This document discusses how to create and format trendlines, PivotTable reports, and PivotChart reports in Microsoft Excel 2013. It provides step-by-step instructions for adding trendlines to line charts, creating and filtering PivotTables, changing PivotTable layouts and views, formatting PivotTables, creating PivotCharts from PivotTables, and using slicers to filter PivotTable and PivotChart reports. The objectives are to analyze data using trendlines, PivotTables, and PivotCharts and to create interactive reports using slicers.

1. Microsoft
Excel 2013
Chapter 8
Working with Trendlines,
PivotTable Reports,
PivotChart Reports, and
Slicers

2. Objectives
• Analyze worksheet data using a trendline
• Create a PivotTable report
• Format a PivotTable report
• Apply filters to a PivotTable report
• Create a PivotChart report
• Format a PivotChart report
• Apply filters to a PivotChart report
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3. Objectives
• Analyze worksheet data using PivotTable and
PivotChart reports
• Create calculated fields
• Create slicers to filter PivotTable and PivotChart
reports
• Format slicers
• Analyze PivotTable and PivotChart reports using
slicers
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Analysis
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5. Roadmap
• Create the line chart and trendline
• Create the PivotTable
• Change the layout and view of the PivotTable
• Filter the PivotTable
• Format the PivotTable
• Create the PivotChart
• Change the PivotChart view and contents
• Add slicers
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6. Creating a 2-D Line Chart
• Select the range of cells to be charted
• Tap or click the Insert Line Chart button on the
INSERT tab to display the Line Chart gallery
• Tap or click the Line with Markers chart type in
the 2-D Line area of the Insert Line Chart
gallery to insert a 2-D line chart with data
markers
• Tap or click the Move Chart button on the
CHART TOOLS DESIGN tab to display the Move
Chart dialog box
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7. Creating a 2-D Line Chart
• If necessary, double-tap or double-click the
default text in the New sheet text box to select
the text
• Type the desired chart name
• Tap or click the OK button to move the chart to
a new sheet
• Tap or click the default title to select it
• Type the desired chart title and then press the
ENTER key
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8. Creating a 2-D Line Chart
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9. Adding a Trendline to a Chart
• Tap or click the chart to select it
• Tap or click the Add Chart Elements button on the CHART
TOOLS DESIGN tab to display the Add Chart Element menu
• Tap or click the More Trendline Options to display the Format
Trendline dialog box
• If necessary, tap or click the Trendline Options button
• Tap or click the desired trendline type
• Tap or click the desired options in the Format Trendline dialog
box
• Tap or click the Close button to add the trendline with the
selected options
• Tap or click a desired theme on the PAGE LAYOUT tab
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10. Adding a Trendline to a Chart
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11. Changing the Format of a Data Point
• Tap or click the desired data point twice to select the
single point
• Right-click or press and hold (touchscreen) the
selected data point do display the shortcut menu
• Tap or click Format Data Point on the shortcut menu
to display the Format Data Point task pane
• Tap or click the Fill & Line button, then tap or click
MARKER
• If necessary, tap or click MARKER OPTIONS to expand
the section and select the desired options
• Tap or click the Close button
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12. Changing the Format of a Data Point
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13. Creating a Blank PivotTable
• Tap or click the desired cell containing the data for
the PivotTable
• Tap or click the PivotTable button on the INSERT tab
to display the Create PivotTable dialog box
• Click the OK button to create a blank PivotTable
report on a new worksheet and display the PivotTable
Fields task pane
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14. Creating a Blank PivotTable
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15. Adding Data to the PivotTable
• Drag the desired field from the Choose fields to add
to report area to the desired locations (rows or
columns)
• Drag the desired fields to the VALUES area
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16. Adding Data to the PivotTable
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17. Changing the Layout of a PivotTable
• Tap or click the Report Layout button on the
PIVOTTABLE TOOLS DESIGN tab to display the
Report Layout
menu
• Click the desired
layout
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18. Changing the View of a PivotTable
Report
• Change the order of the fields in the ROWS or COLUMNS
area to change the view
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19. Filtering a PivotTable Report Using a
Report Filter
• Drag the desired field from the ‘Choose fields to add to
report’ area to the Report Filter area in the PivotTable
Fields task pane
• Tap or click the field’s Filter button to display the Filter
menu
• Click to select the desired criterion
• Click the OK button to update the display
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20. Filtering a PivotTable Report Using a
Report Filter
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21. Filtering a PivotTable Report Using
Multiple Selection Criteria
• Drag the desired button from the ROWS or
COLUMNS area to the FILTERS area
• Drag the desired button from the FILTERS area to
the ROWS or COLUMNS area
• Tap or click the filter button to display the filter
menu
• Tap or click the desired check boxes to prepare to
select multiple criteria
• Tap or click the OK button
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22. Filtering a PivotTable Report Using
Multiple Selection Criteria
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23. Removing a Report Filter from a
