Avoid PivotTable failures caused by merged cells, blank columns, and subtotals, with Power Query steps to clean the source data.

Q: How do I add a percentage-of-total column in a PivotTable in Excel 2010? Your PivotTable will now display the same two columns of data both numerically and as a percentage of total, as pictured ...

Joining or merging two columns together in Excel is something every business owner will need to do eventually. If you're importing data from another source, like a CSV file containing prospect names ...

When it comes to working with data, whether it's a basic list of entries or a large dataset, Excel is usually one of the go-to tools for most people, and for good reasons. First off, it allows you to ...

Protect your reports from source data changes by defining exactly which columns Power Query should keep, not remove.

Here at How-To Geek, we often talk about the benefits of using keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow. However, when you're creating a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel, the double-click shortcut ...

Excel's PivotTable feature lets you organize and summarize data into a meaningful report format without changing the data set. Beyond reporting, PivotTables offer a quick and easy way to analyze ...

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How to link a single slicer to two or more Excel PivotTables Your email has been sent Slicers are a great tool for filtering a data set or PivotTable. Learn how to use one slicer to manipulate more ...

You can take the text in one column and split it into multiple columns using the Convert Text to Columns Wizard. To get started, open the Excel Sheet in which you would like to split a single column ...

How to show details in a grouped PivotTable in Microsoft Excel Your email has been sent Microsoft Excel PivotTables turn data into useful information the same as other reporting tools. Most reports ...

Comparing two columns in Excel doesn’t have to be a difficult task, and to get the job done, we suggest using VLOOKUP. You see, not always; the columns you want to compare are in the same workbook or ...