Microsoft excel 2010 course ii

Wayland Free Library
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Presents
One Hour Study
Microsoft Excel
Course II
 Formatting Data
 Simple Formulas
Revised: 3/2012
C. Petraitis

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The One Hour Study courses are designed for you to create or learn a new computer skill in
under an hour. The courses are written in an easy to follow step-by-step manner with
illustrations to assist your learning. All you need is a computer to use, the manual for the skill
that you are going to learn, and a pen in case you want to make notes. As you progress through
this course, perform the instructions in each step and compare the results on the computer
monitor to the illustrations.
In this One Hour Study course, you are going to learn how to format numbers and create simple
formulas using Excel. Feel free to write notes in this manual, as it now belongs to you. If you
have questions or need help, the e-Skills Shop staff is available to assist you.
NUMBER FORMAT
Excel allows you to choose how the values in the cells are displayed. Numbers
can be formatted to display decimals, currency, symbols, percents, dates,
time, etc. The Number Format options are located on the Home tab in the
Number group (Illustration 1).
STEP 1: Select the cells you want to modify.
STEP 2: Click the drop down arrow next to the Number Format command.
STEP 3: Select the number format to use. Illustration 2 explains each of the number formatting
options.
Number
Format
Explanation of formatting feature
General:
No specific
General is the default format for any cell. General format has no specific number
format. When you enter a number into the cell, Excel will guess the number format
that is most appropriate.
Number Number formats numbers with decimal places. You can control the number of decimal
places by using the Increase Decimal and Decrease Decimal command.
For example, if you enter the number “2” into the cell, the cell will display the number
as “2.00”.
Currency Currency formats numbers using a currency symbol.
For example, if you enter a “2” into the cell, the cell will display the number as “$2.00”.
Accounting Accounting formats numbers as monetary values and aligns the currency symbol and
decimal place within the column for easier reading.
Short Date Short Date formats numbers in M/D/YYYY format.
For example, if you enter May 1, 2011, it would be 5/1/2011.
Long Date Long Date formats numbers as Weekday, Month DD, YYYY.
For example, Tuesday, May 01, 2011.
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Time Time formats displays time. For example, 1:00 formats to 1:00:00 AM.
Percentage Percent formats numbers with decimal places and the percent sign by multiplying the
cell value by 100.
For example, if you enter “.75” into the cell, the cell will display the number as
“75.00%”.
Fraction Fraction formats numbers as fractions.
For example, if you entered the number ¼ in a cell with General formatting, the cell
will display the number as a date “4-Jan”; however, if you enter ¼ in a cell formatted as
fractions, the cell will display the number as ¼.
Scientific Scientific formats numbers in scientific notation.
For example, if you enter “1200” into the cell, then the cell will display the number as
“1.20E+03”.
Text Text formats numbers as text, meaning that what you type into the cell will appear the
way you typed it.
Exercise 1: Monthly Budget
1. Start a new Excel workbook and save it as Monthly Budget.
2. Type the following text into the cell indicated.
Cell Text Cell Text
A1 Monthly Budget B2 January
D2 February F2 March
H2 April A3 Bill
B3 Date Paid C3 Amount
D3 Date Paid E3 Amount
F3 Date Paid G3 Amount
H3 Date Paid I3 Amount
A4 Cable A5 Electric
3. Select cells A1-I1. Merge and Center.
4. Select cells B2-C2. Merge and Center.
5. Select cells D2-E2. Merge and Center.
6. Select cells F2-G2. Merge and Center.
7. Select cells H2-I2. Merge and Center.
8. Change the font style and text size of the text.
9. Change the alignment.
10. Adjust columns and rows.
11. Add borders.
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12. Save and compare your work to Illustration 3.
13. In cell B4, type the text: 1/15. Press Enter on the keyboard. Notice how the text
appears after you press Enter. Excel automatically changes the text to 15-Jan. This is
the preset default for date values.
14. To change the date values in Column B, select Column B. Change the Number Format to
Short Date (refer to Steps 1 – 3). This changes the date value to M/DD/YYYY format.
