Computer Technology—Excel 2013
Excel 1 - Activity 1
Situation: Your manager at i-phone-u-phone has asked you to create a work
schedule for the employees.
Instructions:
1. Open a blank excel document and TYPE in the following information
2. Insert a row above row 2
i-phone-u-phone
3. In cell B2 key in the title Sunday
a. With cell B2 as the active cell use the fill handle to add the
other days of the week
4. Delete column B (this is the column with Sunday)
5. Change the column width of B:G (B through G) to 12pt
6. Save as Period Last First Excel 1 Activity 1 in your Excel 1 Folder
7. Merge and Center A1:G1
a. Add a red fill color
b. Increase the font size to 20pt
c. Change the font style - you choose the font
d. Change the font color to White and Bold
e. Increase the row height to 70
Add the sub-title Work Schedule in A1. Wrap the text so it appears on two line hint:
Alt + Enter before Work Schedule (Don’t worry if you don’t see your subtitle. You
will see it after the next step).
g. Vertically center the title so it aligns in the middle of the cell top to bottom
f.
h. Change the width of column A to 25.
i.
Add a Thick Box Border around cell A1
8. In cell A2 add the title Employee
Add a Heading 2 style to A2:G2
a. Center the column headings in B2: G2
b. Increase the indent of A3:A11
In cell A12 and H2 add the title Total
a. Use the Format Painter to add a Heading 2 style to cell H2
b. Apply a Total style to A12:H12
c. Right align A12
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9. Fix cell A1 so it is merged and centered from A1:H1
a. Select A1:H1 > click merge and center > click merge and center again
10. Use the information below to type in the number of hours each employee will work per day.
11. Sort A3:G11 from A to Z. Hint: your list of items should be in alphabetic order by first name
After sorting the names, you realize that you forgot to add yourself to the schedule
12. Determine where your name should go in the alphabetic list of names
a. Insert a new row
b. Key in Your First and Last name. Don’t worry about putting in your hours, you will do it
later.
c. Increase the indent for your name so it looks like the others, if needed.
13. In cell H3 use the Auto Sum button to calculate the number of hours each employee works per
week.
a. Make H3 the active cell > click the Auto Sum button. Select the range of B3:G3 >
Press enter
b. Double click on cell H3 to make sure the correct range was selected to sum (B3:G3)
c. Using the fill handle copy the formula down to cell H12
14. In cell B13 use the Auto Sum button to figure out the number of hours each employee works
per day.
a. Make B13 the active cell > click the Auto Sum button select the range of B3:B12 > Press
enter
b. Use the fill handle copy the formula across to cell H13
15. Enter the number of hours you will work this week. Monday—8, Tuesday—8, Wed—4,
Thursday—5, Friday—5
16. Change the fill color of cell H13 to blue
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17. Rename Sheet 1 Tab to Week 1 Schedule and the Tab color to Red
a. Hint: right click on the sheet tab
18. On the Page Layout Tab
a. Change the Orientation to Landscape
b. Scale to Width/Height to 1 page
c. Select Print and View Gridlines and Headings
19. Insert a class header and footer hint: scroll down to get to the footer. Check your notes if you’ve
forgotten what goes in the header/footer
a. Change the view back to Normal
20. Change the document properties
a. Author: Your name
b. Title: Excel 1 - Activity 1
c. Subject: Class Period and Teacher
21. Print Preview and Compare with the key provided. If correct,
a. Make a copy of the Week 1 Schedule tab (right click on tab, choose move or copy)
b. Rename the new sheet—Formulas
c. Change the Formula sheet to formula view—(ctrl ~) or Formulas Tab, Show Formulas
d. Best fit all the columns on the Formula tab.
e. Re-save the file.
22. Preparing to submit:

go to the Week 1 Tab—Save
as a .pdf file (File Tab, Save
As, change file type to PDF—
don’t change the file name,
Save).

Go to the Formulas Tab—Save
a a .pdf file—add the word
Formulas to the end of the file
name.

