Open an Excel sheet with relevant data. Select Analyze Data at the top and Excel automatically selects the table on your sheet. You can check suggested pivot tables and charts from the side menu.

Here is where Excel pivot tables step in to extract data, which can help you avoid getting lost in endless rows and columns.

The Pivot Table is a tool that Excel uses to create custom reports from your spreadsheet databases. All you need is one common, unique field. Here's how to set it up with multiple spreadsheets.