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Sorting pivot table column headings
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Hey fellow Excellians! If you've been grappling with disorganized pivot table column headings, you're not alone. Keeping your weekbands—ranging from 0–2 Weeks to 78+ Weeks—properly sorted can indeed be frustrating. You've already tried a few methods like custom sort lists and adjusting the Data Model, but the jumbled headings persist, especially after applying slicer filters. Let’s explore effective solutions to maintain order in your pivot table while ensuring the structure remains intact, even when data is filtered out.
Hey fellow Excellians!
Been having some major frustrations trying to keep my pivot table column headings in the right order. Column headings are weekbands:
0–2 Weeks 2–4 Weeks
4–9 Weeks 9–13 Weeks 13–21 Weeks 21–26 Weeks 26–36 Weeks 36–52 Weeks 52–62 Weeks 62–78 Weeks 78+ Weeks Total 2 Weeks 9 Weeks 13 Weeks 52 Weeks
So far I’ve tried:
Using custom sort lists
Sort by > Column in the Data Model
Protecting the worksheet
Regardless, any time I apply a filter from a slicer (which will sometimes remove columns from the pivot as there is no data), all of the column headings get jumbled.
Not sure if there is something simple I’m missing. I also want to “lock” the columns/rows in place even when no data is returned from slices applied so that the table structure remains the same, but thought that fixing the sort issue would come first. Maybe I’m wrong?
Thanks!
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