First, you can sort your source data in the order you would like it to appear on the PivotTable. Second, you can set your PivotTable to ignore the source data order by right-clicking on your ...

There are lots of ways to return the top or bottom n records from a data set in Microsoft Excel, but the new dynamic array functions make doing so easier than ever.

To create the PivotTable, click somewhere in the list of data, choose the Insert tab, and click PivotTable. Excel will automatically select the area containing the data, including the headings.