Excel Tips



What Happened to Multiple Consolidation Ranges in Pivot Tables? »

February 9, 2023

Microsoft seems to have eliminated the PivotTable and PivotChart Wizard in Excel 2007, so now how can I select Multiple Consolidation Ranges?


Create a Pivot Table from Access Data »

February 8, 2023

I have 10 kazillion records in an Access table. I would like to create a pivot table for this data.


Fix Misspelled Customer Names »

February 7, 2023

I collect data from sales reps. There must be a half dozen ways that they enter General Electric.


Use a Pivot Table When There Is No Numeric Data »

February 6, 2023

My data set contains a list of manufacturing defects found in quality inspection for one month. I have fields for date, manufacturing line, and defects. There are no numeric fields. Can I analyze this data with a pivot table?


Use a Pivot Table to Compare Two Lists »

February 3, 2023

I have two lists of data. One is from a forecasting system. One is from our order entry system. I want to compare both list. Although both lists happen to have twenty customers, they are not the same twenty customers.


Create a Unique List of Customers with a Pivot Table »

February 2, 2023

I need to create a unique list of customers from a large list.


Show Months with Zero Sales »

February 1, 2023

I built a pivot table to show sales by month for one customer. For the large customers, I get all 12 months.


Show Customer Account & Name »

January 31, 2023

My source data comes from the sales reps. They don’t use consistent names, so I end up with multiple customer names for one account number.