STEP 3: Click in Pivot Table #2 and insert a YEAR Slicer by going to PivotTable Tools > Analyze/Options > Insert Slicer > Year > OK STEP 2: Click in Pivot Table #1 and insert a MONTH Slicer by going to PivotTable Tools > Analyze/Options > Insert Slicer > Month > OK STEP 1: Create 2 Pivot Tables by clicking in your data set and selecting Insert > Pivot Table > New Worksheet/Existing Worksheet

You can then use the scroll bar to increase and decrease the columns or manually type in the number of columns to show your Slicer. To do this you need to click on your Slicer and go to Slicer Tools > Options > Buttons > Columns. Say that your Slicer is showing months from January to December, you can change the layout of the buttons to show in 3 separate columns, turning it into a “Quarterly View”. When you insert an Excel Slicer with your Pivot Table it defaults to one column, showing all your items in a vertical layout. SHIFT KEYBOARD:You can select a range of items by holding down the SHIFT key on your keyboard!

LEFT MOUSE CLICK:You can select items from the Slicer by using your left mouse button ĭRAG LEFT MOUSE BUTTON:You can select an array of items by clicking the left mouse button and doing a dragging motion downwards/upwards within the Slicer ĬTRL KEYBOARD:You can select multiple items by holding down the CTRL key on your keyboard

How to use slicers in excel 2016