15. In cell B5, type the text: 1/20. Press Enter on the keyboard. Notice the text changes to
the Short Date format.
16. In cell C4, type the text: 89.17. Press Enter on the keyboard. The text displays as typed.
Number Format allows you to set dollar signs.
17. To change the numbers in Column C to currency, select Column C. Change the Number
Format to Currency. Currency will automatically format any number value in those cells
with a dollar sign.
18. In cell C5, type the text: 135.47 and press Enter. Notice the text change to the Currency
format.
19. Type the following text into the cell indicated:
Cell Text Cell Text
D4 2/14 D5 2/18
E4 89.71 E5 145.20
20. Select column D and change the Number Format to Long Date.
What is the difference between Short Date and Long Date?
You should notice that Short Date displays the date in M/DD/YYYY format. Long Date
displays the Day, Month, DD, YYYY.
21. Select Column E and change the Number Format to Accounting.
What is the difference between Currency and Accounting?
Accounting aligns the dollar sign to the left of the cell the numbers to the right.
Currency aligns the dollar sign and numbers to the right.
22. Select Column F and change the Number Format to Text. Now, type the following text:
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Cell Text Cell Text
F4 3/14 F5 3/18
G4 89.17 G5 169.21
H4 4/16 H5 4/17
I4 90.05 I5 120.36
What does the number format Text allow?
You should notice that it displays the text exactly as you type it.
23. Change columns G, H, and I to an appropriate number format.
SIMPLE FORMULAS
A formula is an equation that performs a calculation. A formula can be as simple as adding two
numbers together. Excel works like a calculator to execute formulas that add, subtract,
multiply, and divide.
Excel uses the standard mathematical symbols. However, when converting an equation into an
Excel formula, you must begin the formula with an equal sign (=). The equal sign tells Excel to
display the results of the formula that is contained in the referenced cell. Notice that when you
type a number into a cell, the number is also reflected in the formula bar. However, when you
type a formula in a cell, the formula is displayed in the formula bar but not in the cell. The
results of the formula are displayed in the cell, but not in the formula bar. Illustration 5
demonstrates how a standard equation compares to an excel formula.
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Operation Symbol Standard Equation Excel Formula
Addition + 2+2= =2+2
Subtraction - 2-2= =2-2
Multiplication * 2*2= =2*2
Division / 2/2= =2/2
Exponents ^ 22= =2^2
Create a Simple Formula in Excel
STEP 4: Select the cell where the answer will appear.
STEP 5: Type the equal sign (=).
STEP 6: Type the formula you want Excel to calculate.
Exercise: Use a New workbook.
1. Illustration 6 shows some standard math equations. Write the Excel formula in the
space provided. The first formula is done for you.
Math Problem Excel Equation Cell
243+456= =243+456 A1
478+214= A2
10,900-463= A3
12,501-313= A4
4,576*34= A5
254*64= A6
900/36= A7
87,654/2= A8
813= A9
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2. Open a New workbook in Excel.
3. Type the formulas from Illustration 6 in the cell indicated. Illustration 7 displays the
formulas that should be entered into each cell.
4. Compare your work to Illustration 8.
Exercise: Use the Budget workbook.
1. Open the workbook Budget.
2. In cell A6, type the text: Total
3. On the line below, write the formula to add 89.17 and 135.47.
_________________________________
4. In cell C6, type the formula you just wrote.
5. Press Enter.
Illustration 8
Illustration 9
Illustration 7
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Create a Formula using Cell References
A cell reference allows a formula to refer to (use) a value in another cell.
STEP 7: Select the cell where the answer will appear.
STEP 9: Type the cell address that contains the first number in the equation.
STEP 10: Type the operator you will need for the formula (+,-,*,/,^)
STEP 11: Type the cell address that contains the second number in the equation.
STEP 12: Press Enter.
NOTE: If you change the value in the cells, the formula will automatically recalculate.
Exercise: Use a New workbook.
1. Open a New Excel workbook.
2. Type the numbers in Illustration 10 exactly as they appear.
3. Illustration 11 provides the equation directions. Write the cell equation in the space
provided. The first equation is done for you.
