You are welcome to use any supported version of Excel you have installed in your computer, however, the instructions are based on Excel 2016. If required, you can can find many help topics on Excel at the Microsoft Office Support Site. You should have a basic understanding of creating formulas and how cells are referenced by rows and columns within Excel to take this course. To complement, pivot charts and slicers can be used together to visualize data and create easy to use dashboards. In addition, Excel formulas can be used to aggregate data to create meaningful reports. Pivots are used in many different industries by millions of users who share the goal of reporting the performance of companies and organizations. You will see the power of Excel pivots in action and their ability to summarize data in flexible ways, enabling quick exploration of data and producing valuable insights from the accumulated data. You will learn how to create pivot tables from a range with rows and columns in Excel. In this course, you will learn how to perform data analysis using Excel's most popular features. Microsoft Excel is one of the top tools for data analysis and the built-in pivot tables are arguably the most popular analytic tool. The ability to analyze data is a powerful skill that helps you make better decisions.