Sort and filter inside a pivot

Sort a pivot table by its totals, largest first, and filter it to the items you pick.

Confident · 11 min · 13 steps

In this lesson

  • A pivot table makes its own order, A to Z by default. Sorting your data doesn't change it.
  • Sort the pivot table by its totals to put the biggest first.
  • Filter the pivot table to keep only the items you pick. The Grand Total then adds up only those.

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Your first pivot table

Turn 200 rows of sales into totals by region, read the answer, and re-ask the question by rep or product.

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Skill
Pivot tables
Stage
Confident

Where it sits in Pivot tables 13 lessons

And 5 more, up to Project: sales by region and month. See the whole skill

The steps

13 steps: 3 explanations, 7 Do this, 3 questions, then Your turn.

Try a free lesson first

Your first pivot table

Turn 200 rows of sales into totals by region, read the answer, and re-ask the question by rep or product.

Confident · 10 min · Free, with no sign-up

Do the free lesson on your computer.

Send yourself the link and open it on a laptop or desktop.

On your computer, go tolearnford.com/go/WE33