Upload both the .pdf files and
the Excel file to the Excel 1
Activity 1 assignment on the
edu20 website.
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Excel 1 - Activity 2
Situation: Your manager has asked you to create a spreadsheet that tracks the sales
of each employee
Instructions:
1. Open a blank excel document and key in the following information
2. Insert a row above row 2, key in the following information
A2 – Your First and Last Name
B2 – 2145.52
C2 –1065.45
3.
Insert a new column before column B and key the following data
4.
Insert a new row before row 1
a.
In cell A1 key in the title Employee Sales
b.
Merge and Center A1:D1
c.
Add a dark purple fill color
d.
Change the font color to light purple and bold
e.
Increase the font size to 20pt
f.
Change the font style—you choose the font
5.
Insert a new row before row 3
a.
Move the contents of B2:D2 down to row 3
b.
In cell A2 key in the title Weekly Sales
c.
Merge and center A2:D2
d.
Use the format painter to copy the format from cell A1
e.
Change the font size of A2 to 16pts
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6. Add a Thick Box Border around cell A1:A2
7. In cell A3 add the title Employee
a. Add a Heading 3 style to A3:D3
b. Increase the indent of A4:A13
c. Center the column headings in B3:D3
d.
Wrap the text in B3 and C3 so the words show on two lines. Hint:
double click between the words and press alt + enter
8. Center the text in B4:B14
9. Change the width of column A to 20pt
a.
b.
Best fit the contents of column B hint: double click between B & C
Change the width of column C:D to 13 pts
10. In cell A14 type the title Total
a. Apply a Total style to A14:D14
b. Right align A14
11. Use the Auto Sum button to calculate totals for columns B, C, & D hint:
select B14:D14 and press the Auto Sum button
12. Change C4:D4 and C14:D14 to Accounting Style
hint: select C4:D4 press down and hold the Ctrl key > select the range of
C14:D14 > click the $ button
*Change cells C5:D13 to comma style by clicking on the comma button.
13. Rename Sheet 1 Tab to Week 1 Sales and the Tab color to Purple
14. Insert a class header and footer. Review your notes for details.
Remember to switch back to normal view.
15. Change the document properties
a. Author: Your name
b. Title: Excel 1 Activity 2
c. Subject: Class Period and Teacher
16. On the Page Layout Tab
a. Change the Orientation to Landscape
b. Scale to Width/Height to 1 page by 1 page
c. Select Print and View Gridlines and Headings
17. Save as Period Last First Excel 1 Activity 2 in your Excel 1 Folder
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18. Print Preview and Compare with the key provided, if correct
a. Make a copy of the Week 1 Sales tab (right click on tab, choose
move or copy)
b. Rename the new sheet—Formulas
c. Change the Formula sheet to formula view—(ctrl ~ or Formulas—
Show Formulas)
d. Best fit the columns
e. Re-save the file
19. Preparing to submit:

go to the Weekly Sales Tab—Save as
a .pdf file (File Tab, Save As, change
file type to PDF—don’t change the file
name, Save).

Go to the Formulas Tab—Save as a
.pdf file—add the word Formulas to
the end of the file name.