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Create an equation for: Equation Cell
Add A1 and B1 =A1+B1 C1
Add A2 and B2 C2
Multiply A3 and B3 C3
Subtract A4-B4 C4
Add A5 and B5 C5
Subtract B6-A6 C6
Divide B7/A7 C7
Multiply A8 and B8 C8
Divide A9/B9 C9
4. Type the formulas from Illustration 11 into the cell indicated. Illustration 12 displays the
formulas as they should be entered into the cells.
6. Change cell A1 to the number 15. You should notice the sum in cell C1 has adjusted to
reflect the new numbers.
7. Change cell B8 to the number 4. You should notice the product in cell C8 has adjusted
to reflect the new numbers.
Illustration 11
Illustration 13
Illustration 12
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Editing a Formula
STEP 13: Click on the cell you want to edit.
STEP 14: Insert the cursor in the formula bar and edit your formula.
STEP 15: When you are finished, press Enter.
Exercise: Use the current workbook.
1. Change the formula in cell C1 to subtraction.
2. Change the formula in cell C4 to multiplication.
1. In cell E6, create a formula to find the total spent on February’s bills using cell reference.
If you were doing this on paper, you would add the cable bill plus the electric bill. With
Excel, you will add the cable bill’s cell address with the electric bill’s cell address. Fill in
the blanks below to assist you in writing the formula.
=___________+____________
Cable’s Cell Electric’s Cell
Next, type the formula into cell E6.
2. In cell G6, create a formula to find the total spent on March’s bills using cell reference.
Fill in the blanks below to assist you in writing the formula.
=___________+____________
Cable’s Cell Electric’s Cell
Next, type the formula into cell G6.
To Create a Formula using the Point and Click Method
Instead of entering a formula by typing the cell address, Excel lets you create a formula by
clicking the cells you want to use.
STEP 16: Select the cell where you want the answer to appear.
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STEP 19: Type the operation.
STEP 20: Click on the next cell to be included in the formula.
STEP 21: Press Enter.
1. Using the Point and Click Method, create a formula to find the total spent on April’s bills
in cell I6.
FUNCTIONS
A function is a predefined mathematical operation. Excel has many functions. This section will
only discuss the AutoSum function.
AutoSum: AutoSum displays the sum of the non-blank
cells immediately preceding the cell chosen to contain the
sum results. AutoSum works on both rows and columns.
There are lots of special situations that can arise using
AutoSum, so always check your answer.
STEP 22: Select the cell where the AutoSum will be
displayed.
STEP 23: Click on the AutoSum command located in the Editing group on the Home tab
(Illustration 15).
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Illustration 17
1. Open the Budget workbook.
2. Delete Row 6.
3. Type the text into the cell indicated:
Cell Text
A6 Insurance
B6 1/25/2012
C6 $45.12
D6 2/17/2012
E6 $45.12
F6 3/17
G6 $45.12
H6 4/17
I6 45.12
A7 TOTAL
4. Click cell C7. From the Home tab, in the Editing group,
click the Autosum command.
5. Once the Autosum command is selected, it will
automatically locate cells to add together. It works
both horizontally and vertically. The formula states:
=SUM(C4:C6) (Illustration 16). This means that it will
find the sum starting at cell C4 through(:) C6. To
accept this cell range, press the Enter key.
6. The sum is displayed.
7. Click cell E7. Use the AutoSum command to find the total sum.
8. Click cell G7. Use the AutoSum command to find the total sum.
9. Click cell I7. Use the AutoSum command to find the total sum.
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COURSE REVIEW
 Excel allows you to choose how the values are displayed in the cell be selecting the
Number Format.
 Simple formulas can be created to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
 Formulas in Excel are written starting with the equal sign (i.e. =3+4)
 Cell reference is a formula that references a value in another cell.
 Edit formulas in the address bar.
