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Hi help finder<br />
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when I follow you're steps...I am not getting the column heading nor data coming through second workbook. ...
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Hi help finder

when I follow you're steps...I am not getting the column heading nor data coming through second workbook. ...

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Hi route,<br />
could you tell me exact steps you are doing? or insert some samples from you?<br />
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You can see at my printscreen when I am using the exact same steps as I provided here I am able to get correct Pivot table with columns as they are in the source workbook<br />
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Hi route,
could you tell me exact steps you are doing? or insert some samples from you?

You can see at my printscreen when I am using the exact same steps as I provided here I am able to get correct Pivot table with columns as they are in the source workbook
03.PNG [https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2014/01_w02/827505/03.PNG]

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Hi Expert's excel 2007<br />
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I want to create a pivot table in workbook a from the data in workbook b...I am in workbook a sheet abc....<br />
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and cannot figure out how to establish the connection or where to start. ..<br />
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need a step by step guide. .
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Hi Expert's excel 2007

I want to create a pivot table in workbook a from the data in workbook b...I am in workbook a sheet abc....

and cannot figure out how to establish the connection or where to start. ..

need a step by step guide. .

create pivot table from different workbook

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