Live Webinar – May 24th, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Mpug Member Free – Members only event

Whether you need to build an Excel-based dashboard, perform some serious data analysis, or simply summarize data for a personal project, Pivot Tables are one of the most powerful tools in Excel’s data analysis and Business Intelligence (BI) toolkit.

With just a few clicks of the mouse (and no complicated formulas!) you can quickly and easily build the reports, dashboards and charts that help you to summarize, analyze, interpret and understand your data which in turn helps you to spot trends and get answers to the important questions on which you base your key business decisions.

However, Pivot Tables suffer from several limitations, leaving users frustrated and looking for workarounds. Enter Power Pivot, a free pre-installed add-in from Microsoft. Power Pivot helps you to overcome those limitations.

From global enterprises to early-stage startups and small businesses, people everywhere use Pivot Tables to summarize and understand their data. Learning how to create Pivot Tables is one of the must have skills for anyone who needs to use Excel to quickly build reports and summaries. This training will provide you with a solid foundation that you can use to build your own pivot tables and reports.

Learning Objectives (This Session ):

• ntroduction to DAX (the Power Pivot formula language)
• Performing a Lookup with DAX
• DAX Calculated Columns v Query Editor Calculated Columns
• Introduction to Measures
• The all-important Calculate function
• CUBE functions – letting the worksheet talk to The Data Model

Learning Objectives (This Series):

• Use Pivot Tables to turn raw data into meaningful and insightful reports and summaries
• Structure your raw data in the right way
• Design and format your Pivot Table reports so that they are easy to read and understand
• Summarize your data in different ways including totals, counts and percentages
• Convert a Pivot Table into a chart
• Use Slicers to create interactive Pivot Table Filters
• Understand the benefits of Power Pivot and The Data Model
• Import data into The Data Model – the why and how
• Create Pivot Tables from multiple lists or sources
• Avoid the issues that surround working with large datasets
• Understand the basics of the DAX formula language to create Pivot Table based formulas

Presenter: Mike Thomas (LinkedIn profile) an SME in IT training business since 1989, his primary focus and passion being Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and Power BI. In 2012 Mike founded The Excel Trainer where he has produced nearly 200 written and video-based Excel tutorials. He has recorded several Excel training courses. Mike is a Fellow of The Learning and Performance Institute and has worked with and for a large number of global and UK-based companies and organizations across a diverse range of sectors. In addition to training, he also designs and develops Microsoft Office-based solutions that automate key business tasks and processes.

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Excel: From Raw Data To Actionable Insights. Mastering Pivot Tables & Power Pivot (3 of 3)

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