Before you get started: Your data should be organized in a tabular format, and not have any blank rows or columns. Ideally, you can use an Excel table like in our example above. Tables are a great PivotTable data source, because rows added to a table are automatically included in the PivotTable when you refresh the data, and any new columns will be included in the PivotTable Fields List.

Create a crosstab query within minutes using the Query Wizard. A crosstab query is a special type of query that calculates a sum, average, or other aggregate function, and then groups the results by two sets of values — one down the left side of the datasheet and the other across the top. Go to the Page Layout tab, click Orientation, and choose Landscape. Decrease your margins, or the blank space around the edges of your paper. Go to the Page Layout tab, click Margins, and select Narrow or Custom Margins. Scale your sheet. This shrinks your whole table down so that it will fit on one page. If you shrink it too much, the.

Developer tab is one of the most important and highly useful options in Excel. But, before you use it you need add it on ribbon. When you install Excel, you need to activate it for first time.

So today in this post, you will learn 3 different methods to add developer tab in Excel for windows as well as in Excel 2011 for mac.

To enable it follow these simple steps.

• Go to File Tab → Options → Customize Ribbon.
• In the main tab list, tick mark check box for the developer.

• Click OK.

Here is another method to display developer tab.

• Right click on Excel ribbon and select customize ribbon.

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• In main tab list, tick mark check box for the developer.
• Click OK.

After following any of the above methods you can activate developer tab in Excel for Windows.

Note: You can use both of the above methods in Windows version of Excel (2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016)

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Here are the steps to add developer tab in Excel 2011 for Mac.

• Go to Excel Menu → Preferences.

• Click on Ribbon in 'Sharing & Privacy Group' and then Click OK.

• Now, you will get a pop-up dialog box. In customization section, select Developer Tab & click OK.

After following any of the above methods you can activate developer tab in Excel 2011 for Mac.

What's Next

VBA is one of the Advanced Excel Skills, and if you are getting started with VBA, make sure to check out there (What is VBA and Excel Programming)

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