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How to Use the GETPIVOTDATA Function in Microsoft Excel

The most basic example of a GETPIVOTDATA formula in Microsoft Excel is when the function is used to retrieve a grand total of all data in a PivotTable. In fact, the only thing you need to type is the ...
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I use Excel's TAKE and DROP to make top-10 lists that update themselves

Here's how Excel processes that request. First, the SORT function arranges the entire table by sales amount in descending ...
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Using Excel’s GROUPBY function as a PivotTable alternative

Q. Are there any alternatives to traditional PivotTables in Excel? A. The first thing that comes to mind is the function GROUPBY. The primary purpose of GROUPBY is to make data analysis easier by ...