Practice Exercise 5 – Change the layout of a Pivot Table so that it displays data in the Compact Form
Compact View
The compact view is used when space is of a prime consideration although the readability factor is lower than using Outline or Tabular views
The compact view is used when space is of a prime consideration although the readability factor is lower than using Outline or Tabular views
Still use data file: RANGE TO TABLE TO PIVOT TABLE2.
STEP 2: Select any cell in the pivot table. Select the PivotTable Tools Design tab on the Ribbon as shown in FIGURE 2.
FIGURE 2
STEP 4: In Compact View (FIGURE 4), the Month, Region, and Market fields are all sharing the same column, Column A.
In Compact View (and Outline View) the Subtotals appear up at the top (default) of their section instead of at the bottom. The placement of Subtotals can be changed so that they appear at the bottom of the section if desired.
NOTE: The Compact View is the default view seen whenever you first create a pivot table.
In Compact View (and Outline View) the Subtotals appear up at the top (default) of their section instead of at the bottom. The placement of Subtotals can be changed so that they appear at the bottom of the section if desired.
NOTE: The Compact View is the default view seen whenever you first create a pivot table.
FIGURE 4
- In Compact View, the Month, Region, and Market fields are all sharing the same column, Column A.
- In Compact View (and Outline View) the Subtotals appear up at the top (default) of their section instead of at the bottom.
- The placement of Subtotals can be changed so that they appear at the bottom of the section if desired.
Practice Exercise 6 – Change the layout of a Pivot Table so that it displays data in the Outline Form
Outline View
The Outline View is used when readability is desired. Rather than have all of the row fields displayed in the first column, the Outline View displays each Row field in a separate column, thus improving the readability.
The Outline View is used when readability is desired. Rather than have all of the row fields displayed in the first column, the Outline View displays each Row field in a separate column, thus improving the readability.
STEP 3: Notice that in Outline View (FIGURE 7), the Row fields are not all contained in the first column, as is the case with the Compact View. In Outline View, separate columns are used to display the Year field, Month field, and Market Field. The Year field is in Column A, the Month field is in Column B, and the Market field is in Column C.
As with the Compact View, the default location for the Subtotals is up at the top of a section. You can change the location of the Subtotals to the bottom of a section if desired.
FIGURE 7
Practice Exercise 7 – Change the layout of a Pivot Table so that it displays data in the Tabular Form
Tabular View
Subtotals are placed at the bottom of the section they are in as the default; you cannot move subtotals up to the top of a section as you can with the Compact and Outline views.
The Tabular View is the best layout of the three if you anticipate using the data in another future analysis. The data is in a presentation that is most conducive for reuse since the readability factor is higher in the tabular view.
Subtotals are placed at the bottom of the section they are in as the default; you cannot move subtotals up to the top of a section as you can with the Compact and Outline views.
The Tabular View is the best layout of the three if you anticipate using the data in another future analysis. The data is in a presentation that is most conducive for reuse since the readability factor is higher in the tabular view.
Still use the data file, RANGE TO TABLE TO PIVOT TABLE2.
STEP 3: Here is the result of selecting “Show in Tabular Form” (FIGURE 10).
FIGURE 10
This is the end of the section. To continue go to Module 2 Section 2.3 Adding, Removing, Relocating Subtotals and Grand Totals; Practice Exercises 8 and 9