When you have a massive Excel workbook overflowing with data, trying to make sense of it can feel like a tough task at times.

This simple pivot table displays daily amounts for each person, summing amounts that share the same date. Because there’s a date, Excel automatically adds date components, such as month, quarter ...

Key Takeaways : Pivot Tables summarize large datasets with ease, making data analysis more efficient. Customizing fields in rows, columns, values, and filters provides flexible data views.

A few months back, Dave showed you how to use Excel pivot tables to better visualize your spreadsheet data. (If you missed the post, be sure to check it out -- it has video!) Of course, if you've ...

Pivot tables in Google Sheets summarize smaller sets of data from a more extensive dataset and can be sorted by rows, ... (For something like months, try 12, 1, or 2, for example).

Creating the table Now, select the data. Using Excel, this is as simple as clicking and dragging over the data. Now select the 'Insert' tab and then 'Pivot Table'. It is best to insert the table into ...