{"id":1680,"date":"2015-10-06T18:47:59","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T16:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=1680"},"modified":"2024-02-06T15:45:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T14:45:55","slug":"add-columns-to-slicer-buttons-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/add-columns-to-slicer-buttons-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"Add Columns to Pivot Table Slicer Buttons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/insert-a-slicer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">insert an Excel Slicer<\/a>\u00a0with your Pivot Table it defaults to one column, showing all your items in a vertical layout.<\/p>\n<p>Say that your <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> Slicer is showing months from January to December. \u00a0You can change the layout of the buttons to show in 3 separate columns, turning it into a &#8220;Quarterly View&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n<p>I explain how to add columns to your Pivot Table Slicer buttons below. \u00a0Download our workbook to follow along:<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tDeqpzC05Y4?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\/10\/Slicer-Columns.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Slicer-Columns.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\"> download excel workbook<\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">Slicer-Columns.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong> <\/span>Select your\u00a0Slicer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Slicer-Columns-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Add Columns to Pivot Table Slicer Buttons\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Slicer-Columns-1.jpg\" alt=\"Add Columns to Pivot Table Slicer Buttons\" width=\"187\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Slicer-Columns-1.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Slicer-Columns-1-122x300.jpg 122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Go to\u00a0<em><strong>Slicer Tools &gt; Options &gt; Buttons &gt; Columns\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Select\u00a0<strong>Columns\u00a0<\/strong>to\u00a0<strong>3.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Slicer-Columns-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Add Columns to Pivot Table Slicer Buttons\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Slicer-Columns-2.jpg\" alt=\"Add Columns to Pivot Table Slicer Buttons\" width=\"387\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Slicer-Columns-2.jpg 387w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Slicer-Columns-2-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Your slicer now has a 3-column button layout!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Slicer-Columns-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Add Columns to Pivot Table Slicer Buttons\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Slicer-Columns-3.jpg\" alt=\"Add Columns to Pivot Table Slicer Buttons\" width=\"416\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Slicer-Columns-3.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Slicer-Columns-3-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Add Columns to Pivot Table Slicer Buttons:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/100-5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"5 Speedy Steps To An Excel Pivot Table! (infographic)\"  class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6203 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/530x300-Pivot.jpg\" alt=\"5 Speedy Steps To An Excel Pivot Table! (infographic)\" width=\"530\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/530x300-Pivot.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/530x300-Pivot-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you\u00a0insert an Excel Slicer\u00a0with your Pivot Table it defaults to one column, showing all your items in a vertical layout. Say that your Pivot Table Slicer is showing months from January to December. \u00a0You can change the layout of the buttons to show in 3 separate columns, turning it into a &#8220;Quarterly View&#8221;. 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