Microsoft Excel

Technology LabWeek of October 1, 2012

Objectives

• Students will create a database using Microsoft Excel with collected data on their class’ favorite football teams.

• Students will create a bar graph and a pie chart with the data using Microsoft Excel.

Collect Data

• What is your favorite college football team?– Florida Gators– Florida State Seminoles– Georgia Bulldogs– Miami Hurricanes

• You must pick one.

Lets get started…

• Open Microsoft Excel by clicking the green “X” icon in your dock.

• From View in Toolbar, click Formatting Pallete.

Vocabulary• Spreadsheets- interactive computer application

program for organization and analysis of information in tabular form

• Cells- a unit in an array formed by the intersection of a row and a column

• Rows- horizontal cells • Columns- vertical cells• Labels- text entry such as a heading used to

identify a column or row of data• Values- numerical quantity of data

Entering Data

• Click cell B1• Type “My Class’ Favorite Football Teams”.• Select (highlight) cells B and C.• In Formatting Palette, select Merge Cells box.• In Formatting Palette, select picture under

Horizontal Alignment that shows text Centered.

Team Labels

• Select cell A2, type Gators

• Select cell A3, type Seminoles

• Select cell A4, type Bulldogs

• Select cell A5, type Hurricanes

Team Values

• Select B2, type # of Gator fans

• Select B3, type # of Seminole fans

• Select B4, type # of Bulldog fans

• Select B5, type # of Hurricane fans

Creating Bar Graph

• Select team labels and their values.

• From Insert menu in toolbar, select Chart.

• Select Bar and then select first picture of bar graph.

• Move graph underneath cells with data by clicking in box and dragging.

Formatting Graph/Chart

• Double click the bar graph, and select Chart Options in Formatting Palette.

• Type My Class’ Football Favorites in box under Chart Title.

Creating a Pie Chart

• Select team labels and their values.

• From Insert menu in toolbar, select Chart.

• Select Pie and then select first picture.

• Move graph underneath bar graph.

• Title graph just as you did with bar graph.

Printing

• Select cells (by highlighting) that contain information that you want to print. Be sure to include bar graph and pie chart.

• From File menu, select Set Print Area.

• Select Print from File menu.

What you accomplished….

• Pat yourself on the back for completing your first Excel assignment.

• You entered data in an Excel database.

• Using Microsoft Excel, you created a bar graph and a pie chart with your data.

Awesome job!!!