Day 361 – Learning (?) New Skills
I created a Job Aid (a document that helps people do a
particular task or process) on "How to create an Excel Pivot Table." That may not seem like much until you find
out I have never used a pivot table. I
have never even seen one, much less figured out how to create one and train
someone else on how to do so. It was a
fairly daunting task to a pivot table neophyte, and one that had to be done since it was my boss who had
asked me to do it.
To make it as simple as I can, a pivot table allows the user
to take an Excel spreadsheet and look at the data in multiple ways. It is a fairly straight-forward process to
create one and then view it from multiple “angles.” ...At least it's straight-forward for someone who knows why they are helpful and can use it appropriately. I naturally had other
people look at the document I created (most of it came from the Microsoft Excel
website) to make sure what I had put together actually worked. It did (whew!),
and I presented it to my boss without any fanfare.
This job may not be keeping me very busy, but the good news
is I’m learning new things. I can think
of worse things happening at work.
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