{"id":1603,"date":"2015-08-28T17:27:01","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T15:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=1603"},"modified":"2024-02-06T15:45:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T14:45:49","slug":"format-error-values-in-an-excel-pivot-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/format-error-values-in-an-excel-pivot-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Format Error Values in a Pivot Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever you do a calculation in an Excel <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> you may get an error value like a #DIV\/0!<\/p>\n<p>This looks ugly when you are presenting important information.\u00a0 Luckily you can override this with a custom value or text.<\/p>\n<p>To activate this you need to <em>Right Click<\/em> in any Value in your Excel Pivot Table and choose <strong>PivotTable Options<\/strong> and &#8220;Check&#8221; the box that says: <em>For error values show<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This activates the box and you can now enter any value or text that you want to show whenever your calculation has an error.<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nxKqgKfr1GQ?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\/2015\/08\/Format-Error-Values.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Format-Error-Values.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\">Format-Error-Values.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong> <\/span>We have an error in the pivot table calculation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Format Error Values in a Pivot Table\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-01.jpg\" alt=\"Format Error Values in a Pivot Table\" width=\"568\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-01.jpg 568w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-01-300x104.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong> <\/span>Right click on any value and Go to\u00a0<em><strong>Pivot Table Options.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Format Error Values in a Pivot Table\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-02.jpg\" alt=\"Format Error Values in a Pivot Table\" width=\"779\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-02.jpg 779w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-02-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-02-768x482.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 3:<\/strong> <\/span>Check the Box: <em><strong>For Error Values Show<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-03.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Format Error Values in a Pivot Table\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-03.jpg\" alt=\"Format Error Values in a Pivot Table\" width=\"400\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-03.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-03-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 4:<\/strong> <\/span>Enter any <strong>text or value<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Format Error Values in a Pivot Table\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-04.jpg\" alt=\"Format Error Values in a Pivot Table\" width=\"379\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-04.jpg 379w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-04-275x300.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now your error values are properly formatted!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-05.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Format Error Values in a Pivot Table\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-05.jpg\" alt=\"Format Error Values in a Pivot Table\" width=\"557\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-05.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/06-format-error-values-05-300x108.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/100-5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1538 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/728x90.gif\" alt=\"728x90\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever you do a calculation in an Excel Pivot 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This looks ugly when you are presenting important information.\u00a0 Luckily you can override this with a custom value or text. To activate this you need to Right Click in any Value in your Excel Pivot Table [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[17,4],"tags":[87,86],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1603"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}