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PRACTICE EXAM

Working with Spreadsheets

Working with data in a Spreadsheet

Open a new Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet

Enter the following information:

Type "January" in Cell A1, press TAB

Type "February" in Cell B1, press TAB

Type "March" in Cell C1, press TAB

Selecting Ranges

Select A1 through C1

Formatting Cells

Format the labels in Cell A1 through C1: Bold

In Cell D1 type: TOTAL

Format the text in Cell D1: Bold, Centered and Blue

Dealing with Sheets

Rename your current sheet and create 2 more new sheets making you have a total of 5 sheets

Rename the other sheets as well and change their tab color each to have its own color

Activate group mode and have at least 3 sheets selected

Use the fill handle to fill the previous written data across the current selected group of sheets

Adding more information

Go to a blank sheet and type the following info below

From Cell B1 to M1 type the months found in a year starting from January to December

respectively

In cell A2 type Average Rainfall and in Cell A3 type Estimated Rainfall

From Cell B2 to Cell M2 type the following data respectively: 23, 34, 45, 19, 27, 31, 25, 18, 42,

37, 36, 41.

From Cell B3 to Cell M3 type the following data respectively as well: 50, 48, 67, 56, 63, 21, 14,

18, 78, 39, 69, 55.

Use the above information to build a well labeled chart.

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Save your spreadsheetand give it your name it: Use the Save As Window to create a folder and save

your spreadsheet in that folder.

Define Names

Use the information you typed earlier to define names for each months rain record

Define the names for Average rainfall and Estimated Rainfall as well.

Intersecting Names

Use the defined names above to see where the following names intersect: January intersecting

Estimated rainfall, November intersecting Average rainfall. Type your answers in any blank

cell

Basic Functions

Find the sum of Average Rainfallfrom January to December

Calculate the average of EstimatedRainfallfrom January to December

Absolute Referencing

Type 50%in Cell B6

Use absolute referencingon cell B6 to calculate the Estimated Rainfall figures from January

to December. The results should appear from Cell B7 to M7

Save your spreadsheet with a different name and the file type should still be Excel Workbook.

Shifting and Inserting Cells

Select Row 1 and shift the Rows down by inserting new cells

Type in Cell A1 FINAL REPORT

Select several cells and merge them to make FINAL REPORT aheading over the rest of the data.

Formatting Cells and Data

Use a blank sheet for the next set of activities.

Format the following data : 1000000000 to comma style

: 0.27 to percent style

: 367890 to any currency format

Type the word Chykygrysky in any cell and shrink-to-fit that word in the cell.

Type the word ALABAMA in any cell and change the orientation of the word to 30 Degrees.

Change the pattern style of your cells, and make sure the patterns are different from each other.

In your current worksheet hide Row 13

SORTING DATA

Type the following names in any column; press ENTER after writing every name: Dracaena, Sharon,

Dean, Charley, Maya, Chris, Darren, Siyanda, Jerry, Barry, Silva, Stereos, Martin, and Knaves.

Sort the above names in alphabetical order from Z to A, save your work and exit.