Up-to-date information can be critical; these 4 tips will add flexibility and increase efficiency when refreshing pivot tables. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto PivotTable objects are only as good as ...

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

Data wonks, rejoice! Pivot tables now automatically refresh themselves in a new beta version of Microsoft Excel. You might expect that pivot tables—which can be used to summarize rows and columns of ...

Several readers have submitted questions about Excel 2010 and 2007 PivotTables, as follows: Q1: Why does Excel insert the GETPIVOTDATA function into a formula when you use the mouse pointer to refer ...

How to display the top n records in an Excel PivotTable using built-in options Your email has been sent In a previous TechRepublic article, How to highlight the top n values in a Microsoft Excel sheet ...