PivotTable Report
• Tap or click the filter button and tap or click the
All check box to include all criteria in the
PivotTable report
• Tap or click the OK button
• Drag the desired button out of the PivotTable
Fields task pane to remove it from the report
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24. Removing a Report Filter from a
PivotTable Report
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25. Filtering a PivotTable Report Using the
Row Label Filter
• Drag the desired button out of the ROWS area in the
PivotTable Fields task pane to remove the field from the
report
• Tap or click the desired check box in the Choose fields to
add to report list to add the desired field to the ROWS
area
• Tap or click the filter button to display the filter menu for
the desired field
• Tap or click the desired check boxes on the filter menu
• Tap or click the OK button to update the display
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26. Filtering a PivotTable Report Using the
Row Label Filter
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27. Removing a Row Label Filter from am PivotTable
Report
• Tap or click the Filter button to display the Filter menu
• Tap or click the Clear Filter From command to remove the
row label
filter
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28. Formatting a PivotTable Report
• Select a cell in the PivotTable
• Tap or click the More button in the PivotTable Styles
gallery in the PIVOTTABLE TOOLS DESIGN tab to expand
the gallery
• Click the desired style
• Format the cells as desired using the Format Cells dialog
box
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29. Formatting a PivotTable Report
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30. Switching Summary Functions in a
PivotTable
• Press and hold or right-click the desired cell to display the
shortcut menu and prepare for changing the summary
function
• Point to Summarize Values By on the shortcut menu to
display the Summarize Values By menu
• Click the desired command
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31. Switching Summary Functions in a
PivotTable
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32. Adding a Second Value Calculation to a
PivotTable Report
• Drag the desired field from the PivotTable Fields
task pane to the VALUES area
• Tap or click the desired calculation
• Tap or click the Value Field Settings to display the
Value Field Settings dialog box
• Tap or click the desired settings and then tap or
click the OK button
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33. Adding a Second Value Calculation to a
PivotTable Report
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34. Customizing the Display of the Field List and
Field Headers in the PivotTable Report
• Tap or click the Field list button and the Field
Headers button on the PIVOTTABLE TOOLS
ANALYZE tab to show or hide the fields
• Tap or click the PivotTable Options button on the
PIVOTTABLE TOOLS ANALYZE tab to display the
PivotTable Options dialog box
• Tap or click the desired settings
• Tap or click the OK button
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35. Customizing the Display of the Field List and
Field Headers in the PivotTable Report
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36. Customizing the Display of the Expand and
Collapse Buttons in a PivotTable Report
• Tap or click the Collapse button to collapse or expand the
desired selection
• Press and hold or right-click the desired cell to display the
shortcut menu and then point to Expand/Collapse to
display the Expand/Collapse submenu
• Tap or click the desired settings
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37. Customizing the Display of the Expand and
Collapse Buttons in a PivotTable Report
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38. Updating the Contents of a PivotTable
Report
• Modify the contents of the desired cell on the desired
sheet tab
• Tap or click the desired PivotTable sheet tab to make it
active
• Tap or click any cell in the PivotTable report to make it
active
• Tap or click the Refresh button on the PIVOTTABLE TOOLS
ANALYZE tab to update the PivotTable report
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39. Updating the Contents of a PivotTable
Report
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40. Creating a PivotChart Report from an
Existing PivotTable Report
• Select a cell in the PivotTable report
• Click the Field List button on the PIVOTTABLE TOOLS
ANALYZE tab to display the PivotTable Field List pane
• Click the PivotChart button on the PIVOTTABLE TOOLS
ANALYZE tab to display the Insert Chart dialog box
• Click the desired chart type
• Click the OK button to add the chart to the worksheet
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41. Creating a PivotChart Report from an
Existing PivotTable Report
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42. Changing the Location of a PivotChart
Report and Deleting Data
• With the chart selected, click the Move Chart button on
the PIVOTTABLE TOOLS DESIGN tab PivotChart Tools to
display the Move Chart dialog box
• Tap or click the New sheet option button to select it
• Type the desired name in the New sheet text box
• Tap or click the OK button to move the chart to the new
sheet
• In the PivotTable Field List pane, drag the desired items
out of the Values area
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43. Changing the Location of a PivotChart
Report and Deleting Data
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44. Changing the PivotChart Type and
Formatting the Chart
• Tap or click the chart to select the data series
• Press and hold or right-click to display the shortcut menu
• Tap or click Format Data Series on the shortcut menu to
open the Format Data Series task pane
• Tap or click the desired chart type
• Tap or click the Close button
• Tap or click the Chart Elements arrow on the
PIVOTCHART
• TOOLS FORMAT tab to display the Chart Elements menu
• Tap or click the desired formatting changes
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45. Changing the PivotChart Type and
