Google Search: pivot.table site:mvps.org
might be a good way to start given all the sites that reproduce
newsgroup postings, but once you find your way to 10 (soon to be 11) links at
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel...tm#pivottables
I think you are going to end up at:

the index page at Contextures.com
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

and to a Flash (Macromedia) presentation for an overview at
http://www.datapigtechnologies.com/ExcelMain.htm

Surprise there is more than one Flash presentation, but between
those two sites it would be hard to find better general information
on Pivot Tables.
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HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm

"Barb Reinhardt" wrote in message ...
I'd probably do this with a PIVOT TABLE.
Go to MVPS.org and do a search for PIVOT Tables. I'd do it, but I need to
restart my computer to do it right now.

"PK" wrote in message
...
I am using Excell to extract and interigate information provided to me in a
spreadsheet format of fire rescue related incidents to allow me to
identify
trends etc.

The spreadsheet consists of headed columns.
What I am trying to do is excell to look in different columns for a
criteria
and then tell me how many entries match the criter.

For exmple Column Q may be a list of areas within the county, Column K may
be a list of incident types, m- a list of causes, j types of property and
P
may be numbered category that the property type belongs.

What I need it to do is count how many rows match a criteria such as
Dwelling fires (identified as "-1" in P), Fire listed in column K, of
suspicious origin - Column M, in the area of Surrey Heath (listed in
column Q)

I would very much appriciate any help anyone can offer
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pk