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Hi, I have a problem with pivot table and conditional formatting please help
Solved by V. C. in 20 mins
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User
20/03/2018 - 11:46
Hi, please help me!!
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:46
Hi
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:46
Yes please let me know your requirements
User
20/03/2018 - 11:46
Can you see my data?
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:46
yes
User
20/03/2018 - 11:46
Ok great
User
20/03/2018 - 11:47
I need to create a pivot table of this data. Count of lead sources but within specific date ranges
User
20/03/2018 - 11:47
for example I need to see the count of all lead sources from 13th December to 21st January
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:48
ok
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:48
dates you can select in filters of pivot
User
20/03/2018 - 11:49
I need the following
User
20/03/2018 - 11:49
13/12/2017 - 24/01/2018
User
20/03/2018 - 11:49
25/01/2018 - 21/02/2018
User
20/03/2018 - 11:50
22/02/2018 - 20/03/2018
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:50
so in you base data you can tag the dates to be between these range
User
20/03/2018 - 11:50
ok please show me how
User
20/03/2018 - 11:53
:)
User
20/03/2018 - 11:53
What should I do next?
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:53
working on it
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:53
2 min
User
20/03/2018 - 11:53
Oh thankyou
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:56
did you see in spreadsheet?
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:57
using if formula i have specified which date comes on which bucket
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:57
do you get that?
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:57
are you there buddy?
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:57
let me know if you do not understand
User
20/03/2018 - 11:58
Sorry I do not understand
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:58
i have pasted the imporant dates given by you in F2 to K2
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:58
do you see?
User
20/03/2018 - 11:59
yes
User
20/03/2018 - 11:59
where must i paste this?
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:59
you can paste it anywhere any per your requirement
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:59
in column D i have build the formula using those date
Excelchat Expert
20/03/2018 - 11:59
do you see
Excelchat Expert
21/03/2018 - 12:00
to get each and every date in column A into the ranges
User
21/03/2018 - 12:00
Sorry I don't think this is going to work for me
Excelchat Expert
21/03/2018 - 12:00
now when you apply pivot on top of this you will get counts of lead source in this ange
User
21/03/2018 - 12:00
I need it in a pivot table
Excelchat Expert
21/03/2018 - 12:00
why?
Excelchat Expert
21/03/2018 - 12:01
do you know how to use pivot table?
User
21/03/2018 - 12:01
oh okay I see
Excelchat Expert
21/03/2018 - 12:01
now use pivot table on this
Excelchat Expert
21/03/2018 - 12:01
it will be very easy for you now to display counts in these date ranges
Excelchat Expert
21/03/2018 - 12:01
you can also group them when you make pivot table
User
21/03/2018 - 12:02
I see, yes thankyou
Excelchat Expert
21/03/2018 - 12:02
welcome
Excelchat Expert
21/03/2018 - 12:02
do you need any more assistance?
User
21/03/2018 - 12:03
no thankyou very much
Excelchat Expert
21/03/2018 - 12:03
Do let me know of anything else is required
Excelchat Expert
21/03/2018 - 12:03
welcome
Excelchat Expert
21/03/2018 - 12:03
please do give good rating
Excelchat Expert
21/03/2018 - 12:03
it really helps
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