Formatting the Chart
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46. Changing the View of a PivotChart
• If necessary, click the Field List button on the
PIVOTCHART TOOLS ANALYZE tab to display the
PivotTable Field List pane
• Select and deselect the fields as desired
• Add, delete, and reorder the desired fields in the
AXIS area
• Tap or click the PivotChart Report sheet tab to
make it the active tab
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47. Changing the View of a PivotChart
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48. Creating a PivotChart Report Directly
from Data
• Select a cell containing the data
• Tap or click the PivotChart arrow on the INSERT tab to
display the PivotChart menu
• Tap or click the PivotChart & PivotTable on the PivotChart
menu to display the Create PivotTable with PivotChart
dialog box
• If necessary, tap or click the New Worksheet option button
• Tap or click the OK button to add a new worksheet
containing a blank PivotTable and blank PivotChart
• Add the desired fields to the Axis Fields and Values areas
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49. Creating a PivotChart Report Directly
from Data
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50. Adding a Calculated Field to a PivotTable
Report
• If necessary, tap or click the PivotTable to make it
active
• Tap or click the Fields, Items, & Sets button on the
PIVOTTABLE TOOLS ANALYZE tab to display the Fields,
Items, & Sets menu
• Tap or click the Calculated Field command on the
Fields, Items, & Sets menu to display the Insert
Calculated Field dialog box
• Enter the name, and formula, and then click the Add
button to add the calculated field to the Fields list
• Click the OK button to close the dialog box
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51. Adding a Calculated Field to a PivotTable
Report
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52. Formatting the PivotTable and PivotChart
• Tap or click the Field List button on the
PIVOTTABLE TOOLS ANALYZE tab to display the
PivotTable Fields task pane
• Tap or click DESIGN on the ribbon to display the
PIVOTTABLE TOOLS DESIGN tab and make the
desired formatting changes
• Use the Field List button, the +/- Buttons button,
and the Field Headers button on the PIVOTTABLE
TOOLS ANALYZE to hide the field list, the
Expand/Collapse buttons, and the field headers
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53. Formatting the PivotTable and PivotChart
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54. Formatting the PivotChart
• Tap or click in the PivotChart report to select it
• Apply the desired styles from the Chart Styles gallery
• Use the ‘Chart Quick Colors’ button on the
PIVOTCHART TOOLS DESIGN tab to change the colors
• Use the ‘Add Chart Element’ button on the
PIVOTCHART TOOLS DESIGN tab to position the
legend
• Tap or click the Field Buttons button on the
PIVOTCHART TOOLS ANALYZE tab to show or hide the
field button
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55. Formatting the PivotChart
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56. Copying a PivotTable and PivotChart
• Create a copy of the worksheet
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57. Formatting the PivotChart
• Use the ‘Chart Quick Colors’ button on the
PIVOTCHART DESIGN tab to apply the desired
color
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58. Formatting the PivotChart
• If necessary, tap or click to make the PivotChart
active
• Tap or click the Insert Slicer button arrow on the
PIVOTCHART TOOLS ANALYZE tab to display the
Insert Slicers dialog box
• Click the check boxes to select the desired slicers
to insert
• Click the OK button to display the selected slicers
on the worksheet
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59. Formatting the PivotChart
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60. Formatting Slicers
• Tap or click and then drag the desired slicer to the
desired location
• Hold down the ctrl key and then tap or click to
select multiple slicers
• Tap or click the Height box on the SLICER TOOLS
OPTIONS tab to set the button height
• Tap or click the desired Slicer style on the SLICER
TOOLS OPTIONS tab to apply it to the slicers
• Tap or click any cell to deselect the slicer
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61. Formatting Slicers
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62. Using the Slicers to Review Groups in the
PivotTable
• Hold down the CTRL key and then tap or click the
desired slicer to remove the data from the
PivotTable and PivotChart calculations.
• Release the CTRL key and then tap or click the
desired slicer to display that slicer’s data only
• Tap or click different slicers slicer to see the data
for those slicers only
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63. Using the Slicers to Review Groups in the
PivotTable
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64. Using the Slicers to Review Groups Not in
the PivotTable
• Tap or click the Clear Filter button on the desired
slicers to remove the filters and return the
PivotTable and PivotCharts to their unfiltered
states
• Tap or click Custom in the desired slicer to see the
aggregate data options
• Tap or click different styles and combinations of
styles to see how the aggregate data changes
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65. Using the Slicers to Review Groups Not in
the PivotTable
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66. Chapter Summary
• Analyze worksheet data using a trendline
• Create a PivotTable report
• Format a PivotTable report
• Apply filters to a PivotTable report
• Create a PivotChart report
• Format a PivotChart report
• Apply filters to a PivotChart report
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67. Chapter Summary
• Analyze worksheet data using PivotTable and
PivotChart reports
• Create calculated fields
• Create slicers to filter PivotTable and PivotChart
reports
• Format slicers
• Analyze PivotTable and PivotChart reports using
slicers
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68. Microsoft
Excel 2013
Chapter 8
Complete