To hide the grand total row or column: Right-click a cell in the pivot table Choose Table Options Remove the check mark from Grand Totals for Rows and/or Grand Totals for Columns. If you change the size of your data set by adding or deleting rows/columns, you need to update the source data for the pivot table. 2. Click on the option select all and un-select the alphabet/blank field. However, you will still need to Refresh your pivot table to include the new or changed data in the pivot table. After doing so, you can clearly see that December has disappeared from the Month field. Tips: To quickly display or hide the current subtotal, right-click the item of the field, and then select or clear the check box next to Subtotal "