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multiple column sort in a pivot table
No problem, glad to help.
-- Thanks, Shane Devenshire "JPreeshl" wrote: I got it figured out. I wasn't picking the "count" column. Thank you very much for sticking with me. "JPreeshl" wrote: I am using xl2007. I get to "sort by" but that option is greyed out. I can't click on it. How do I get that changed? "ShaneDevenshire" wrote: Hi, I don't know what the field name is that contains the list of names so I called it the Name field button. You should double-click the field button in the pivot table in the spreadsheet. I assume you are using 2003 or earlier? Another way to do the same thing is to click in any cell of the field that contains the names in the pivot table and choose Field Setting (a Pivot Table toolbar button), then click Advanced... If you are using 2007 then: 1. Place your cursor in the field with the names, in the spreadsheet, in the pivot table 2. Choose Data, Sort 3. Pick either Ascending or Descending 4. From the dropdown list that shows up below this choice Count of "myfield name" 5. Click the Options button, and uncheck the checkbox beside Sort automaticallly... 6. Under Sort By choose either Grand Total or Values in selected column (here you are indicating which column of the Values area you are going to sort on in case there are more than one). 7. If you pick Values in selected column then indicate a cell in the pivot table in the column you want to sort on. -- Cheers, Shane Devenshire "JPreeshl" wrote: I am not sure where the name field button is. Is it in the actual pivot table or the pivottable field list? I have double clicked on everything but I don't find an "Advanced" tab in any dialog box. I double click on the name field button in field list but nothing comes up. "ShaneDevenshire" wrote: Hi, Double-click the Name field button and in the Pivot Table Field dialog box click Advanced. Choose Descending or Ascending depending on which way you want the Count to be sorted. Then pick the Count of Names from the Using field list and click OK. This will cause the count colum to be in order and the name field to stay in the default sort order of ascending. -- Cheers, Shane Devenshire "JPreeshl" wrote: I have a pivot table with names then the count of those names. I want to sort by the count first then the names. I can only sort by 1 or the other. When I sort the count column the name column does not sort correctly. name count jeff 3 sam 3 adam 3 joe 2 I would like adam to be the first name in the sort. How do I sort both columns? |
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