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forgop 07:45 PM 05-26-2009
I've got a spreadsheet I'm trying to convert to a pivot table. The data I have is for a number of repetitive items that combines them into a single line item. The pivot table I've created summarizes that line of data but counts the number of instances it appears rather than the sum of all numbers in that field.

Anyone have any advice to show that with a sum feature?

Thanks!!!
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WildBlueSooner 07:48 PM 05-26-2009
Originally Posted by forgop:
I've got a spreadsheet I'm trying to convert to a pivot table. The data I have is for a number of repetitive items that combines them into a single line item. The pivot table I've created summarizes that line of data but counts the number of instances it appears rather than the sum of all numbers in that field.

Anyone have any advice to show that with a sum feature?

Thanks!!!
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HK3- 08:30 PM 05-26-2009
Can you send me the spreadsheet?
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rennD 08:48 PM 05-26-2009
Don't have any experience but this is what I have found on Google:

http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/us...s_collins.mspx

http://www.ozgrid.com/Excel/excel-pivot-tables.htm

http://www.timeatlas.com/mos/5_Minut...Organize_Data/

http://www.babeled.com/2008/07/18/ex...-manipulation/

http://www.lacher.com/toc/tutpiv.htm
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dunng 08:49 PM 05-26-2009
So it's set to COUNT... just change it to SUM...
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forgop 08:51 PM 05-26-2009
Originally Posted by dunng:
So it's set to COUNT... just change it to SUM...
I had that part figured out-I just don't know where to change it for the sum function.

I know, it's probably very simple, but this is my first time messing around with them.
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dunng 08:54 PM 05-26-2009
In Office 2007, you would right click on the header and select Summarize Data by -> SUM. :-)
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forgop 08:58 PM 05-26-2009
Originally Posted by rennD:
Don't have any experience but this is what I have found on Google:

http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/us...s_collins.mspx
I think this one may have helped me figure it out. I searched a bit, but never saw anything show me exactly where I can select "sum" instead of "count".

Thanks!!!
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rennD 09:00 PM 05-26-2009
Glad you figured it out :-)
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