How to use Pivot Tables in Google Sheets (Tutorial)
Using pivot tables in Google Sheets is one of the best ways to analyze your spreadsheet data. You can learn what all those rows and columns really mean no matter how much data is in your Google Sheet. In this video, Scott Friesen shows you how to get started with pivot tables even if you are a beginner.
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0:00 Why using Pivot Tables is important
0:45 How to start a Pivot Table in Google Sheets
1:35 Understanding the layout of a Pivot Table
2:29 Adding Rows to your Pivot Table in Sheets
4:00 Adding Columns to your Pivot Table in Sheets
4:44 Selecting Values for your Pivot Table in Sheets
5:40 Changing Values in the Pivot Table
7:04 Adding & Editing Filters in the Pivot Table
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Perfect timing! Today I need to create a pivot table in Google Sheets and didn't know how. Thanks for all the useful videos.
@Simpletivity
3 жыл бұрын
You are most welcome! So glad for the perfect timing!
Most helpful pivot table tutorial I've seen on KZread! Thanks so much!
@Simpletivity
Жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks!
very useful and helpful Thank you Scott and the team simpletivity :)
Im literally hired now and only learning about this. Thank you soo much. It's such a big help
I think everyone will agree with me that we need more videos on pivot table to familiarize ourselves as well get to see other options in Google sheets. Please like if you agree...
@Simpletivity
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing very simple and easy. Glad I found your channel 👌
@Simpletivity
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! I'm so glad you found this channel as well.
This was very helpful! I see links all the time, but never saw an explanation for how pivot tables work.
@Simpletivity
3 жыл бұрын
All the best as you explore this essential feature!
is there any way to sort the MMM-YYYY column accordingly or we could only sort by ascending/ descending order?
Thank you, this is so helpful and clear!
God this is such an amazing turtorial , Been watching an 8 course specialization and in that they made used Pivot tables 4 diffrent table but never was I able to gasp the the actual concept thank you
@Simpletivity
4 ай бұрын
I'm so glad that you found this helpful! Thanks for sharing your experience.
Very well done and easy to understand. I appreciate your work . . .
@Simpletivity
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Greg.
That's it... Jeez man. It's all over every job I search. Great explaination! Thank you
Wow What a tutorial. Thanks. This was very helpful!
This helped me finish my 2022 bookkeeping -- thank you so much!
@Simpletivity
Жыл бұрын
You are most welcome. So glad that this video could help!
Very easy to understanding!! Thank you 😊
@Simpletivity
Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that!
I'm curious where the More Sorting Options is for ways to sort by month since a basic Ascending > Descending does not put the months in order. Do you have a video or instruction for how to navigate to this? Thank you
Great! Learning what are pivot tables was in my todo list. Not anymore! Now I just need to see if & how I can use them with my sheets.
wow! very clear explanation! thank you! 😊
@Simpletivity
2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
This is so so helpful- thank you so much!
@Simpletivity
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Jess!
Thank you. Simple and awesome!
Perfect! Thank you
This is an amazing breakdown.. Thank you!
@Simpletivity
Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
Hi, thanks for sharing! I wonder if you could share an exercise google sheet to practice with? Perhaps the same one you used as the example in this video. Thanks :)
@MMz_AlMasri
2 жыл бұрын
+1
@japossert
Жыл бұрын
+1
It's not directly related, but I have a question I'd hoped I might be able to use a pivot table to solve. Unfortunately it looks like not. I have a bunch of paired columns in my data and I want to SUMIF all of them simultaneously. Using example date, I wrote a formula to do what I want, but it's already bulky when only including three of the pairs then there are like 20: I even managed to make an array that can merge the data into two columns and then allow me to run a regular SUMIF, but then I need to have that data present somewhere in my sheet So is there a way to do this within an ARRAYFORMULA or some other function to keep things looking clean and keep the formula from being half a page long?
This video was super helpful. Thank you very much.
@Simpletivity
6 ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
can you highlight via custom formatting AND have an active pivot table?
Thank you for the valubale information.
thanks, saved a life today
What an incredibly informative video!
@Simpletivity
4 ай бұрын
Glad you think so!
Thank you! Very helpful! Question: on google sheets, once I set up my pivot table, and go back to my main sheet & update it with new values, will my pivot table update accordingly?
