practical activity for the Filters section
Filters Practical Activity Completed4:50
The completed practical activity for Filters

Introduction to Contribution Analysis0:44
Introduction to the Contribution Analysis section
Contribution Analysis and Tables5:13
In this lesson you will learn how to easily create percentage calculations for Tables
Contribution Analysis and Charts7:02
In this lesson you will learn how to display the percentages in charts
Practical Activity0:29
In this practical activity you will practice creating tables and charts with percentage calculations
Practical Activity Contribution Analysis Completed5:58
The completed activity for contribution analysis

Introduction to the Human Resource Section0:59
Introduction to the Human Resource data analysis section
Please download the training data0:01
Frequency Analysis and Grouping5:56
In this lesson you will group the Age field to easily create groupings for analysis
Grouping and Charts3:44
In this lesson you will learn how to work with frequency analysis and display the results using charts
Practical Activity Frequency Analysis0:32
In this practical activity you will practice creating grouping tables and charts
Completed Frequency Analysis Activity5:39
This is the completed activity for the Human Resource data section

Introduction to Conditional Formatting0:56
Introduction to the Conditional Formatting section
Conditional Formatting using Rules5:17
Learn to use conditional formatting to highlight important data
Conditional Formatting using Color Scales4:13
Practical Activity Conditional Formatting0:26
Practical activity to practice using conditional formatting
Completed Conditional Formatting Activity5:44
This video runs you through the completed conditional formatting activity

Requirements

Access to a Google account and Google Sheets
Using spreadsheets - Google Sheets or Excel

Description

Google Sheets offers many of the features of traditional spreadsheet products and is becoming an extremely popular tool for data analysis and reporting. Google Sheets makes it easy to setup and share data and information within the cloud.

In this course we explore one of the most powerful features of Google Sheets which is Pivot Tables. You will learn how to easily create powerful Pivot Tables and Graphs using a few clicks of the mouse.

This course is primarily for people who want to learn how to get Google Sheets to do the work for them, without having to write complicated formulas or functions to achieve data analysis.

COURSE CONTENT AND OUTCOMES

Learn to correctly structure your data
Create Pivot Tables to summarize and aggregate your data
Using Different Methods of Calculation - Sum,Count, Unique Count, Average, Median, Max, Min
Create your own powerful custom calculations
Create Time / Trend Analysis
Time / Trend Analysis graphs
Filter and ask questions of your data
Contribution Analysis - percentages
Contribution Analysis - graphs
Analyze Human Resource data - Create powerful reports
Learn to group Age and Salary data
Apply conditional formatting to data

ABOUT THE TRAINER

I am a Udemy Instructor Partner with more than 20 years' experience in training & management consulting. I specialise in training business users to learn powerful methods and techniques to transform data into useful information and intelligence as well as learning strong data analysis methodology using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power BI, Looker Studio (formerly Google Data Studio), Amazon QuickSight and ChatGPT.

WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING
This course is really amazing i would say it's easy to understand and to follow the examples
The size of the lessons are perfect, the instructor moves very clearly throughout each topic. Very easy to digest.
Ian is a phenomenal trainer. The course is easy to follow, digest, and provides practical hands on experience. I was so surprised to see real world human resource data analysis included, which was super helpful. I would love to see this course for HR professionals. I've gained a tremendous amount of insight to creating powerful reports and data analysis. Thank you!

DATA ANALYSIS COURSES ROADMAP

The tech industry is constantly evolving, there have been significant investments in the field of AI, machine learning and big data and this means there is a growing demand for data analysts. With the right skills and a proactive approach, a data analyst can reach unprecedented heights! I currently offer the following 14 courses on Udemy covering a wide variety of tools and skills that will empower you to confidently explore the dynamic realm of data analysis, gain valuable skills in data interpretation and drive intelligent, data driven decisions.

Microsoft Excel

Introduction to Analyzing Data with Excel Pivot Tables
Complete Introduction to Excel Power Pivot
Complete Introduction to Excel Power Query
Excel Interactive Dashboards and Data Analysis
Complete Introduction to Business Data Analysis
Tables and Formulas with Excel

Microsoft Power BI

Complete Introduction to Microsoft Power BI
Complete Introduction to Power BI Query Editor
Power BI Master Class-Data Models and DAX Formulas
Power BI Master Class - Dashboards and Power BI Service

Google

Complete Introduction to Google Sheets Pivot Tables
Complete Introduction to Looker Studio (formerly Google Data Studio)

Amazon QuickSight

Complete Introduction to Amazon QuickSight

ChatGPT

Introduction to Analyzing Data with ChatGPT

Who this course is for:

Google Sheet users who want to learn Pivot Tables
Excel users who want to learn how to use Google Sheets
Google Sheets users who want to learn to analyze and report data

Complete Introduction to Google Sheets Pivot Tables

What you'll learn

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Course content

Introduction4 lectures • 6min

Create Reports with Pivot Tables7 lectures • 22min

Methods of Aggregation and Grouping8 lectures • 27min

Comparison Charts5 lectures • 15min

Trend / Time Analysis Section9 lectures • 27min

Filters - Asking Questions of your Data8 lectures • 20min

Contribution Analysis5 lectures • 19min

Analyzing Human Resource Data6 lectures • 17min

Conditional Formatting5 lectures • 17min

Conclusion to the Course1 lecture • 1min

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for: