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This is a presentation I gave to the Mactus BI group introducing them to PowerPivot. It doesn't have my commentary so some of the slides may be less than obvious. But I hope it helps you get the idea.
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Mactus Monthly BI MaxterGeoff McNeelyMay 23, 2013
The Magic of PowerPivot
Mactus Monthly BI MaxterGeoff McNeelyMay 23, 2013
The Magic of PowerPivotThe content of this deck is lifted (with permission) from Rob Collie @powerpivotpro , so I highly recommend you follow his blog and get familiar with his content… GM
PowerPivot: What is it?1. It’s a Free Extension to Excel 2010 and 2013, Built by Microsoft2. “The Best Thing to Happen to Excel in 20 Years”3. A Much More Agile & Cost Effective Approach to Business
Intelligence4. Something That Turns Workbooks Into Industrial Strength Apps5. An EXTENSION to things you ALREADY KNOW about Excel6. A Way to handle Massive Volumes of Data in Excel7. A Way to Add ANY Formula to a Pivot, and it Adjusts!8. A Way to Turn Workbooks Into Self-Maintaining Web Applications
• Sound exciting? Check it out and learn more here: http://www.powerpivotpro.com/what-is-powerpivot/
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PowerPivot: What is it?1. It’s a Free Extension to Excel 2010 and 2013, Built by Microsoft2. “The Best Thing to Happen to Excel in 20 Years”3. A Much More Agile & Cost Effective Approach to Business
Intelligence4. Something That Turns Workbooks Into Industrial Strength Apps5. An EXTENSION to things you ALREADY KNOW about Excel6. A Way to handle Massive Volumes of Data in Excel7. A Way to Add ANY Formula to a Pivot, and it Adjusts!8. A Way to Turn Workbooks Into Self-Maintaining Web Applications
• Sound exciting? Check it out and learn more here: http://www.powerpivotpro.com/what-is-powerpivot/
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PowerPivot: What is it?1. It’s a Free Extension to Excel 2010 and 2013, Built by Microsoft2. “The Best Thing to Happen to Excel in 20 Years”3. A Much More Agile & Cost Effective Approach to Business
Intelligence4. Something That Turns Workbooks Into Industrial Strength Apps5. An EXTENSION to things you ALREADY KNOW about Excel6. A Way to handle Massive Volumes of Data in Excel7. A Way to Add ANY Formula to a Pivot, and it Adjusts!8. A Way to Turn Workbooks Into Self-Maintaining Web Applications
• Sound exciting? Check it out and learn more here: http://www.powerpivotpro.com/what-is-powerpivot/
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PowerPivot: What is it?1. It’s a Free Extension to Excel 2010 and 2013, Built by Microsoft2. “The Best Thing to Happen to Excel in 20 Years”3. A Much More Agile & Cost Effective Approach to Business
Intelligence4. Something That Turns Workbooks Into Industrial Strength Apps5. An EXTENSION to things you ALREADY KNOW about Excel6. A Way to handle Massive Volumes of Data in Excel7. A Way to Add ANY Formula to a Pivot, and it Adjusts!8. A Way to Turn Workbooks Into Self-Maintaining Web Applications
• Sound exciting? Check it out and learn more here: http://www.powerpivotpro.com/what-is-powerpivot/
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PowerPivot: What is it?1. It’s a Free Extension to Excel 2010 and 2013, Built by Microsoft2. “The Best Thing to Happen to Excel in 20 Years”3. A Much More Agile & Cost Effective Approach to Business
Intelligence4. Something That Turns Workbooks Into Industrial Strength Apps5. An EXTENSION to things you ALREADY KNOW about Excel6. A Way to handle Massive Volumes of Data in Excel7. A Way to Add ANY Formula to a Pivot, and it Adjusts!8. A Way to Turn Workbooks Into Self-Maintaining Web Applications
• Sound exciting? Check it out and learn more here: http://www.powerpivotpro.com/what-is-powerpivot/
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PowerPivot: What is it?1. It’s a Free Extension to Excel 2010 and 2013, Built by Microsoft2. “The Best Thing to Happen to Excel in 20 Years”3. A Much More Agile & Cost Effective Approach to Business
Intelligence4. Something That Turns Workbooks Into Industrial Strength Apps5. An EXTENSION to things you ALREADY KNOW about Excel6. A Way to handle Massive Volumes of Data in Excel7. A Way to Add ANY Formula to a Pivot, and it Adjusts!8. A Way to Turn Workbooks Into Self-Maintaining Web Applications
