The new Net Sale calculated detail field appears
within our PivotTable, a view of which is partially depicted in Illustration
22.
11. Click and drag the label of
the Net Sale calculated field to the right of the Discount field.
12. With the Net Sale
field still selected, click AutoCalc on the PivotTable toolbar, and then
click Sum.
The AutoCalc button, complete with its cascaded menu,
is shown in Illustration 23.
Illustration 23: The AutoCalc Button with Cascaded Menu
13. Click AutoCalc again,
this time selecting Count to add another total field to our view.
When we use AutoCalc, we are creating calculated
fields, just as we did with our "expression editor" approach for Net
Sale. AutoCalc simply creates the fields with common aggregate
functions that are built in, represented by the selections in the menu shown
above.
Our PivotTable now appears as partially shown in Illustration
24.
Illustration 24: Partial PivotTable View, with Totals
Fields
In addition to seeing our new calculated totals in the
PivotTable view, we can see that they have been added to our PivotTable
Field List, where we can easily access property setpoints for formatting
and other settings.
14. Click the PivotTable
Field List button (see Illustration 15 for a view of the button) to
resurrect the Field List.
The Field List appears, and displays our new
calculated totals under Totals atop the list, as shown in Illustration
25.
Illustration 25: PivotTable Field List, Totals Expanded to
Show New Calculated Totals
We have successfully created calculated
detail fields and calculated totals. Now let's take a brief look at organizing
and formatting our presentation a bit, to enhance its value to information
consumers.
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