{"id":5100,"date":"2020-03-24T08:11:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T08:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=5100"},"modified":"2024-03-26T10:08:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T10:08:26","slug":"add-and-update-data-in-the-pivot-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/examples\/add-and-update-data-in-the-pivot-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Add and Update Data in the Pivot Table"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you create a Pivot Table, Excel automatically chooses a\ndata source for you or uses the source you selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the data changes or new data is added to the source,\nyou need to have a way to update your Pivot Table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the table we are going to use in our example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/pivot-table-example.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5101\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add and update data in Pivot Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following process will illustrate how to add and then\nupdate data inside the Pivot Table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Create a Pivot Table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inside Pivot Table fields, click Name and Age.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drag them to Rows.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/pivot-table.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/pivot-table.png 273w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/pivot-table-186x300.png 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Let&#8217;s add two new rows to the table. And change\nDonette Follers&#8217; age from 27 to 26.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/additional-elements.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/additional-elements.png 264w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/additional-elements-248x300.png 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Click the Pivot Table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>PivotTable\nTools &gt;&gt; Analyze &gt;&gt; Data<\/strong> and click the <strong>Change Data Source<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/change-data-source.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5104\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A new window, called <strong>Change PivotTable Data Source<\/strong> will appear, you can change the <strong>Table\/Range<\/strong> value or select old and new\ndata with the mouse cursor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"388\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/change-pivottable-data-source.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/change-pivottable-data-source.png 388w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/change-pivottable-data-source-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Pivot Table changed. Now, it has two new elements.\nAdditionally, the corrected age value also changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/final-pivot-table.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/final-pivot-table.png 273w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/final-pivot-table-164x300.png 164w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you create a Pivot Table, Excel automatically chooses a data source for you or uses the source you selected. 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