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Pivot Tables Excel 2007

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Pivot Tables Excel 2007

Once you have created a pivot table that is simply giving you a count - how can you then turn that count into percentages of the totals.

Ie The Pivot will state - for example.

Name Passed Failed Total

Fred 10 5 15


I know want to show the 10 and the 5 as percentages of the total - but without having to add additional columns onto the Pivot

Is there a simpler way - the percentages within Pivot doesn't seem to cut it

Many thanks

RE: Pivot Tables Excel 2007

Hi Kevin

Thank you for your question. In your count column right click on the label of the column and choose Value Field Settings. From here choose Show values as and change the setting from Normal to Percentage of column.

I hope that helps. Do let us know if you have any further questions.

Kind regards,
Andrew

RE: Pivot Tables Excel 2007

Hi Andrew thanks for that but it seems to set it to 100% every time?

Am I doing something wrong?

Kevin

RE: Pivot Tables Excel 2007

Hi Kevin,

I am just following up your question.

Have you resolved your Count percentage problem?

Do you have the name field as a row heading and the data as Count of (field)?

If so when you right click over any cell in the data column, choose options and then * of Total.

This should convert the grand column total to 100% and convert the count figures to percentages of that grand total.

If you hide people from the row field the % figures change based on the records counted for those people. So if you have one person showing it will come up as 100% for that person and the grand total.

Regards

Simon

Thu 11 Mar 2010: Automatically marked as resolved.


 

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