Creating a PivotTable w/o selecting data in an existing PivotTable
I am attempting to create a second PivotTable using the PivotTable Wizard and
need to use an Excel database as my data source. Each time I select the data range and hit Next it gives me a list of PivotTables to choose from for my data source. Excel should be giving me the option to create the table from an existing table (as it is) to save memory or choose a new data source. If I use another machine in the office it does give me this option. Is there any way to get my computer to give me this option? I appreciate any help. |
Creating a PivotTable w/o selecting data in an existing PivotTable
Hi Damian
Although the wizard shows the PT Name, if you read the first line of the dialogue box, it says "Which Pivot table report contains the data you want to use?" It will refer back to the source data for that PT, not to the PT itself and will save memory as opposed to creating a new PT from a given source data range. -- Regards Roger Govier "Damian" wrote in message ... I am attempting to create a second PivotTable using the PivotTable Wizard and need to use an Excel database as my data source. Each time I select the data range and hit Next it gives me a list of PivotTables to choose from for my data source. Excel should be giving me the option to create the table from an existing table (as it is) to save memory or choose a new data source. If I use another machine in the office it does give me this option. Is there any way to get my computer to give me this option? I appreciate any help. |
Creating a PivotTable w/o selecting data in an existing PivotTable
Is the same version of Excel on both machines?
Are you testing this on the same workbook? Damian wrote: I am attempting to create a second PivotTable using the PivotTable Wizard and need to use an Excel database as my data source. Each time I select the data range and hit Next it gives me a list of PivotTables to choose from for my data source. Excel should be giving me the option to create the table from an existing table (as it is) to save memory or choose a new data source. If I use another machine in the office it does give me this option. Is there any way to get my computer to give me this option? I appreciate any help. -- Debra Dalgleish Contextures http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html |
Creating a PivotTable w/o selecting data in an existing PivotT
Roger,
Thanks for the quick response. I appreciate your help. I do understand that doing this will target the data used to create the first PT, and not the PT itself, but I need to use a different range of data in this second table. Is there any way I can get my machine to allow this? Thanks again, -Damian "Roger Govier" wrote: Hi Damian Although the wizard shows the PT Name, if you read the first line of the dialogue box, it says "Which Pivot table report contains the data you want to use?" It will refer back to the source data for that PT, not to the PT itself and will save memory as opposed to creating a new PT from a given source data range. -- Regards Roger Govier "Damian" wrote in message ... I am attempting to create a second PivotTable using the PivotTable Wizard and need to use an Excel database as my data source. Each time I select the data range and hit Next it gives me a list of PivotTables to choose from for my data source. Excel should be giving me the option to create the table from an existing table (as it is) to save memory or choose a new data source. If I use another machine in the office it does give me this option. Is there any way to get my computer to give me this option? I appreciate any help. |
Creating a PivotTable w/o selecting data in an existing PivotT
Debra,
I appreciate your assistance with this issue. Yes, I am using Excel 2003 on both computers and am using the same workbook. Thanks, -Damian "Debra Dalgleish" wrote: Is the same version of Excel on both machines? Are you testing this on the same workbook? Damian wrote: I am attempting to create a second PivotTable using the PivotTable Wizard and need to use an Excel database as my data source. Each time I select the data range and hit Next it gives me a list of PivotTables to choose from for my data source. Excel should be giving me the option to create the table from an existing table (as it is) to save memory or choose a new data source. If I use another machine in the office it does give me this option. Is there any way to get my computer to give me this option? I appreciate any help. -- Debra Dalgleish Contextures http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html |
Creating a PivotTable w/o selecting data in an existing PivotT
Hi Damian
Yes you can. Select any cell in your source data rangeDataPivot TableNextenter any other valid range that you wishLayoutset which fields are to appear in which sectionsFinish -- Regards Roger Govier "Damian" wrote in message ... Roger, Thanks for the quick response. I appreciate your help. I do understand that doing this will target the data used to create the first PT, and not the PT itself, but I need to use a different range of data in this second table. Is there any way I can get my machine to allow this? Thanks again, -Damian "Roger Govier" wrote: Hi Damian Although the wizard shows the PT Name, if you read the first line of the dialogue box, it says "Which Pivot table report contains the data you want to use?" It will refer back to the source data for that PT, not to the PT itself and will save memory as opposed to creating a new PT from a given source data range. -- Regards Roger Govier "Damian" wrote in message ... I am attempting to create a second PivotTable using the PivotTable Wizard and need to use an Excel database as my data source. Each time I select the data range and hit Next it gives me a list of PivotTables to choose from for my data source. Excel should be giving me the option to create the table from an existing table (as it is) to save memory or choose a new data source. If I use another machine in the office it does give me this option. Is there any way to get my computer to give me this option? I appreciate any help. |
Creating a PivotTable w/o selecting data in an existing PivotT
I still encounter the same issue when I do this. In step one I choose
"Microsoft Office Excel list or database" but when I hit Next after selecting my data range it brings up a list of PT's to choose from as if I chose "Another PT report or PC report" in step one. If I hit back at this window it brings me back to step one and now "Another PT report or PC report" is selected. Thanks again for all of your help Roger. -Damian "Roger Govier" wrote: Hi Damian Yes you can. Select any cell in your source data rangeDataPivot TableNextenter any other valid range that you wishLayoutset which fields are to appear in which sectionsFinish -- Regards Roger Govier "Damian" wrote in message ... Roger, Thanks for the quick response. I appreciate your help. I do understand that doing this will target the data used to create the first PT, and not the PT itself, but I need to use a different range of data in this second table. Is there any way I can get my machine to allow this? Thanks again, -Damian "Roger Govier" wrote: Hi Damian Although the wizard shows the PT Name, if you read the first line of the dialogue box, it says "Which Pivot table report contains the data you want to use?" It will refer back to the source data for that PT, not to the PT itself and will save memory as opposed to creating a new PT from a given source data range. -- Regards Roger Govier "Damian" wrote in message ... I am attempting to create a second PivotTable using the PivotTable Wizard and need to use an Excel database as my data source. Each time I select the data range and hit Next it gives me a list of PivotTables to choose from for my data source. Excel should be giving me the option to create the table from an existing table (as it is) to save memory or choose a new data source. If I use another machine in the office it does give me this option. Is there any way to get my computer to give me this option? I appreciate any help. |
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