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My best Excel PivotTables start with these 4 functions

Applying XLOOKUP, IF, TEXTSPLIT, and TRIM to my source data gives my PivotTable more useful fields and cleaner info to work ...
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How to add conditional formatting a Microsoft Excel PivotTable without expressions

You don’t need a complex expression to add conditional formatting to a filtered PivotTable in Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Excel PivotTables range from easy to complex, and data and reporting ...
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I love Excel's PIVOTBY function—but this one feature keeps me using PivotTables

I was excited when Microsoft added the PIVOTBY function to Excel. After years of building PivotTables, having a formula-driven alternative felt like a major upgrade. But after replacing several ...
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Using Excel’s GROUPBY function as a PivotTable alternative

Q. Are there any alternatives to traditional PivotTables in Excel? A. The first thing that comes to mind is the function GROUPBY. The primary purpose of GROUPBY is to make data analysis easier by ...