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GROUPBY

GROUPBY

By Jeff Lenning | March 24, 2026 |

Microsoft Excel continues to evolve, and one of the most impressive additions to the Excel formula family is the GROUPBY function. With it, we now have the power to create fully dynamic and flexible summary reports—all with a single formula. If you’ve relied on pivot tables or manual formulas for reporting, you’re going to love…

Dynamic Pivot-style Report with GROUPBY

By Jeff Lenning | January 9, 2024 |

In this tutorial, we will learn how to use the GROUPBY function to create dynamic pivot-style reports with a single formula. Let’s back up a sec. For years, we’ve turned to PivotTables to build summary reports. Now we have another option: the GROUPBY function. While it doesn’t create a true PivotTable, it does create a…