EXCEL Beginning Practice Activities
EXCEL Beginning Practice Activities
RUBRIC 0 Less than 25% of items completed correctly. 3 5 8 10 More than 25% More than 50% More than 75% All items of items of items of items completed completed completed completed correctly correctly correctly correctly Each step to complete is considered a single item e!en if it is part of a larger string of steps. Objectives: The earner !ill be able to: 1" Enter #ata into s$rea#sheet cells at least %&' of the ti(e )" Move bet!een s$rea#sheet cells *" Ex$lain the na(es of cells +,1- B1. at least %&' of the ti(e &" /or(at cell text at least %&' of the ti(e 0" /or(at cell text align(ent at least %&' of the ti(e %" Ex$lain that (an1 co((an#s fro( 2or# are the sa(e in Excel
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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 $ac'ground fill of your choice) Save your practice spreadsheet and name it: "eginning Excel %ractice 1
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Set Up a Checkbook
Enter the #a$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$er 8 Format the columns Select column +! E! and # and use the Currency tool o -ote: the num$ers are aligned with two decimal places o %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
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Save your practice spreadsheet and name it: "eginning Excel %ractice 7
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