Standard Pivot Tables have a simple feature for creating calculated items.

you could think of a calculated item as “virtual rows” in the source data.

A calculated item will not appear in the field list window.

Field list does not show calculated item

Instead, it will appear as an item in the field for which it is defined.

The pivot table displays the correct regional totals, including the new region “Southeast”.

Fields

The source data contains three fields: Date, Region, and Sales.

Field list does not show calculated item

Note the field list does not include the calculated item.

Excel will add these automatically when you hit the Insert Field button or double-click a field in the list.

Field list does not show calculated item

Field list does not show calculated item

Field list does not show calculated item

Select “Insert calculated Item” from this menu

The Insert Calculated Item window

South and East regions excluded to avoid double-counting