A pivot table in Microsoft Excel reorganizes data quickly into a meaningful report, and it's easy to use!

3. Convert to formulas. Finally, position your cursor in the PivotTable you want to convert, and from the PivotTable Tools menu, select Analyze, OLAP Tools, Convert to Formulas, as pictured below.

Splitting data into multiple columns isn't the only way to rearrange data in Excel. For example, you could merge data from two columns into one column, split alternate rows into two columns, or ...