Upload both the .pdf files and the
Excel file to the Excel 1 Activity 2
assignment on the edu20 website.
Excel 1 - Activity 3
Situation: Your manager at i-phone-u-phone has asked you to
create a spreadsheet that tracks inventory sales for each week.
Instructions:
1. Open Excel 1 Activity 3 Data from the shared drive—should look like the
sheet below:
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2. Insert three rows above row 1
a. In cell A1 type in i-Phone-u-Phone
b. Merge and center A1:E1
c. In cell A2 key in Weekly Sales Report
d. Merge and center A2:E2
e. Select A1:A2 add a Dark Aqua fill color
i.
Add a thick box border
ii.
Change the font to White
iii.
Change the font type to Broadway
iv.
In cell A1 Bold the title and change the font size to 24pt
v.
In cell A2 Bold the subtitle and change the font size to
14pt
3. In cell B3 key the column heading Week 1
a. Use the fill handle to add the remaining weeks (up to week 4)
b. Add heading 3 style to B3:E3
c. Center the column heading B3:E3
d. After keying in the weeks you realize that it would be helpful to have
the dates for each week.
3. Add the following information to each week. Wrap the text to it appears on
two lines.
Hint: double click after the words Week 1 > press alt + enter > key in the date.
Repeat this step for each week.
5. Insert two blank rows above A9 Accessories
a. In cell A9 and A17 key in Total
b. Bold both titles and then Right align them both
c. Apply a total style to B9:E9 and B17:E17
6. In cells A5:A8 and A12:A16 increase the indent
7. In cells A4 and A11 apply
a Title Style to each
and decrease the font
size to 14pt
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8. In B9, use the sum function to determine how many sales are
for week 1 (B5:B8)
a. Copy the formula across to E9 using the fill handle
9. Repeat step 8, however this time you will be totaling the information under
accessories. (B17:E16)
10. Select the range of B5:E16. Change the numbers
to comma style
11. Change the format of B5:E5, B9:E9, B12:E12, and B17:E17 to currency
style
a. hint: use the Ctrl key to help you select more than one row at a time
12. Rename the Sheet Tab to Weekly Sales and change the color to Dark
Aqua
13. Sort A5:E8 from A to Z. Repeat this step for A12:E16
14. Change the width of column A to 20pt
15. Insert a class header and footer. See notes for details.
16. Change the document properties
a. Author: Your name
b. Title: Excel 1 - Activity 3
c. Subject: Class Period and Teacher
17. On the Page Layout Tab
a. Change the Orientation to Landscape
b. Scale to Width/Height to 1 page
c. Select Print and View Gridlines and Headings
18. Save as Period Last First Excel 1 Activity 3 to your student drive in your
Excel 1 Folder
19. Print Preview and Compare with the key provided, if correct
a. Make a copy of the Weekly Sales (right click on tab, choose move or
copy—check Make Copy)
b. Rename the new sheet—Formulas
c. Change the Formula sheet to formula view
d. Best fit the columns
e. Re-save the file
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20. Preparing to submit:

go to the Weekly Sales Tab—Save as a .pdf file (File Tab, Save As,
change file type to PDF—don’t change the file name, Save).

Go to the Formulas Tab—Save as a .pdf file—add the word Formulas to
the end of the file name.

Upload both the .pdf files and the Excel file to the Excel 1 Activity 3
assignment on the edu20 website.
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Excel 1 - Activity 4
Situation: Your manager at i-phone-u-phone has asked you to create an inventory list
using Excel.
1. Using the information you have learned in this unit, create the inventory list shown below.
A2:F2 Merge and
Center
Green Accent 6
lighter 40% Fill
White font
Century Gothic
16pt
Column A
Width 14
A1:A2
Thick Box
Border
Columns B:F
Width 12
A1:F1 Merge and
Center
Green Accent 6
Fill
White font
Century Gothic
20pt
A4:F4
Heading 3
Wrap Text
Center
Font color
Olive Green
Use AutoSum
to total
B10:F10 and
F5:F9
2.
Name Sheet 1 “Inventory List”
3.
Insert a header and footer and prepare Document Properties
4.
Save as Period Last First Excel 1 Activity 4 in your Excel 1 Folder
5.
Page Layout
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a.
Portrait Orientation
b.
Scale to fit 1 page by 1 page
c.
Print and view gridlines and headings
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6.
Print Preview and Compare with Key. If correct,
a. Make a copy of the Inventory List tab (right click on tab, choose move or copy)
b. Rename the new sheet—Formulas
c. Change the Formula sheet to formula view
d. Best fit the columns
e. Re-save the file
7. Preparing to submit:

go to the Inventory List Tab—Save as a .pdf file (File Tab, Save As, change file type to PDF—
don’t change the file name, Save).

Go to the Formulas Tab—Save as a .pdf file—add the word Formulas to the end of the file name.

Upload both .pdf files and the Excel File to the Excel 1 Activity 4 assignment on the edu20
website.
Excel 1 Activity 5
File Management
1.
2.
3.
4.
Take a screen snipping of the contents of your Excel 1 folder.
Paste it into a Word Document
Add a class Header and Footer
Save the screen snipping as Period Last First Excel 1 file management in your Excel 1
folder
5. Print and attach to your packet.
Make sure there are 3 files uploaded for each activity to the
edu20.org website:
 Excel 1 In class Activity and Formulas PDFs and Excel
 Excel 1 Activity 1 and Formulas PDFs and Excel
 Excel 1 Activity 2 and Formulas PDFs and Excel
 Excel 1 Activity 3 and Formulas PDFs and Excel
 Excel 1 Activity 4 and Formulas PDFs and Excel
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