I wish I knew about these two Excel functions before struggling with pivot tables

Pivot tables have long been the standard tool for summarizing and analyzing data in Excel, and they work well for many tasks. But if you’ve ever found yourself clicking through multiple menus just to adjust a grouping or refresh your data, you might appreciate an easier approach. Excel’s GROUPBY and PIVOTBY functions offer a different way to aggregate and organize data—one that’s more flexible and transparent than the pivot table interface.