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Part V
Analyzing Data with Excel
Copying a Pivot Table
Apivot table is very flexible, but it does have some limitations. For example, you can’t add new rows or
columns, change any of the calculated values, or enter formulas within the pivot table. If you want to
manipulate a pivot table in ways not normally permitted, make a copy of it.
To copy a pivot table, select the entire table and choose Home ➪ Clipboard ➪ Copy (or press Ctrl+C). Then
select a new worksheet and choose Home Clipboard ➪ Paste ➪ Paste Values. The contents of the pivot table
are copied to the new location so that you can do whatever you like to them. You also may want to copy the
formats from the pivot table. Select the entire pivot table and then choose Home ➪ Clipboard ➪ Format
Painter. Then click the upper-left corner of the copied range.
Note that the copied information is not a pivot table, and it is no longer linked to the source data. If the source
data changes, your copied pivot table does not reflect these changes.
FIGURE 34.10
The pivot table is filtered by date.
More Pivot Table Examples
To demonstrate the flexibility of this feature, I’ve created some additional pivot tables. The examples use the
bank account data and answer the questions posed earlier in this chapter (see “A pivot table example”).
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