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Enable Selection in a Pivot Table
Select the Entire Pivot Table
Select Labels in a Pivot Table
Select Labels and Data in a Pivot Table
Watch the Pivot Table Selection Video

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Enable Selection in a Pivot Table

You can use the Selection Arrow to highlight specific sections of an Excel Pivot Table. Before the Selection Arrow can work correctly, you might have to turn on the Enable Selection feature.

To turn on Enable Selection:

  1. Select a cell in the pivot table, and on the Ribbon, click the Options tab.
  2. In the Actions group, click Select
  3. Check to see if Enable Selection is ON or OFF, as shown in the screen shot below.

    enable selection on

  4. If Enable Selection is OFF, click it to activate the feature.
  5. If Enable Selection is ON, click the worksheet, to close the menu without making a selection.

Select the Entire Pivot Table

Once the Enable Selection feature has been turned on, you can use the Selection Arrow to select the entire Pivot Table.

To select the entire pivot table, including the report filters:

  1. Point to the top border of the top left cell, in the body of the pivot table.
  2. When the pointer changes to a thick black arrow, click, to select the entire pivot table.

    pivot selection row label

In some Pivot Table report layouts, the Select All arrow might not appear when you point to the top left cell. In that case, you can use the Ribbon commands.

To select the entire pivot table, including the report filters:

  1. Select a cell in the pivot table, and on the Ribbon, click the Options tab.
  2. In the Actions group, click Select
  3. Click Entire PivotTable.

pivot selection row label

Select Labels in a Pivot Table

Once the Enable Selection feature has been turned on, you can use the Selection Arrow to select specific sections of an Excel Pivot Table.

To select only the Row Labels:

  1. Point to the top border of a Row Label heading
  2. When the pointer changes to a thick black arrow, click, to select the row labels for that field.

    pivot selection row label

To select only the Column Labels:

  1. Point to the top border of a Column Label heading
  2. When the pointer changes to a thick black arrow, click, to select the column labels for that field.

    pivot selection column label

To select all the Labels:

  1. Point to the top border of a Column Label heading
  2. When the pointer changes to a thick black arrow, click, to select the column labels for that field.

    pivot selection column label

Select Labels and Values in a Pivot Table

After you have selected the Row or Column labels, you can extend the selection, to include the Labels and their related values.

To select the Labels and Values:

  1. Select Row or Column labels, as described in the previous section.
  2. On the Excel Ribbon, click the Options tab.
  3. In the Actions group, click Select
  4. Click Labels and Values

    pivot selection labels and values

 

Watch the Pivot Table Selection Video

In this pivot table video tutorial, you'll see how to enable selection and use the Selection Arrow.

 

 
 

 

 

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Pivot Table Tutorials

Excel Pivot Table -- Introduction 
Excel Pivot Table -- Clear Old Items
Excel Pivot Table -- Create a Pivot Table in Excel 2007 
Excel Pivot Table -- Custom Calculations 
Excel Pivot Table -- Data Field Layout
Excel Pivot Table -- Dynamic Data Source
Excel Pivot Table -- FAQs
Excel Pivot Table -- Field Settings
Excel Pivot Table -- Filter Source Data  
Excel Pivot Table -- Filters, Top 10 
Excel Pivot Table -- GetPivotData
Excel Pivot Table -- Grand Totals
Excel Pivot Table -- Grouping Data
Excel Pivot Table -- Layout, Excel 2007
Excel Pivot Table -- Multiple Consolidation Ranges
Excel Pivot Table -- Pivot Cache   
Excel Pivot Table -- PivotTable Style
Excel Pivot Table -- Printing   
Excel Pivot Table -- Protection  
Excel Pivot Table -- Report Filters
Excel Pivot Table -- Running Totals  
Excel Pivot Table -- Show and Hide Items 
Excel Pivot Table -- Sorting
Excel Pivot Table -- Subtotals 
Excel Pivot Table -- Summary Functions
Excel Pivot Table -- Unique Items

Pivot Table Books

Pivot Tables, Beginning (Excel 2007) 
Pivot Tables, Recipe Book (Excel 2003) 
Pivot Tables, Recipe Book (Excel 2007) 

Pivot Table Add-Ins

Pivot Tables - Add-in -- Pivot Power 
Pivot Tables - Add-in - Pivot Play PLUS 

Pivot Table Videos

Pivot Tables - Clear Old Items
Pivot Tables - Copy a Custom PivotTable Style
Pivot Tables - Create in Excel 2007
Pivot Tables - Create from Multiple Sheets
Pivot Tables - Data Field Layout
Pivot Tables - Date Filters, Add
Pivot Tables - GetPivotData
Pivot Tables - Group Data
Pivot Tables - Layout, Excel 2007
Pivot Tables - Report Filters, Add
Pivot Tables - Running Totals
Pivot Tables - Select Sections
Pivot Tables - Subtotals, Create Multiple
Pivot Tables - Top 10 Filters

 

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Last updated: December 16, 2010