Joshua Ross - Excel Pivot Tables: Comprehensive Beginners Guide To Get Started and Learn Excel Pivot Tables from A-Z

There is no second-guessing that fact that Pivot Tables are one of the most powerful and awesome tools in Excel. Nevertheless, not a lot of people who use Excel know how to use this tool. In fact, some will prefer to focus on using other tools and completely leave out Pivot Tables because they have attempted to use them at some point but couldnt figure out how to properly.

Pivot Tables appear very complex to many Excel usersand rightly so considering the very powerful results they can generate. But that is as far removed from the truth as the day is from the night. When you understand how Pivot Tables work, youll wonder why you havent given them more of a chance.

Then there are those who have tried to learn how to use Pivot Tables by using the help file in Excel, yet they failed to grasp them. Others have invested time and money to get instruction manuals or tutorials that attempt to explain this powerful Excel tool, but because of the somewhat complex style of presentation of such manuals, it becomes difficult to comprehend and further discourages those who are willing to learn. Even some of the tutorials that are relatively easy to read do not contain real-life applications of Pivot Table functions. Its a bit like learning abstract things that dont really have any meaningful impact on your life.

In this guidebook, I have presented all the steps you will need to understand and use Excels Pivot Tables. I have taken the time to build this comprehensive guide from scratch, to finish with step-by-step instructions, including screenshots, to help you conceptualize what is being taught in this guide. I have left no stone unturned in order to give you the very best explanation with regards to Pivot Tables.

If you follow the easy to implement steps in this guidebook, it is my promise to you that your Excel work output will drastically increase, thereby saving you time and unnecessary hassle. By the time you really get the hang of using Pivot Tables, you will see how the information you generate using them will greatly impact positively on decision-making and saving time, both for you and for your organization (if you use Excel for a company). Aside from giving you clear and easy steps to perform each task, I have also included likely scenarios where you may find a use for the Pivot Table functions explained in this book.

Many times, users who attempt to use Pivot Tables (and other complex tools), tend to get frustrated when they have to follow a method that does not give them room for customization. I have been there, so I understand exactly how it feels. That is why in this guidebook, you do not only get steps on the how-to of Pivot Tables; I also give you tips and workarounds that will save you a lot of headaches and frustration.

Take your time to follow this guidebook chapter by chapter to really get in the flow of things. However, if you are already an expert in Excel, you may choose to skip around to look for specific areas of interest to you. I assure you, you will find how to easily perform whatever it is you wish to accomplish with Pivot Tables in this guidebook.

For those who may be completely new to Excel or Pivot Tables, I encourage you to keep this book handy as you may need to consult it from time to time. I am yet to see or hear of anyone who read a book only once and became well acquainted with its contents. For you to become adept at using Pivot Tables, I anticipate that you will need to refer to this guide quite often, especially at the start of your Pivot Table learning journey.

This book is designed with the aim of easing your work in Excel using the amazing power of Pivot Tables. Therefore, be ready to experience Excel in a way you have never experienced before. If you have had a not-so-pleasing experience using Pivot Tables in the past, I encourage you to set aside any reluctance you may currently have and decide to give them one final shot.

It is time to not think of Pivot Tables as being very complex to use and reserved for those who have very high IQs. From my experience, Pivot Tables are fun and simple to use. And I honestly hope you have the same experience, too.