PIVOT TABLE?

[Wally]

When i try to make a pivot table I choose my data range and then I'm
told.

my pivot table field name isn't valid....

What am I doing wrong?

Wally

 

[Debra Dalgleish]

If there are blank cells in the first row of the selected range, you'll
see that error message.

 

[Wally]

Thank you, that solved the problem.

do you have time for another question?

how do I sum the information in the table?

my table shows my customers, and the products the've picked up.
but then it list all the amounts they've taken, I just need the total
amount not every invoice?

any ideas

Thanks for the help

wally

 

[Debra Dalgleish]

You're welcome!

Try putting Customers in the Row area, Products in the Column Area, and
Amount in the data area, where it should change to Sum of Amount.

 

[Wally]

My pivot table doesn't seem to update when I add or remove new
information?

any ideas

Thanks

Wally

 

[Wally]

Thanks I'll try it now

You're welcome!

Try putting Customers in the Row area, Products in the Column Area, and
Amount in the data area, where it should change to Sum of Amount.

 

[Debra Dalgleish]

If you've changed the existing data, you can refresh the pivot table, by
clicking the Refresh Data button ( ! ) on the PivotTable toolbar

If you've added new rows at the end of the source data, you can go to
the PivotWizard, and change the range that's referenced in Step 2.

Or, to automatically include new rows in the source, you can use a
dynamic range, as described here:

http://www.contextures.com/xlPivot01.html

With either method of including new rows, you should refresh the pivot
table after new data has been added.