 AutoSum will add the non-blank cells preceding the cell chosen to contain the sum
results.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Exercise
1. Type the followingtextintothe cell indicated:
Cell Text Cell Text
A1 Textbooks Sales A2 Book Title
B2 List Price C2 Commission
D2 Item Fee E2 Total Fee
F2 Profit A3 Dreamkeepers
B3 12 A4 Observation
B4 25 A5 About the Author
B5 17 A6 Choice Words
B6 7 A7 Guided Reading
B7 20 A8 Reading with Me
B8 12 A9 Follow Me, Moon
B9 9.5
2. Merge and Center the text in cell A1 across cells A1-G1
3. Change the following formatting features for cell A1:
a. Change the font to Cooper Black.
b. Change the font size to 20.
c. Change the fill color to a color of your choice.
d. Change the font color to a color of your choice.
e. Resize cell A1’s height to 40 pixels.
f. Middle Align the text.
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5. Select cells A3-A9 and Wrap Text.
6. Select columns A-G and change the width to 15 pixels.
7. Select rows 2-9 and change the height to 35 pixels.
8. Select cells B3-G9. Change the Number Format to Accounting.
9. The commission fee is 15% of the list price. Use cell reference to create your formula.
What formula will you enter into cell C3 to calculate the commission fee?
__________________________________________________
(HINT: Cell Name x .09)
ANSWER: =b3*.09
10. Continue to calculate the commission fee for cells C4-C9. Formulas can be copied and
pasted.
11. The item fee per item is $.99. Enter this amount in cells D3-D9. Use copy and paste.
12. Find the Total Fee. Use cell reference to create the formula.
What formula will you enter into cell E3?
HINT: (the commission fee + the item fee)
ANSWER: =C3+D3
13. Continue to calculate the Total Fee for cells E4-E9. Formulas can be copied and pasted.
14. Find the Profit. Use cell reference to create the formula.
What formula will you enter into cell F3 to calculate the profit?
__________________________________________________
HINT: (To find profit, subtract the total fee from the list price)
ANSWER: =B3-E3
15. Continue to calculate the profit for cells F4-F9. Formulas can be copied and pasted.
16. In cell A10, type the text: Total
17. Click cell C10. Find the total commission using AutoSum. (Illustration 18 shows all the
formulas that should be entered into the cells).
18. Click cell D10. Find the total item fee cost using AutoSum.
19. In cell E10, find the total fees using AutoSum.
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Exercise
1. Enter the following text into the cell indicated.
Cell Text Cell Text
A1 Purchase Form A2 Item
B2 Quantity C2 Price
D2 Total Price A3 Apple Seeds
B3 45 C3 .45
A4 Cherry Seeds B4 35
C4 .89 A5 Tomato
B5 105 C5 .99
A6 Zucchini B6 30
C6 .99
2. Adjust column width and row height.
3. Select Column C and column D and change the Number Format to Accounting.
4. In cell D3, find the total price for the Apple Seeds. (Illustration 20 shows all the formulas
that should be entered into the cells)
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5. In cell D4, find the total price for the Cherry Seeds.
6. In cell D5, find the total price for the tomato seeds.
7. In cell D6, find the total price for the zucchini seeds.
8. In cell A7, type the text: Total Order
9. In cell B7, find the total amount of seeds ordered (HINT: use AutoSum).
10. In cell D7, find the total amount of seeds ordered (HINT: use AutoSum).
11. In cell C8, type the text: Tax
12. In cell D8, find the tax at the tax rate of 8%.
13. In Cell C9, type the text: Total Order
14. In cell D9, find the total for this order.
15. Adjust columns and rows as needed.
16. Make other formatting changes to fit your visual needs.
FURTHER READINGS
Library Books
Microsoft Office for the Older and Wiser Publisher by Sean McManus (2011) 005.5 MCM
Microsoft Excel 2010: Step by Step by Curtis Frye (2010) 005.54 C948
Office 2010 Simplified by Kate Shoup (2010) 005.5 SHO
Websites
GCF Learn Online (http://www.gcflearnfree.org/)
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For further explanations of formulas, please watch the video from GCF LearnFree.org
(http://www.gcflearnfree.org/excel2010/6.2).
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