Pivot Tables Lose Formatting

[Thermofonz]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

Why can't I format my PT and have it keep the formatting?

I found a similar post out there asking the same question, but I haven't seen a reasonable answer.

That post says you can't format the headings or totals in the PT because if you refresh it will lose formatting.

Is there a better answer?

My second issue is that the 2008 Excel version for Windows comes with pivot table templates. This is a nice and easy way to format pivots.

 

[John McGhie]

Well, the answer to both questions is "Because that's the way they made it."
We will have to leave it to you to decide whether or not you regard that
answer as "reasonable"

Office 2008 was a bit of a rush job: there are lots of bits missing: that's
one of them.

Office 2010 will fix a lot of this.

Cheers

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

Why can't I format my PT and have it keep the formatting?

I found a similar post out there asking the same question, but I haven't seen
a reasonable answer.

That post says you can't format the headings or totals in the PT because if
you refresh it will lose formatting.

Is there a better answer?

My second issue is that the 2008 Excel version for Windows comes with pivot
table templates. This is a nice and easy way to format pivots.

This email is my business email -- Please do not email me about forum
matters unless you intend to pay!

--

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP (Word, Mac Word), Consultant Technical Writer,
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia. | Ph: +61 (0)4 1209 1410
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]

 

[Thermofonz]

Any ideas when 2010 is coming out? I haven't read anything about it.

 

[CyberTaz]

According to the latest word from MS, "Holiday 2010". Best guess as to what
that means is late 4th qtr. Nobody ‹ including MacBU ‹ knows anything more,
& even if they have a "target date" it will not be made public.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[John McGhie]

But but but.... The "Holidays" in 2010 will be January 1 to February 5 down
here!!

According to the latest word from MS, "Holiday 2010". Best guess as to what
that means is late 4th qtr. Nobody ‹ including MacBU ‹ knows anything more,
& even if they have a "target date" it will not be made public.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

This email is my business email -- Please do not email me about forum
matters unless you intend to pay!

--

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP (Word, Mac Word), Consultant Technical Writer,
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia. | Ph: +61 (0)4 1209 1410
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]

 

[CyberTaz]

But, but, but.... That will be Holidays *2011* -- even "down there" ;-)

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



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