• Sound exciting? Check it out and learn more here: http://www.powerpivotpro.com/what-is-powerpivot/
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PowerPivot: What is it?1. It’s a Free Extension to Excel 2010 and 2013, Built by Microsoft2. “The Best Thing to Happen to Excel in 20 Years”3. A Much More Agile & Cost Effective Approach to Business
Intelligence4. Something That Turns Workbooks Into Industrial Strength Apps5. An EXTENSION to things you ALREADY KNOW about Excel6. A Way to handle Massive Volumes of Data in Excel7. A Way to Add ANY Formula to a Pivot, and it Adjusts!8. A Way to Turn Workbooks Into Self-Maintaining Web Applications
• Sound exciting? Check it out and learn more here: http://www.powerpivotpro.com/what-is-powerpivot/
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PowerPivot: What is it?1. It’s a Free Extension to Excel 2010 and 2013, Built by Microsoft2. “The Best Thing to Happen to Excel in 20 Years”3. A Much More Agile & Cost Effective Approach to Business
Intelligence4. Something That Turns Workbooks Into Industrial Strength Apps5. An EXTENSION to things you ALREADY KNOW about Excel6. A Way to handle Massive Volumes of Data in Excel7. A Way to Add ANY Formula to a Pivot, and it Adjusts!8. A Way to Turn Workbooks Into Self-Maintaining Web Applications
• Sound exciting? Check it out and learn more here: http://www.powerpivotpro.com/what-is-powerpivot/
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PowerPivot: What is it?1. It’s a Free Extension to Excel 2010 and 2013, Built by Microsoft2. “The Best Thing to Happen to Excel in 20 Years”3. A Much More Agile & Cost Effective Approach to Business
Intelligence4. Something That Turns Workbooks Into Industrial Strength Apps5. An EXTENSION to things you ALREADY KNOW about Excel6. A Way to handle Massive Volumes of Data in Excel7. A Way to Add ANY Formula to a Pivot, and it Adjusts!8. A Way to Turn Workbooks Into Self-Maintaining Web Applications
• Sound exciting? Check it out and learn more here: http://www.powerpivotpro.com/what-is-powerpivot/
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How To Install
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Under Excel Options, click Add-Ins, choose COM Add-ins and Click Go.
Make sure PowerPivot is checked.
• Excel 2010: Download from Microsoft• Excel 2013: Included in Office Pro
• http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/bi/powerpivot.aspx
How To Install
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How To Install
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Under Excel Options, click Add-Ins, choose COM Add-ins and Click Go.
Make sure PowerPivot is checked.
Creating a Dashboard
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Find the POWERPIVOT tab on the ribbon, then click on Manage
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Benefits
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1. PowerPivot is NOT new to you, it’s just an extension of what you know
2. The desktop version is 100% FREE3. Large data volumes, small files, amazing speed4. Multi-table pivots, the dawn of “Analysis
Mashups,” and the end of VLOOKUP?5. Professional-grade formulas in Pivotshttp://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-excel/archive/2010/10/01/top-5-ways-powerpivot-helps-excel-pros.aspx
Benefits
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Resources
• Rob Collie’s Blog: http://www.powerpivotpro.com
• Rob Collie’s Book: DAX Formulas for PowerPivot
• Other interesting Add-Ins to Explore:– Data Explorer– Geo Flow– Power View
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Why I’m Excited
• Modeling and Prototyping• Live Data Analyses• Instant Stakeholder Gratification• Publish to SharePoint• Look Like a Genius with Minimal Overhead– (Actually being a genius – optional)
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Homework:Tweet 1 cool thing you find at http://www.powerpivotpro.com with #Maxter @MactusGroup @geoster
Thank You!
Any Questions?
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Homework:Tweet 1 cool thing you find at http://www.powerpivotpro.com with #Maxter @MactusGroup @geoster