Q. I usually like Excel PivotTables, but because they don’t allow me to do certain things, such as delete cells or insert new columns or rows, I’m wondering if there is a reasonable alternative? A.

PivotTable reports can help you analyze your business data in a variety of useful ways. An accounts receivable spreadsheet, for example, may contain columns such as "Customer Name," "City" and "Amount ...

How to link a single slicer to two or more Excel PivotTables Your email has been sent Slicers are a great tool for filtering a data set or PivotTable. Learn how to use one slicer to manipulate more ...

How to display the top n records in an Excel PivotTable using built-in options Your email has been sent In a previous TechRepublic article, How to highlight the top n values in a Microsoft Excel sheet ...