Chapter 1 - Excel - McGraw-Hill

PAUSE & PRACTICE: EXCEL 1-2
For this project you continue working on the spreadsheet you created in Pause & Practice Excel 1-1. You
add totals to the worksheet using Sum and copy formulas using AutoFill. You also format the spreadsheet.
Formatting changes you apply in this exercise may cause the spreadsheet data to appear crowded or
missing. You will adjust column width for the spreadsheet in Student Learning Objective 1.5.
File Needed: [your initials] PP E1-1.xlsx
Completed Project File Name: [your initials] PP E1-2.xlsx
1. Open the workbook and save it as a different name.
a. Click the File tab and then click the Open button.
b. Locate the folder where your files are saved.
c. Open the workbook [your initials] PP E1-1.
d. Press F12 to open the Save As dialog box.
e. Locate the folder where your files are saved.
f. Save the workbook as [your initials] PP E1-2.
2. Calculate daily totals using Sum.
a. Click cell B10.
b. Click the AutoSum button [Home tab,
Editing group].
c. Press Enter to complete the formula.
3. Copy a formula across cells using the Fill
Handle.
a. Click cell B10.
b. Point to the Fill Handle in the lower right
corner of the cell.
c. Click and drag to cell H10 (Figure 1-38).
4. Calculate sales category totals.
a. Click cell J5.
b. Double-click the AutoSum button [Home tab, Editing group].
5. Edit the cell reference range to remove the blank cell reference.
a. Click cell J5.
b. Click the cell range B5:I5 in the Formula bar (Figure 1-39).
1-38 Copying a formula
1-39 Edit cell reference in Formula bar
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Excel 2013 Chapter 1 Creating and Editing Workbooks