PivotTables can do more than you think, from splitting reports by category to calculating unique counts and percentage growth.

Many of these errors start long before you click "Insert." ...

To display specific values in a PivotTable in Microsoft Excel, use one of the many built-in filters, such as Top 10. In a previous TechRepublic article, How to highlight the top n values in a ...

Microsoft Excel has more dataviz capabilities than you may realize. Find out how to make your data stand out with charts, PivotTables, sparklines, slicers and more. Everyone knows Microsoft Excel as a ...

Ever wondered how some managers seem to have a sixth sense for spotting trends and making data-driven decisions? What if you could unlock that same ability with just a few clicks in Excel? Excel Pivot ...

If you’ve ever found yourself wrestling with Excel’s traditional Pivot Tables, you know the frustration of hitting their limitations. They’re great for basic tasks but can leave you scratching your ...

There are lots of ways to return the top or bottom n records from a data set in Microsoft Excel, but the new dynamic array functions make doing so easier than ever. Returning the top or bottom n ...

Q. I usually like Excel PivotTables, but because they don’t allow me to do certain things, such as delete cells or insert new columns or rows, I’m wondering if there is a reasonable alternative? A.