Course Name: Introduction to IT Lab
Topic: MS-Excel (Pivot Table)
L EC T UR ER: E N G. I S R AA A LQATOW
DEPARTMENT OF I NFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
What is the Pivot Table
A pivot table is a summary of your data, packaged in
a chart that lets you report on and explore trends
based on your information. Pivot tables are
particularly useful if you have long rows or columns
that hold values you need to track the sums of and
easily compare to one another.
Pivot table example
Step 1
1. Click any single cell inside the data set.
2. On the Insert tab, in the Tables group, click PivotTable.
The following dialog box appears. Excel automatically selects the data
for you. The default location for a new pivot table is New Worksheet.
3. Click OK.
Step 2
Step 3
Drag fields
The PivotTable Fields pane appears.
To get the total amount exported of
each product, drag the following fields
to the different areas.
1. Product field to the Rows area.
2. Amount field to the Values area.
3. Country field to the Filters area.
Step 4
Below you can find the pivot table. Bananas are our main export
product. That's how easy pivot tables can be!