Pivot tables in Google Sheets summarize smaller sets of data from a more extensive dataset and can be sorted by rows, columns, values, and filters.

Pivot tables generate great reports in Microsoft Excel, but adding a filter or two can make them even more flexible. Here's how.

A pivot table is a useful tool in data analysis that can give you an overview of your data. We'll show you how to create one in Excel and Google Sheets.

If you use Google Sheets regularly and want to refer to an abbreviated version of your data, then look no further than the pivot table. Here's how to use it.

Now select the 'Insert' tab and then 'Pivot Table'. It is best to insert the table into a new document. On other programs like OpenOffice data or in a Google spreadsheet, you might have to click the ...

If you are getting the Data source reference is not valid while trying to create a pivot table in Microsoft Excel, see this post for the fix.

If you make the three sheets match as Richard suggests, you can then use a multiple range pivot table to combine the three. Remember you will have to make the sign of the amounts correct, eg +ve for ...

For starters, instead of manually creating a pivot table to bring order to your data set, Google Sheets can suggest a pivot table based on the data you have in Google Sheets for you automatically.