Google Sheets Pivot Tables: Your Secret Weapon for Data Analysis

Spot trends and patterns in your data using Pivot Tables.

Duration 60 minutes
Level Intermediate
Completion Certificate + Badge

Course Overview

Pivot Tables are one of the most powerful tools in Google Sheets for exploring, summarising and interpreting datasets. This session introduces you to the core concepts of Pivot Tables and guides you through building clean, insightful summaries that help you identify patterns and trends.

You’ll learn the essential elements of creating Pivot Tables, formatting results, sorting values, and using grouping features to uncover deeper insights across categories such as regions, departments or time periods. This session serves as a valuable stepping stone before progressing to dashboard creation.

By the end, you’ll be confident in using Pivot Tables to transform raw data into meaningful, visual summaries that support informed decision‑making.

Skills Gained

Pivot Table Fundamentals Data Summarisation Techniques Conditional Formatting for Pivot Tables Sorting & Filtering Pivot Results Grouping Data for Analysis Insight‑Led Data Exploration

What You’ll Learn

• Introduction to Pivot Tables – Understand what Pivot Tables are and how they help summarise and interpret data effectively.
• Creating Pivot Tables – Learn the basics of building Pivot Tables and selecting the right fields for analysis.
• Formatting Pivot Output – Apply conditional formatting to highlight key results and trends.
• Sorting Your Summary – Use built‑in sorting options within Pivot Tables to dig deeper into your results.
• Advanced Pivot Tools – Use grouping, categorisation and additional tools to uncover richer trends across your data.
• Preparing for Dashboards – Gain the grounding needed to progress to interactive dashboard creation.

Who Is This For?

This course is perfect for people who:

✓ need to analyse and summarise large datasets effectively
✓ are preparing to build Google Sheets dashboards
✓  want to use Pivot Tables to uncover deeper insights in their data

Prerequisites

Basic to intermediate knowledge of Google Sheets. Completion of earlier sessions in the learning path is recommended but optional.

Upon Completion

Digital Badge

Shareable credential for LinkedIn and professional profiles

Certificate of Completion

Official certificate to showcase your achievement

£60.00

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