As answered in microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions:

You can't change the default settings for the data fields. If a field
contains blank cells, or cells with text, it will default to COUNT.
Otherwise, it will SUM.

There's a feature that changes all the data fields to SUM, in my pivot
table add-in, that you can download he

http://www.contextures.com/xlPivotAddIn.html

Pam wrote:
Is there a way I can apply a different default 'summarize by' value for my
pivot table fields? as of now, it defaults to 'count' and i need it to be
'count nums'. thanks


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Debra Dalgleish
Contextures
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html