There are lots of ways to return the top or bottom n records from a data set in Microsoft Excel, but the new dynamic array functions make doing so easier than ever.

First, you can sort your source data in the order you would like it to appear on the PivotTable. Second, you can set your PivotTable to ignore the source data order by right-clicking on your ...

Microsoft Excel sorts slider buttons alphabetically and numerically. Fortunately, you can add a custom sort list to sort the buttons in a more meaningful way, when necessary.