Pivot tables are one of the most valuable tools in Microsoft Excel. They let you quickly summarize a large data table and slice and dice that data any way that you want. You can even create a dynamic chart from that data using pivot charts. This book provides a detailed introduction to using pivot tables as well as pivot charts, although it does presume prior familiarity with regular charts in Excel. * * * This book is part of the series of titles. These are targeted titles that are excerpted from the main series and are focused on one specific topic. If you want a more general introduction to Excel, then you should check out the titles instead. In this case, which covers pivot tables as well as a number of other topics, such as charts and conditional formatting.