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The Complete Excel Pivot Tables Course: Beginner to Advanced

Learn and Master Pivot Tables in Excel with this Beginner to Advanced course from Microsoft experts, Simon Sez IT!
Instructor:
Simon Sez IT
1,310 students enrolled
English [CC]
Cleaning and preparing your data
How to create PivotTables
Using the fields pane and adding fields and calculated fields
How to use the value field settings
Formatting numbers in PivotTable
Different ways to summarize data
Grouping and ungrouping PivotTable data and dealing with errors
Using multiple fields and dimension
Methods of aggregation
Choosing and locking the report layout
How to format PivotTables and apply styles
Basic to advanced sorting and filtering
Creating PivotCharts and adding sparklines and slicers
Selecting the right chart to present your data
Adding slicers and timelines and applying them to multiple tables
Combining data from multiple worksheets for a PivotTable
All about the GETPIVOTDATA function
How to use 3D maps from a PivotTable
Adding new data to the original source dataset
Updating your data in a PivotTable and PivotChart
Using conditional formatting in a PivotTable
How to create amazing dashboards

**This course includes downloadable course instructor files and exercise files to work with and follow along.**

Data analysis is essential in today’s data-driven world. Data is crucial in understanding businesses, analyzing trends, and forecasting your business needs. It is crucial that you have the relevant skills to handle and analyze data efficiently.

PivotTable is a vital Excel skill for big data analysis and visualization jobs. PivotTables are an interactive way of quickly summarizing large amounts of data by grouping and aggregating datasets, letting you analyze the information in a clear and effective manner.

This course will discuss the importance of cleaning your data before creating your first PivotTable. You will also learn how to create PivotCharts and format your PivotTables and charts. We teach you how to make the most of this powerful data analysis tool by using some of its advanced features, including advanced sorting, slicers, timelines, calculated fields, and conditional formatting.

This course is aimed at those brand new to PivotTables and also intermediate users looking to expand their Excel skills. You can download the Excel data files that the instructor uses in the tutorials so you can readily follow along.

This course covers:

  • Cleaning and preparing your data

  • How to create PivotTables

  • Using the fields pane and adding fields and calculated fields

  • How to use the value field settings

  • Formatting numbers in PivotTable

  • Different ways to summarize data

  • Grouping and ungrouping PivotTable data and dealing with errors

  • Using multiple fields and dimension

  • Methods of aggregation

  • Choosing and locking the report layout

  • How to format PivotTables and apply styles

  • Basic to advanced sorting and filtering

  • Creating PivotCharts and adding sparklines and slicers

  • Selecting the right chart to present your data

  • Adding slicers and timelines and applying them to multiple tables

  • Combining data from multiple worksheets for a PivotTable

  • All about the GETPIVOTDATA function

  • How to use 3D maps from a PivotTable

  • Adding new data to the original source dataset

  • Updating your data in a PivotTable and PivotChart

  • Using conditional formatting in a PivotTable

  • How to create amazing dashboards

This course bundle includes:

  1. 13+ hours of video tutorials

  2. 100+ individual video lectures

  3. Certificate of completion

  4. Course and exercise files to follow along

Beginner: Introduction

1
Course Introduction
2
WATCH ME: Essential Information for a Successful Training Experience
3
DOWNLOAD ME: Course Exercise Files
4
DOWNLOAD ME: Course Support Files
5
What are Pivot Tables and Why are They Useful?
6
Section Quiz

Beginner: Preparing Data for Analysis

1
The Importance of Cleaning Data
2
Removing Blank Rows
3
Removing Duplicate Rows
4
Clearing Formatting
5
Applying Number Formatting
6
Changing the Case
7
Removing Spaces and Non-printing Characters
8
Merging and Splitting Columns
9
Convert Numbers Stored as Text
10
Finding and Replacing Text
11
Spell Check
12
Exercise 01
13
Section Quiz

Beginner: The Importance of Excel Tables

1
Excel Tables vs Pivot Tables
2
Format Data as a Table
3
Exercise 02
4
Section Quiz

Beginner: Creating a Basic Pivot Table Report

1
Using Recommended Pivot Tables
2
Creating a Pivot Table from Scratch
3
Pivot Table Ribbons and Fields
4
Pivoting the Fields
5
Adding Multiple Dimensions
6
Deleting Fields and Locking the Report Layout
7
Exercise 03
8
Section Quiz

Beginner: Aggregation and Grouping

1
Methods of Aggregation
2
Combining Methods of Aggregation
3
Grouping and Ungrouping Data
4
Exercise 04
5
Section Quiz

Beginner: Formatting Values

1
Applying Number Formatting
2
Handling Cells with No Data
3
Exercise 05
4
Section Quiz

Beginner: Layout Options

1
Subtotals and Grand Totals
2
Choosing a Report Layout
3
Inserting Blank Rows
4
Exercise 06
5
Section Quiz

Beginner: Formatting Pivot Tables

1
Applying Pivot Table Styles
2
Modifying Pivot Table Styles
3
Creating a Custom Pivot Table Style
4
Exercise 07
5
Section Quiz

Beginner: Sorting and Filtering

1
Sorting Pivot Table Data
2
Filtering Pivot Table Data
3
Top 10 Filter
4
Exercise 08
5
Section Quiz

Beginner: Creating Pivot Charts

1
Selecting the Right Chart Type
2
Clustered Column and Bar Charts
3
Line Charts
4
Pie and Donut Charts
5
Map Charts
6
Applying Chart Layouts
7
Exercise 09
8
Section Quiz

Beginner: Formatting Pivot Charts

1
Adding a Slicer
2
Formatting a Slicer
3
Adding a Timeline
4
Connecting Slicers and Timelines
5
Exercise 10
6
Section Quiz

Beginner: Applying Conditional Formatting

1
Highlight Cell Rules
2
Data Bars
3
Color Scales
4
Icon Sets
5
Exercise 11
6
Section Quiz

Beginner: Updating Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts

1
Adding Data to the Dataset
2
Updating Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts
3
Exercise 12
4
Section Quiz

Beginner: Course Close and Next Steps

1
Course Close and Next Steps

Advanced: Introduction

1
Introduction to Advanced Pivot Tables
2
WATCH ME: Essential Information for a Successful Training Experience
3
DOWNLOAD ME: Course Exercise Files
4
DOWNLOAD ME: Course Support Files
5
PivotTables Recap
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