Beginning Microsoft

Excel: Practice 1
RUBRIC
0 3 5 8 10
Less than 25% of
items completed
correctly.
More than 25%
of items
completed
correctly
More than 50%
of items
completed
correctly
More than 75%
of items
completed
correctly
All items
completed
correctly
Working with Spreadsheets
Working with data in a Spreadsheet
Open a new Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet
Enter the following information:
Type "January" in Cell A! press TA"
Type "#e$ruary" in Cell "! press TA"
Type "March" in Cell C! press TA"
Selecting Ranges
%ractice using holding your left mouse $utton to select a range &$loc'( of cells)
Select A through C
Formatting Cells
#ormat the la$els in Cell A through C: "old
*n Cell + type: TOTA,
#ormat the text in Cell +: "old! Centered and "lue
Save your practice spreadsheet and name it: "eginning Excel %ractice
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Excel: Practice 2
RUBRIC
0 3 5 8 10
Less than 25% of
items completed
correctly.
More than 25%
of items
completed
correctly
More than 50%
of items
completed
correctly
More than 75%
of items
completed
correctly
All items
completed
correctly
Create a Chart
Enter the following data into Excel.
,a$els: January! #e$ruary! March! April! May! June! July! August! Septem$er! Octo$er!
-o.em$er! +ecem$er
A.erage Temperature:
January was /0
#e$ruary was 120
March was 3/0
April was /40
May was 530
June was 210
July was 260
August was 470
Septem$er was 240
Octo$er was /20
-o.em$er was 310
+ecem$er was 770
Total %recipitation
January got 4"
#e$ruary got 1"
March got 71"
April got 16"
May got 1"
June got 5"
July got 8"
August got /"
Septem$er got 1"
Octo$er got 4"
-o.em$er got 8"
+ecem$er got 8"
Create Charts from the Data
Chart !
Create a Column chart that shows J9ST the A.erage Temperature)
Ma'e sure to include the la$els on your chart
-ame the chart "A.erage Temperature"
Chart "!
Create a Chart that shows the J9ST the Total %recipitation)
Ma'e sure to include the la$els on your chart
Create the Chart as its O:- page
-ame the chart "Total %recipitation"
#ormat the chart with the colors! shape effects! and $ac'ground fill of your choice)
Save your practice spreadsheet and name it: "eginning Excel %ractice 1
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Excel: Practice 3
RUBRIC
0 3 5 8 10
Less than 25% of
items completed
correctly.
More than 25%
of items
completed
correctly
More than 50%
of items
completed
correctly
More than 75%
of items
completed
correctly
All items
completed
correctly
Set Up a Checkbook
Enter the #a$els
*n Cell A type: Chec' -o
*n Cell " type: +ate
*n Cell C type: +escription
*n Cell + type: Amount
*n Cell E type: +eposit
*n Cell # type: "alance
Select ;ow and format the la$els $ig! $old! and centered
%dd the data
Type in six records
Such as:
Opening $alance: </88
Office Supplies: 24)/8! chec' num$er 88
%hone Company: /8! chec' num$er 8

Format the columns
Select column +! E! and # and use the Currency tool
-ote: the num$ers are aligned with two decimal places
%ractice: use the tool$ar to increase and decrease the decimal places
Set up the E&uations
Select Cell #7 and enter the following e=uation: >#1?+7@E7
Select Cells #7 through #/ and A#ill +ownA
Test your e=uations


A B C D E F
1 Chec !o Date Descri"tion A#o$nt De"osit Balance
2 Opening alance ! 500.00 ! 500.00
3 100 "#7#0" Office $%pplies ! 78.50
% 101 "#7#0" &he 'hone $tore ! 180.(8

Save your practice spreadsheet and name it: "eginning Excel %ractice 7
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