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Contents
Retrieving Data with Query: An Example ..................................................................................578
The database file ............................................................................................................578
The task..........................................................................................................................579
Using Query to get the data ............................................................................................579
Selecting a data source..........................................................................................579
Using the Query Wizard ......................................................................................581
Query Wizard: Choosing the columns ..................................................................581
Query Wizard: Filtering data ................................................................................582
Query Wizard: Sort order ....................................................................................583
Query Wizard: Finish ..........................................................................................583
Specifying a location for the data ..........................................................................584
Working with Data Returned by Query ....................................................................................585
Adjusting the external data range properties ..................................................................585
Refreshing a query ..........................................................................................................585
Deleting a query..............................................................................................................586
Changing your query ......................................................................................................586
Using Query Without the Wizard..............................................................................................586
Creating a query manually ..............................................................................................586
Using multiple database tables ........................................................................................588
Adding and editing records in external database tables ..................................................588
Formatting data ..............................................................................................................588
Learning More about Query ......................................................................................................589
Chapter 34: Introducing Pivot Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591
About Pivot Tables ....................................................................................................................591
A pivot table example ....................................................................................................592
Data appropriate for a pivot table....................................................................................594
Creating a Pivot Table................................................................................................................595
Specifying the data..........................................................................................................595
Specifying the location for the pivot table ......................................................................596
Laying out the pivot table ..............................................................................................597
Formatting the pivot table ..............................................................................................599
Modifying the pivot table................................................................................................601
More Pivot Table Examples ......................................................................................................602
Question 1......................................................................................................................603
Question 2......................................................................................................................604
Question 3......................................................................................................................604
Question 4......................................................................................................................605
Question 5......................................................................................................................606
Question 6......................................................................................................................606
Learning More ..........................................................................................................................607
Chapter 35: Analyzing Data with Pivot Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609
Working with Non-Numeric Data ............................................................................................609
Grouping Pivot Table Items ......................................................................................................611
A manual grouping example ..........................................................................................611
Viewing grouped data ....................................................................................................611
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