When it comes to building reports in Excel, sometimes less is more. One common mistake is to include everything in one view, which often serves no purpose other than to overwhelm and confuse your end users.

In this tip, I’ll show you how to use grouped rows and columns to consolidate your data and draw attention to the most important information.

COMMON USE CASES:

• Designing reports that contain a large amount of data behind the scenes
• Enabling users to quickly toggle views without manually unhiding rows or columns