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Creating and Using Worksheet Outlines 26
FIGURE 26.4
The worksheet after adding a column outline.
If you create both a row and a column outline in a worksheet, you can work with each outline independent
of the other. For example, you can show the row outline at the second level and the column outline at the
first level. Figure 26.5 shows the model with both outlines collapsed at the second level. The result is a nice
summary table that gives regional totals by quarter.
FIGURE 26.5
The worksheet with both outlines collapsed at the second level.
ON the CD-ROM
You can find the workbook used in the preceding examples on this book’s CD-ROM. The file is
named outline example.xlsx.
The following are points to keep in mind about worksheet outlines:
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A worksheet can have only one outline. If you need to create more than one outline, move the
data to a new worksheet.
You can either create an outline manually or have Excel do it for you automatically. If you choose
the latter option, you may need to do some preparation to get the worksheet in the proper format.
You can create an outline for either all data on a worksheet or just a selected data range.
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