{"id":7376,"date":"2018-01-24T16:41:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T15:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=7376"},"modified":"2024-02-06T15:47:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T14:47:21","slug":"sort-an-excel-pivot-table-manually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/sort-an-excel-pivot-table-manually\/","title":{"rendered":"Sort an Excel Pivot Table Manually"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You have 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> ready, all sorted nicely both from a row and column perspective.\u00a0 However you just need that one minor sorting tweak or two.<\/p>\n<p>Well, Excel seemingly has a lot of tricks and you can even\u00a0<strong>sort an Excel Pivot Table manually!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For our example, let&#8217;s see this Pivot Table below.\u00a0 It is sorted by <strong>years (2012-2014)<\/strong>, and <strong>months (Jan-Dec)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>But what if we want to move July to the top, and the year 2014 as the first column year?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sort-a-Pivot-Table-Manually-01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sort an Excel Pivot Table Manually\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sort-a-Pivot-Table-Manually-01.jpg\" alt=\"Sort an Excel Pivot Table Manually\" width=\"406\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sort-a-Pivot-Table-Manually-01.jpg 406w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sort-a-Pivot-Table-Manually-01-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WQsyo9ng72w?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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You have successfully manually sorted your Pivot Table!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sort-a-Pivot-Table-Manually-05.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sort an Excel Pivot Table Manually\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sort-a-Pivot-Table-Manually-05.jpg\" alt=\"Sort an Excel Pivot Table Manually\" width=\"413\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sort-a-Pivot-Table-Manually-05.jpg 413w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sort-a-Pivot-Table-Manually-05-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>EXTRA TIP:<\/strong><\/span> You can click inside a cell e.g. <strong><em>January<\/em><\/strong>, and start typing in another month, like <strong><em>August<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 This will also manually sort your Pivot Table items.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further Learning:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/sort-largest-to-smallest-grand-totals-with-excel-pivot-tables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sort Largest to Smallest Grand Totals With Excel Pivot Tables<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/sort-formula-in-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SORT Formula in Excel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/sortby-formula-in-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SORTBY Formula in Excel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You have your Pivot Table ready, all sorted nicely both from a row and column perspective.\u00a0 However you just need that one minor sorting tweak or two. 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