Microsoft Excel 365: Data Analysis with PivotTables

Duration

Half Day

 

Description 

Advances in technology have made it possible to store ever increasing amounts of data. Along with this, the need to analyze that data and gain actionable insight is greater than ever. You already have experience working with Excel and creating basic PivotTables to summarize data. But, Excel is capable of doing much more. Being able to harness the power of advanced PivotTable features and create PivotCharts will help you to gain a competitive edge. You will not only be able to summarize data for you to analyze, but also organize the data in a way that can be meaningfully presented to others. This leads to data-driven business decisions that have a better chance for success for everyone involved.

 

Prerequisites 

To ensure your success in this course, you should have experience working with Excel 365 at least to the intermediate level. You should already understand spreadsheet concepts and be comfortable creating basic PivotTables. You can obtain this level of skill and knowledge by taking the following courses:

·        Microsoft Office Excel 365: Level I

·        Microsoft Office Excel 365: Level II

 

Table of Contents

Lesson 1:              Preparing Data and Creating PivotTables

 Topic A:                Prepare Data

 Topic B:                Create a PivotTable from a Local Data Source

 Topic C:                Create a PivotTable from Multiple Local Data Sources

 Topic D:                Create a PivotTable from an External Data Source

 

Lesson 2:              Analyzing Data Using PivotTables

 Topic A:                Summarize PivotTable Data

 Topic B:                Organize PivotTable Data

 Topic C:                Filter PivotTable Data

 Topic D:                Format a PivotTable

 Topic E:                Refresh and Change PivotTable Data

 

Lesson 3:              Working with PivotCharts

 Topic A:                Create a PivotChart

 Topic B:                Manipulate PivotChart Data

 Topic C:                Format a PivotChart