Imagine being faced with a pile of data that you need to organize and summarize in a hurry. And what’s more, you have to present the information in a way that highlights specific aspects of the data.

If this sounds familiar, the PivotTable report feature in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 could be what you’re looking for. PivotTable reports are interactive tables that make it possible for you to move information around, so that you can see how it fits together. PivotTable reports help you to organize and compare data so that you can see patterns, trends, and relationships. And it takes only seconds to pivot the rows and columns of data from one view to another, like turning a kaleidoscope to see the different patterns.

Watch this demo to learn how to work with PivotTable reports.

How to do it (text version):

• Create a PivotTable report
• Create a PivotChart report
• 25 easy PivotTable reports

Online training:

• PivotTable I: What's so great about PivotTable reports?
• PivotTable II: Swing into action with PivotTable reports
• PivotTable III: Show off your PivotTable skills

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