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Pivot table basics

35 min

Summarize huge tables into a report with a few clicks.

Step 1 of 4

In this lesson

  • Pivots group raw rows into summaries
  • Rows = categories, Values = what to measure
  • Sum, count, or average the values
  • Here we replicate the result with SUMIFS
Live practice sheet
ABCDEFGHI
1DateRegionOrder #Revenue
22026-01-02North10011250
32026-01-03South10023400
42026-01-05North10038700
52026-01-08West10045200
62026-01-11North100511500
72026-01-13South100618100
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9North21450
10South21500
11West5200
12
13
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The highlighted cells show where this lesson's formula lives. Use the prompts on the left to rebuild it yourself.