An instructional video on how to create a Pivot Table in Microsoft Excel 2016 on a Mac.
This Excel tutorial explains how to create a pivot table in Excel 2016 (with screenshots and step-by-step instructions).
See solution in other versions of Excel:
What is a Pivot Table?
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A pivot table is a tool that allows you to quickly summarize and analyze data in your spreadsheet.
You can use a pivot table when:
- You want to arrange and summarize your data.
- The data in your spreadsheet is too large and complex to analyze in its original format.
If you want to follow along with this tutorial, download the example spreadsheet.
Steps to Create a Pivot Table
To create a pivot table in Excel 2016, you will need to do the following steps:
- Before we get started, we first want to show you the data for the pivot table. In this example, the data is found on Sheet1.
- Highlight the cell where you'd like to create the pivot table. In this example, we've selected cell A1 on Sheet2.
- Next, select the Insert tab from the toolbar at the top of the screen. In the Tables group, click on the Tables button and select PivotTable from the popup menu.
- A Create PivotTable window should appear. Select the range of data for the pivot table and click on the OK button. In this example, we've chosen cells A1 to F16 in Sheet1 as indicated by
Sheet1!$A$1:$F$16
.Your pivot table should now appear as follows: - Next, choose the fields to add to the report. In this example, we've selected the checkboxes next to the Order ID and Quantity fields.
- Next in the Values section, click on the 'Sum of Order ID' and drag it to the Rows section.
- Finally, we want the title in cell A1 to show as 'Order ID' instead of 'Row Labels'. To do this, select cell A1 and type Order ID.Your pivot table should now display the total quantity for each Order ID as follows:Congratulations, you have finished creating your first pivot table in Excel 2016!
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This Excel tutorial explains how to define a named range in Excel 2016 (with screenshots and step-by-step instructions).
See solution in other versions of Excel:
If you want to follow along with this tutorial, download the example spreadsheet.
Question: In Microsoft Excel 2016, how do I set up a named range so that I can use it in a formula?
Answer: A named range is a descriptive name for a collection of cells or range in a worksheet. To add a named range, select the range of cells that you wish to name. In this example, we've selected all cells in column A.
Then select the Formulas tab in the toolbar at the top of the screen and click on the Define Name button in the Defined Names group.
When the New Name window appears, enter a descriptive name for the range. The name can be up to 255 characters in length. In this example, we've entered Order_ID as the name for the range.
Then in the 'Refers to' box, enter the range of cells that the name applies to. In this example, the range is automatically set to
=Sheet1!$A:$A
because this is the range of cells that we previously highlighted.Then click on the OK button.
Now when you return to the spreadsheet, you will see the name Order_ID appear in the Name box (circled in red in the image below). The Name box can be found at the left end of the formula box. Now whenever you select column A, you will see this range name appear in the Name box.
Now that you have set up this named range, you can use Order_ID in formulas to refer to Column A in Sheet1.
For example:
This SUM formula would add up all of the Order ID values in column A of Sheet1.