Use a PivotTable to determine how many times a particular value occurs in a column in Excel

Hello,

How would you set up a PivotTable to tell you how many times a particular value is present in an Excel column?

For example, suppose rows 1 thru 1000 in column A each contains a single letter of the alphabet as shown here:


To determine how many times each letter occurs, I would typically list the letters of the alphabet in a separate column then use a COUNTIF() function in an adjacent column in this manner:


However, I suspect that there is a way to determine the same information using a PivotTable. If so, what are the steps to obtain the desired result?

Thanks