XL97: Incorrect Field Names Appear in PivotTable Field Dialog Box

In the PivotTable Field dialog box, the Hide Items list may display field names that are not contained within the source data range of the PivotTable.

This behavior occurs when the following conditions are true:

• You have changed any field names within that source data range for the PivotTable, after initially creating the PivotTable.

-and-

• You click a field in a PivotTable, and then click the PivotTable Field button on the PivotTable toolbar.
  
  -or-
• You right-click a field in a PivotTable and then click Field.

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1. Write down the name of the worksheet that contains the PivotTable (for example, "Sheet1") and the name of the PivotTable (for example, "PivotTable1"). To determine the name of a PivotTable, right-click any area of the PivotTable and click Options. The PivotTable Options dialog box displays the name of the PivotTable. Click OK to close the dialog box.
2. On the Tools menu point to Macro, and click Visual Basic Editor. Or, press ALT+F11.
3. On the Insert menu, click Module.
4. Enter the following code:

   Sub Delete_Fields()
      On Error Resume Next
      For Each pvtfield In Worksheets("X").PivotTables("Y").PivotFields
         For Each pvtitem In pvtfield.PivotItems
            pvtitem.Delete
         Next
      Next
      ActiveSheet.PivotTables("Y").RefreshTable
   End Sub
   						

   where "X" is the name of the worksheet you wrote down in step 1 and "Y" is the name of the PivotTable you wrote down in step 1.
5. On the File menu, click Close and Return to Microsoft Excel.
6. On the Tools menu, point to Macro and click Macros. In the list of macros, click Delete_Fields, and then click Run.