Q&A for How to Create Pivot Tables in Excel

You can try using the PivotTable Options menu to resolve this issue. Go to the PivotTable Analyze tab > click the drop-down arrow under the PivotTable button > click Options > go to the Totals & Filters tab > check the box next to "Show grand totals for rows."

You can change a field name by right-clicking a value of the field in the pivot table > select Field Settings > and enter a new name in the "Custom Name" section.

There could be couple of reasons: the base file could be missing from original location, or you did not save the changes properly in the base file. Also, remember to save your pivot table before you can expect to see any changes reflected.

Data in pivot tables cannot be deleted. You can hide the row instead of delete it, or use filters to hide unwanted rows/data.

It should, yes. A pivot table is designed for large amounts of data.

Change the Layout. By default, the pivot table has the Compact Report Layout, and you can change that to Outline, so each Row field will be in a separate column. Then, move the Page field into the Row area, above the existing Row field. On the Ribbon, under PivotTable Tools, click the Design tab.

As the word pivot means revolving around a hinge, the same is case with pivot tables. In simple words, it creates dynamic fields which we can operate as we want. For example, we want to make any column into row, just drag it, we want to do total, average , count, just do it in a click. This makes using the document less time consuming.