
Learn more about this course, it's structure and the best way to learn Pivot Tables.
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Get to know what PivotTables are.
Get to know the work file for this teaching section and how to use it.
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Learn which data requirements need to be met in order to create a Pivot Table.
In this lecture we perform some data cleanups. Learn how to approach such a data cleanup.
It's time to eventually create your first Pivot Table. This lecture shows you how to do it.
Learn how to quickly perform your first simple data analyses to draw conclusions from your aggregated Pivot Table data.
Based on the previous lecture we will expand the scope of the data analyses.
Learn how to apply basic formatting as number formats in Pivot Tables. There is a fundamental difference in number and cell formatting which will be explained in this lecture.
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Get a preview of what you will learn in this teaching section. It's all about the menus and settings of a Pivot Table.
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Learn everything about the PivotTable Analyze Tab.
Learn everything about the Design Tab.
Learn how you can group your data in Pivot Tables.
Learn how to apply usability friendly filter interfaces with slicers and timelines in Pivot Tables.
Learn how to create and add PivotCharts for Pivot Tables.
Learn how to customize the field list view to your own needs.
Learn everything about the options that you find in the context menu of a Pivot Table.
Learn how you can change the meaning of your aggregated data wit the "Show Values As" option in a Pivot Table.
Get to know all the settings in the Pivot Table Options.
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Learn what Fields and Items are.
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Learn how to create Calculated Fields.
Learn how to create Calculated Items.
Calculated Fields and Items carry some complexity which can lead to errors in your calculations. Those pitfalls are outlined in this lecture.
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You will learn what a dashboard is.
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In this lecture we define the requirements for our dashboard. Three basic questions are defined which the dashboard should be based on.
We will answer the previously defined questions and create Pivot Tables that answer those questions.
To spice everything up we will add slicers and timelines to our Pivot Tables to make everything more dynamic.
In this lecture we tidy everything up for a better visual appeal.
The dashboard is finisihed and in this lecture you will learn how you can work with your dashboard and how to dig into your data.
Here you find the finished version of the dashboard as we have built it throughout this section.
See what you will expect in this section and how to use the excercise file.
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In this lecture you find a complete walk through of all questions.
See an example how you can manage raw data with a "Table".
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A quick refresher on recommended Pivot Tables.
Double clicking on cell values was mentioned in previous lectures already. In this lecture you also learn where you can disable this feature, if needed.
Learn more about the filter options that you find in the table headers of a Pivot Table.
In this lecture you learn how Excel treats time or date values and what that means for applying timelines in Pivot Tables. Did you know that Excel starts dates on 01.01.1900? Find out more.
Learn how to convert text values into date or numerical values with the help of Excel functions.
In one of the previous sections we scratched the topic of conditional cell formatting. Find out more about conditional formatting in this lecture.
Learn more about how to manage existing calculated fields and items in Pivot Tables.
Learn how you can significantly reduce file size by applying the right Pivot Table options.
Pivot Tables that are based on the same data source share the same Pivot Table cache. In this lecture you learn how you can make Pivot Tables independent of each other, so that applied groups or calculated fields or items don't roll over to other Pivot Tables.
Pivot Tables automatically group date or time values for you. This is great, but if you don't want that feature then just check out this lecture to find out how to disable it.
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With this course you get:
Complete hands-on Excel Pivot Tables Guide
24/7-Access to all lectures, Pivot Tables project files
Learn hot to perform data analysis with Pivot Tables
Access to course Q&A forums to ask questions
A skills test including a complete solution guide
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30 day money-back guarantee!
Tought in Excel version (2019/365)
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What is this Pivot Tables course about?
Excel Pivot Tables are one of the most powerful tools that come with Microsoft Excel. They are a must for any data analyst to dig into data, perform data analysis and draw conclusions.
What is a Pivot Table?
The word “Pivot” itself is defined as the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates. And that is exactly what pivot tables do. A Pivot Table turns your data. Pivot tables are also known as so called cross tables.
A Pivot Table is a very powerful Excel tool for structurally evaluating data in a simple tabular form. The underlying data source is summarised in a way that important properties of the data are represented in a simple overview of aggregated data.
Why do you need Excel Pivot Tables?
With Pivot Tables you basically flip your data to explore new dimensions to perform data analysis. This tool allows you to break down and reduce huge amounts of data to a basic tabular form that reveals new insights about your data.
In addition you can create stunning Excel Dashboards with the help of Excel Pivot Tables. With so called "slicers" you can enrich your data analysis and summaries with a user friendly interface to dig into your data. This way you can draw conclusions that you may not even have thought of beforehand.
With the right approach you can perform data analysis on any kind of data such as sales data or marketing performance data. Whatever your use case will be. With Pivot Tables you have a tool at hand which allows you to create any kind of KPI driven Excel dashboards to draw meaningful and actionable insights.
This Pivot Tables course gives you a comprehensive and hands-on deep dive through the ins and outs of Pivot Tables and related data analysis. You will learn everything from scratch, like properly preparing your raw data, creating pivot tables, adding charts and filters up to eventually creating a fully functional reporting Excel Dashboard. But it's not only me doing stuff in this course. There is an exercise teaching section waiting for you. You receive a raw data set on that you will run some data analysis on your own. With the help of Pivot Tables you will then answer a bunch of questions.
You will follow me directly on my screen and can work in parallel with the provided Excel work files.
Find some of the most important topic areas of this course below:
Data Requirements to your raw data
How to tackle a Data Clean up
Performing Data Analysis with Pivot Tables
360° exploration of Navigation and Menus around Pivot Tables
Creating Pivot Charts
Calculated Fields and Items (and all the pitfalls of those)
Create Interactive Excel Dashboards with Pivot Tables (Excel 2010 and higher)
Pimping up usability with slicers and timelines (Excel 2010 and higher)
Test your Pivot Tables skills, run your own data analysis and answer questions
This course is a hands-on experience and we will work with a sample data set to explore all the functionalities around Pivot Tables. You can work in parallel with the Excel work files to try everything out, one by one, as I am showing you on my screen.
In a world, where data analytics become more and more a demanded skill in businesses, this course is exactly the right place to start extending your Microsoft Excel skills. After this course you are able to transform any kind of raw data into meaningful summaries, run your own data analysis and draw conclusions, all with the help of Excel Pivot Tables.
I am here to help you levelling up in Excel. So, I am more than happy to welcome you on the other side in my course.
Cheers,
Georg - Certified Microsoft Office Specialist Expert (Excel)
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A skills test including a complete solution guide
Learn all the INs and OUTs of Pivot Tables
Learn to perform your own data analysis with Pivot Tables
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Taught in Microsoft Excel version (2019/365)
Compatible with Microsoft Excel 2007 (limited), Excel 2010, Excel 2013, Excel 2016 and Excel 2019 or Office 365