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Software ==>	Power Pivot (43 exercises)
Topic ==>	Using Excel tables (2 exercises)
Level ==>	Relatively easy
Subject ==>	Power Pivot training

Add a worksheet of the world's tallest building to a Power Pivot data model and create a simple pivot table from it

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Open the Excel file called Tallest Buildings Single Sheet.xlsx in the folder shown above. You should see a worksheet containing information on the world's tallest buildings.

An Excel worksheet showing a list of tallest buildings in the world

A small sample of the data you should see.

Convert the list of data into an Excel table (you can press Ctrl + T to do this quickly).

Creating a table in an Excel worksheet

The data range should be selected automatically.

Rename the table in the Table Design tab of the ribbon.

Renaming an Excel table

Feel free to use a different name if you prefer.

Use the Power Pivot tab in the ribbon to add your new table to the data model.

A table of tallest buildings in a Power Pivot data model in Microsoft Excel

You should be taken to the Power Pivot window automatically.

Select the Height m column and format it so that each value has two decimal places.

Formatting a column in a Power Pivot data model

You can find formatting options in the Home tab of Power Pivot.

From the Home tab in the Power Pivot ribbon, choose to create a pivot table and place it on a new worksheet in the Excel workbook.

Creating a pivot table from Power Pivot in a new Excel worksheet

Place the pivot table on new worksheet.

Populate the pivot table as shown in the diagram below:

A pivot table in Microsoft Excel

The Columns box will populate itself when you add multiple fields to the Values box.

Use the Country filter to see buildings in the United States.

Filtering a pivot table in Microsoft Excel

You should see two cities.

Double-click the value for the Sum of Height m for New York City to drilldown to the details of the buildings which make up that value.

Data in a drilldown sheet from a Pivot Table in an Excel worksheet.

Some of the data you should see.

Save and close the file.

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