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.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to use Excel 2016 advanced PivotTable functionality to analyze your raw data.
You will:
- Prepare data for PivotTable reporting and create PivotTables from various data sources.
- Analyze Data Using PivotTables.
- Work with PivotCharts.
Prerequisites
To ensure your success in this course, you should have experience working with Excel 2016 and PivotTables. 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® 2016: Part 1
- Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 2
Target Student
Students taking this course are experienced Excel users who are seeking to advance their data analysis capabilities by using PivotTables.
Course-specific Technical Requirements
Hardware
For this course, you will need one workstation for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:
- 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor
- 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
- 25 GB available disk space
- DirectX 10 graphics card and a 1,024 × 576 or higher resolution monitor (1,024 × 768 resolution or higher monitor recommended)
- Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
- Network cards and cabling for local network access
- Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
- Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
- Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
Software
- Microsoft® Office Professional Plus 2016
- Microsoft® Windows® 10 Professional or EnterpriseIf you are planning to follow this course with the Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Data Analysis with PowerPivot course, you must install the Microsoft Office 2016 Professional Plus suite instead of the plain Professional version in order to have access to the PowerPivot add-in.
Course duration
5 Days
Course outline
Lesson 1: Preparing Data and Creating PivotTables
TopicA: Prepare Data
TopicB: Create a PivotTable from a Local Data Source
TopicC: Create a PivotTable from Multiple Local Data Sources
TopicD: Create a PivotTable from an External Data Source
Lesson 2: Analyzing Data Using PivotTables
TopicA: Summarize PivotTable Data
TopicB: Organize PivotTable Data
TopicC: Filter PivotTable Data
TopicD: Format a PivotTable
TopicE: Refresh and Change PivotTable Data
Lesson 3: Working with PivotCharts
TopicA: Create a PivotChart
TopicB: Manipulate PivotChart Data
TopicC: Format a PivotChart
