{"id":11490,"date":"2019-04-09T12:15:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T10:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=11490"},"modified":"2024-02-06T15:47:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T14:47:47","slug":"timeline-slicers-in-microsoft-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/timeline-slicers-in-microsoft-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline Slicers In Microsoft Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/101-excel-pivot-tables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pivot Table\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Pivot Table<\/a> with dates involved? Did you know you can create a cool\u00a0<strong>timeline slicer<\/strong> wherein you can dynamically filter your data based on date ranges?<\/p>\n<p>You will be blown away by what it can do! And with just a couple of clicks!<\/p>\n<p>Our data has an Order Date column that we will use for the Slicer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Timeline Slicers In Microsoft Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-00.jpg\" alt=\"Timeline Slicers In Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1920\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-00.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-00-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-00-1024x345.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-00-768x259.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-00-1536x518.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YEnjhIy1LcU?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MyExcelOnlinecomtutorials?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignmiddle wp-image-111468 size-full\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.yt_.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">Timeline-Slicers.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> Insert a new Pivot table by clicking\u00a0on your data and going\u00a0to<strong><em>\u00a0Insert &gt; Pivot Table &gt; New Worksheet or Existing Worksheet<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Timeline Slicers In Microsoft Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-01.jpg\" alt=\"Timeline Slicers In Microsoft Excel\" width=\"673\" height=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-01.jpg 673w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-01-264x300.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span> In the\u00a0<strong>ROWS<\/strong>\u00a0section put in the <em><strong>Sales Region\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>field.\u00a0\u00a0In the\u00a0<strong>VALUES<\/strong>\u00a0section put in the <em><strong>Sales <\/strong><\/em>field.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Timeline Slicers In Microsoft Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-02.jpg\" alt=\"Timeline Slicers In Microsoft Excel\" width=\"525\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-02.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-02-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 3:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Let us now add our timeline slicer! Go to\u00a0<em><strong>PivotTable Tools&gt; Analyze &gt; Filter &gt; Insert Timeline<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Timeline Slicers In Microsoft Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-03.jpg\" alt=\"Timeline Slicers In Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1217\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-03.jpg 1217w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-03-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-03-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-03-768x471.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1217px) 100vw, 1217px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 4:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Make sure\u00a0<strong>ORDER DATE\u00a0<\/strong>is ticked. Click\u00a0<strong>OK.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Timeline Slicers In Microsoft Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-04.jpg\" alt=\"Timeline Slicers In Microsoft Excel\" width=\"355\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-04.jpg 355w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-04-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And now you have your <strong>Timeline Slicer<\/strong>!\u00a0You can play around and set different date ranges, then the pivot table data will also adjust accordingly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Timeline Slicers In Microsoft Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-05.jpg\" alt=\"Timeline Slicers In Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1095\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-05.jpg 1095w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-05-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-05-1024x261.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-05-768x196.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1095px) 100vw, 1095px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See this example where we tried Jan 2012 &#8211; Mar 2012. You can also change the unit (e.g. months, years, etc.) of your slicer!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Timeline Slicers In Microsoft Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-06.jpg\" alt=\"Timeline Slicers In Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1048\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-06.jpg 1048w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-06-300x71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-06-1024x242.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Timeline-Slicers-06-768x182.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1048px) 100vw, 1048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>How to Create a Timeline Slicer in Excel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have a Pivot Table with dates involved? Did you know you can create a cool\u00a0timeline slicer wherein you can dynamically filter your data based on date ranges? You will be blown away by what it can do! And with just a couple of clicks! 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