@Simpletivity
3 жыл бұрын
Great question. Yes, a pivot table is dynamic. So any changes you make within the selected area will be reflected in the table.
Thank you. It is very helpful.
@Simpletivity
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
Cool. I love pivot tables thx
Thank you for the video, It was explained very well.
@Simpletivity
Ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
Great explanation. thanks
@Simpletivity
Ай бұрын
You are welcome!
Thank you so much. This was so valuable
@Simpletivity
4 ай бұрын
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching!
Is there a tutorial video that includes links for the sheet that you're working on?
thanks very helpful
Thank you so much. This was very helpful. 😀
@Simpletivity
8 ай бұрын
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!
Really helpful. Thanks :)
@Simpletivity
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
Great tutorial. I had no idea what pivot tables are. FYI - the main table showed no one sold any desks, but the filter brought up these reps sold desks. :-)
Hey, loved the video, the issue I have is that my chart is not working because there are blanks in some cells, I can't figure out how to make blanks 0 on sheets pivot tables, been driving me crazy.
Good to know pivot. Can i get a copy of the sample sheet
Fantastic Love this video..
Amazing work. Pivot to you!
@Simpletivity
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot!
Can I keep the filter as a slicer on the head of the Pivot?
Thank you so much!
@Simpletivity
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
How can I pivot a table longer i.e. one row for salesperson and each item?
Great video this helped a lot! If only sheets could do as much as excel like create calculated fields and allow you to change field settings.
@Simpletivity
3 ай бұрын
Glad you found this video helpful! What kind of data or work do you use spreadsheets for mostly?
When I use Sheets the pivot table option is under Insert. Did they just change that?
Hi. Thank you very much for the video, it helps a lot. Just for you to know that for some reason now the Pivot Table is in insert and not in Data.
I like to have the pivot table on the same sheet and not creat a new sheet is that possible?
Thank you
@Simpletivity
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome
Great video!
@Simpletivity
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Many Many Thanks
@Simpletivity
2 жыл бұрын
Many many welcomes!
Perfect!
Great video
Hey, when I click "ADD" on any of the options(Rows, Columns, etc) I do not get a drop down, any idea why? Thanks!
Need help why google sheet showing a subtract symbol in every cell, need a solution to it, how can I hide it.
nice.....but how can you set a fields FORMATTING , ie percentage.....each time i move around my pivot table the formmating gets screwed up!!
hey , if i dont have that option ? how can i add it ??
How i can hide or lock pivot table editor?
How to hide editor and move around the pivot table????
I do not have the option of pivot table in DATA tab. any reasons why?
Easy to understand but no 'calculated field' overview and pivot chart?
How to do If i need to add text in values?
woudbe useful to get this dataset example available
@Simpletivity
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll see if I can find it and share it.
I have two two versions of Excel 2013 and Microsoft 365 and neither one of them has the option in Data tab. I have Pivot Table in Insert tab. What version do you use?
@Simpletivity
2 жыл бұрын
This tutorial is for Google Sheets.
@marinadanilina3275
2 жыл бұрын
@@Simpletivity Thank you
Pinpoint explanation to every thing important, even you will wonder that 9 minutes are already over. Nice exercise! 👌👌
@Simpletivity
11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed this video!
why my pivot editor does not show up ?
thanks a lot! I have an exam tomorrow about this
@Simpletivity
3 ай бұрын
You're very welcome. All the best on your test!
Had no idea Google Sheets had Pivot Tables..neat
We need to do something to have more sales on the desks ;)
@Simpletivity
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
Do you know how to get rid of the #DIV/0!
Empty cell me zero kaise add kare
You did not start with a question. What is it you are trying to achieve? Your tutorial would be much more understandable if you give the context. In your example, the rows section is about "what you want to measure". The column specifies "whether you want to measure it across the nation, across the state or across the globe like total sales per region", the values measures the actual unknown like avg(sales), sum(sales) you pick the data you want to apply aggregate functions to.
its not there anymore
can i have two or more pivots on one sheet??
Grand total is always empty for me.
Google sheets changed around a bit so the video may need to be updated
No "Pivot Table" under Data tab in Ggle Sheets. anymore. now what
@tripaffleck
8 ай бұрын
Pivot Tables are under the Insert tab now.
How to change that blank cells to zero
Lol
No
Thank you so much!
@Simpletivity
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome!