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You can’t change the “Total Field” headings, but you CAN still edit the “Grand Total” heading in that pivot table. However, that error message is a bit misleading.

If you try to edit a Total Field heading, an error message will appear: “Cannot edit subtotal, block total, or grand total names.” It was easy to change the original “Grand Total” headings, but Excel won’t let you change these “Total Field” headings The Row Grand Total, in cell A11, did not change. Now, instead of a Grand Total column at the right, there are columns with “Total” and the field names – Total Qty and Total Orders

In the screen shot below, the Order Count field was added to the Values area. If there are multiple Value fields in a pivot table, Excel shows a different set of grand total headings. In the screen shot below, I typed “GT” in cell D4, to create a smaller heading in column D.Īs soon you complete the name change, Excel automatically changes the other Grand Total heading, to the same text. NOTE: You can’t double-click the cell to edit the text. OR Click in the Formula bar, and edit the text there.OR Press F2, then edit in the text in the cell.Type a new heading, to replace the existing heading.Select either one of the “Grand Total” heading cells.In a simple pivot table like this, it’s easy to change the grand total headings – just follow these steps: That will let you keep the pivot table as narrow as possible. For example, if the column contains small numbers, you could put a shorter name at the top. Sometimes you might want a different Grand Total heading, instead of the default text.

The headings both have the default text – “Grand Total”. Then, if you add a field to the Columns area, Excel will show a Grand Total at the right. If you create a very simple pivot table, with one Row field and one Value field, Excel will automatically show a Grand Total of the amounts at the bottom. Here is a link to the pageģ:51 Get the Excel Workbook Creating Grand Totals The detailed instructions are below the video. This video shows how pivot table Grand Totals are created, and how you can change some of the headings. I’ll show you some examples, with details on which grand total headings you can change, and which ones you can’t. When a pivot table has grand totals, Excel automatically names those totals.