Before we dive into pivot tables in Excel, letâ s have a quick word about it. A pivot table is a powerful tool in Excel to summarize and analyze your vast database in different ways.

Select the range of cells. Click on Insert and select Pivot Table. By default, the table range is mentioned, and the pivot table opens in a new worksheet. Keep it that way and select OK.

Fortunately, you can add a filtering control to the interface. To illustrate, let’s add a filter for the region as follows: First, completely expand the pivot table, if necessary.