Before you create a pivot table, it is important to __.

A. Create a database

B. Sorry a database

C. Filter a database

D. Format a database

Before data can be transformed, summarized or regrouped using a pivot table, it is important to: A. Create a database

A pivot table can be described to be a summary of large amounts of data in an interactive way.

Pivot table can involves summary such as sum, average, among others, by applying functions.

Also, with the aid of a pivot table, columns can be transformed into rows. A typical example of a pivot table has been shown in the image attached below.

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Before you create a pivot table, it is important to Create a database.

Option: A

Procedure to create Pivot Table:

1. Select the cells and table in the sheet containing the data you want to use.

2. Go to the Insert tab and click the PivotTable command.

3. In the dialog box ‘Create PivotTable’ will appear. Choose your settings, then click OK. In our example, we will use Sheet1 as our source data and insert the PivotTable on a new worksheet.

4. The Field List and blank PivotTable will appear on a new worksheet.

5. Once you create a PivotTable, you have to decide which fields to add. Each field has a simple column header from the source data. In the PivotTable Field List, check the box for each field you want to add.  

6. The selected fields will be added to one of the four areas below the Field List. In our example, the Salesman field has been added to the Rows area, while the Order Amount has been added to the Values area. Alternatively, you can click, hold, and drag a field to the desired area.

7. The PivotTable values will calculate and summarize the selected fields. In our example, the PivotTable shows the amount sold by each salesman.

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