Office 2013 All-In-One Absolute Beginner’s Guide

23. Creating Subtotals and Grouping Data

In This Chapter

• Creating Subtotals

• Grouping and Outlining Rows and Columns

This chapter shows you how you can summarize and group together data using Excel’s Subtotal and grouping tools. The ability to group and subtotal data enables you to summarize a long sheet of data to fewer rows. The individual records are still there so that you can unhide them if you need to investigate a subtotal in detail.

Creating Subtotals

The easiest way to create subtotals in Excel is using the SUBTOTAL function. If you need more power or flexibility, Excel also offers a Subtotal tool. After creating your totals, you can format and sort them based on your specific requirements.

Using the SUBTOTAL Function

The SUBTOTAL ...