Excel 2007 PivotTables and PivotCharts

Devoted entirely to PivotTables and PivotCharts, this book shows you how to take full advantage of these powerful tools, which enable you to pull meaningful information from masses of seemingly meaningless data. Loaded with illustrations and real-world examples, it takes you step by step through creating a PivotTable; formatting, filtering, and grouping data; creating PivotCharts from those data; and more. You'll learn to work with multidimensional data, how to create and manipulate PivotTables using VBA, and--most importantly--you'll discover what these tools can do for you.

Auteur

Peter G. Aitken has written some 45 books and hundreds of
articles on computer topics. His consulting firm, PGA Consulting,
focuses on services involving Excel, including programming, custom
templates, and troubleshooting. Peter is the coauthor of Excel
2007 Formulas and Functions For Dummies (Wiley).

John Walkenbach, Series Editor, has written more than 30
Excel books, including Excel 2007 VBA Programming For
Dummies and Excel 2007 Bible, also from Wiley. Visit his
popular Spreadsheet Page at www.j-walk.com/ss.

Texte du rabat
Take full advantage of Excel's interpretive power Why do you need another book on Excel? Because this one is devoted to PivotTables and PivotCharts, Excel's powerful tools that enable you to pull meaningful information from masses of seemingly meaningless datainformation you can actually use.

If you're new to PivotTables, this book is for you. Loaded with illustrations and real-world examples, it takes you step by step through creating a PivotTable; formatting, filtering, and grouping data; creating PivotCharts from those data; and more. You'll learn to work with multidimensional data and even how to create and manipulate PivotTables using VBA.

Most important, you'll discover what these tools can do for you. Are you ready?

Peter Aitken's Chart Toppers

• Topper # 1 Understanding and Creating PivotTables

• Topper # 2 Using Excel 2007's PivotTable Tools

• Topper # 3 Working with PivotCharts

• Topper # 4 Using External and Multidimensional Data

• Topper # 5 Programming PivotTables with VBA

Contenu

Introduction.

Part I: PivotTable Fundamentals.

Chapter 1: Understanding PivotTables and Charts.

Chapter 2: Understanding Data Sources for PivotTables.

Chapter 3: Using PivotTable Tools and Formatting.

Part II: PivotTables and Charts: Going Beyond the
Basics.

Chapter 4: Working with PivotTable Components.

Chapter 5: More About PivotTable Components.

Chapter 6: Understanding and Using PivotCharts.

Part III: Getting the Most out of PivotTables and
Charts.

Chapter 7: Using PivotTables with Multidimensional Data.

Chapter 8: Getting Hard Data from a PivotTable.

Chapter 9: PivotTable Alternatives.

Chapter 10: Programming PivotTables with VBA.

Appendix A: Troubleshooting PivotTables and PivotCharts.

Appendix B: Excel Version Differences for PivotTables.

Appendix C: An Excel Chart Primer.

Index.