Course Description
Advances in technology have made it possible to store ever-increasing amounts of data. Along with this, the need to analyze data and gain actionable insight isgreater than ever. You already have experience working with Microsoft® Excel® and creating basic PivotTables to summarize data. But Excel is capable of doing much more. Being able to harness the power of advanced PivotTable features and create PivotCharts will help you to gain a competitive edge. You will not only be able to summarize data for you to analyze, but also organize the data in a way that can be meaningfully presented to others. This leads to data-driven business decisions that have a better chance for success for everyone involved.
Course Objectives
In this course, you will use the advanced PivotTable functionality in Excel to analyze your raw data. You will:
Prepare data for PivotTable reporting and create PivotTables from various data sources.
Analyze data by using PivotTables.
Work with PivotCharts.
Agenda
Agenda
1 - Preparing Data and Creating PivotTables
Topic A: Prepare Data
Topic B: Create a PivotTable from a Local Data Source
Topic C: Create a PivotTable from Multiple Local Data Sources
Topic D: Create a PivotTable from an External Data Source
2 - Analyzing Data by Using PivotTables
Topic A: Summarize PivotTable Data
Topic B: Organize PivotTable Data
Topic C: Filter PivotTable Data
Topic D: Format a PivotTable
Topic E: Refresh and Change PivotTable Data
3 - Working with PivotCharts
Topic A: Create a PivotChart
Topic B: Manipulate PivotChart Data
Topic C: Format a PivotChart
Audience
Who Should Attend
Students taking this course are experienced Excel users who are seeking to advance their data analysis capabilities by using PivotTables.