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How to create a Pivot Table from Text file in Excel?

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Normally, Pivot Table is created based on the data in an existing worksheet. However, do you know how to create a Pivot Table from a Text file in Excel? This article will show you a method of creating a Pivot Table from a Text file in Excel.

Create a Pivot Table from Text file in Excel

Create a Pivot Table from Text file in Excel

You can import the text file data into the worksheet firstly, and then create Pivot Table with the imported data. Please do as follows.

1. Click Data > From Text. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing the Data > From Text option in Excel for importing a Text file

2. Then a Microsoft Excel Security Notice dialog box pops up, please click the OK button.

A screenshot of the Microsoft Excel Security Notice dialog box

3. In the Import Text File window, select the TXT file you will create Pivot Table based on, and then click the Import button.

A screenshot of the Import Text File dialog box

4. In the first Text Import Wizard, select the Delimited option and click the Next button.

A screenshot of the Text Import Wizard's first step

5. In the second wizard, select the delimiter your TXT file data contains, and then click the Next button.

A screenshot of the Text Import Wizard's second step

6. In the last wizard, click the Finish button.

A screenshot of the Text Import Wizard's last step

7. In the Import Data dialog box, select where to place the imported data and then click the OK button.

A screenshot of the Import Data dialog box in Excel to place imported data

8. Now, all data from the selected text file is imported into the worksheet. Select the data and click Insert > PivotTable.

A screenshot of the Insert > PivotTable option in Excel

9. In the Create PivotTable dialog box, choose a location for the Pivot Table and click OK.

A screenshot of the Create PivotTable dialog box in Excel

10. The PivotTable Fields pane appears on the right side of the worksheet. After selecting the fields to add to the report, the Pivot Table is created, as shown in the screenshot below.

A screenshot showing the Pivot Table and PivotTable Fields pane in Excel

Quickly save a range as a Text file in Excel:

With the Export Range to File utility of Kutools for Excel, you can quickly save a range as a TXT file or another file format as you need in Excel. See screenshot.

A screenshot of the Export Range to File feature of Kutools for Excel

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