{"id":1807,"date":"2013-05-24T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.microsofttraining.net\/b\/exceltraining\/?p=1784"},"modified":"2023-12-31T00:14:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T00:14:56","slug":"pivottable-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/pivottable-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Excel 2013: Use Timelines With PivotTable Data &#8211; MS Excel Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"What's New In Office 2013\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/new-for-office-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1707\" alt=\"new feature for microsoft office 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/exceltraining\/files\/2013\/04\/new-for-office-2013-e1366281054450.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a>See the timing of trends in your Excel 2013 PivotTable data with the new timeline feature. By default the data is split into months, though manipulation allows you to break this down into weeks, quarters, years or even days if you prefer.<\/p>\n<p>If you make user of <a title=\"Microsoft Excel Training 2010 \u2013 Slicers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/exceltraining\/2011\/11\/microsoft-excel-training-2010-slicers\/\">Slicers<\/a> in your PivotTables and PivotCharts, you will be very comfortable with the timeline feature.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/exceltraining\/files\/2013\/05\/Timeline.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1786\" title=\"Timeline for PivotTables\" alt=\"Timeline for PivotTables\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/exceltraining\/files\/2013\/05\/Timeline.png\" width=\"595\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To add a Timeline, click in your PivotTable data area and from the Analyse ribbon select Insert Timeline from the Filter group.<\/li>\n<li>Select the date field required and your Timeline is now ready to be used to filter your date field chosen.<\/li>\n<li>You can change the specified dates by simply dragging each end of the timeline.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In the real world this could be a particularly handy tool on your performance dashboards. Once you&#8217;ve set everything up, you can then let users build their own view on the data.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/exceltraining\/files\/2013\/05\/Timeline-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1787\" title=\"Timeline for PivotTables\" alt=\"Timeline for PivotTables\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/b\/exceltraining\/files\/2013\/05\/Timeline-2.png\" width=\"263\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>For more tips and features on Excel 2013 and other versions, browse\u00a0<strong><a title=\"Best STL Excel Training Courses London\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/microsoft\/excel-training-london.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MS Excel Training\u00a0courses from Best STL<\/a><\/strong>, available London and UK wide. <a title=\"best stl contact form\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stl-training.co.uk\/contact\/index.php?#form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speak to our a member of our team<\/a> today to discuss the latest training offers along with your specific requirements.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See the timing of trends in your Excel 2013 PivotTable data with the new timeline feature. By default the data is split into months, though manipulation allows you to break this down into weeks, quarters, years or even days if you prefer. 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