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EXCEL ACTIVITY 6: SIMPLE FORMULAS

SKILLS:
• Simple formulas
• Printing with and without formulas
• Footers
• Widening a column
• Putting labels and data in Bold.

1. Open a new spreadsheet workbook. Before you begin,


make the following changes: (These changes should be made at the beginning of most
activities.)
• Click on Page Layout, then orientation and switch to landscape mode.
• Add a header with your name, date and class period. Add a footer and type
Activity #6.
• While still in the page layout tab, click on Sheet Options and check Print,
show grid lines and check the print box to show headings.
• Save your work to your folder on the network as Excel_Activity_6.

2. Enter the data shown below exactly as it appears:

3. If you make a mistake, click the cell and then press <Delete>. Be sure to key the
label <The Answers> in Cell D1.

4. Click on cell A2 and drag through A5 to select that range of cells. The spreadsheet will
look like this after you make the selection:

5. Click on the B in the Formatting Toolbar at the top to Bold the contents of the cells.

6.Click on Cell D1 and Bold the label <The Answers>.

7. Notice the label <The Answers> extends into Column E. To widen Column D to
contain the entire label, place the cursor on the line separating the D and the E. A cross
shaped will appear when you are exactly on the line. Left click with the mouse and drag
the cross to the right until all of the label is contained within the column or you can simply
double click this line to automatically adjust width . Your spreadsheet should now look like
this:
8. A formula is a set of mathematical instructions. The spreadsheet carries out these
computations and displays the results in a designated cell.

9. In a spreadsheet, a formula always begins with an equal sign. (=) The formula
also must tell what cells are involved or what numbers must be included. If you always
refer to a number by its cell address, then whenever you change the number, every other
cell that refers to the original number will change as well. That is the beauty of a
spreadsheet over a calculator!
10. Formulas use the basic calculations of addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (*),
and division (/). The formula =B5+C4 adds the contents of cell B5 to the contents of cell C4
and displays the sum in the cell in which the formula was typed.

11. Remember you can use the numeric keypad to make entries, as well as the number
line above the top row of letters on the keyboard.

12. Let’s figure out the formulas that will give us the answers on our spreadsheet.

13. Click on cell D2. Type =B2+C2 and <Enter>. The + and = are on the same key on the
top row of the keyboard. To type the +, you must hold down the Shift Key.

14. What happened when you hit Enter? Did the number 403 appear?

15. Click again on Cell D2. Notice the 403 remains showing on the
spreadsheet, but look up in the entry bar above. Your formula shows here. If
you need to make changes to the formula, you must make the changes in the
entry bar.

16. Let’s figure out the formula now for D3. We need to subtract to find the
difference between B3 and C3. Click on D3 and enter =B3-C3 and then hit
<Enter>.

17. To figure the answer for D4, you must multiply. On the computer the <x> is not used as
multiplication symbol. Instead, multiply is the * found by holding down the Shift Key while
typing the number 8. You can also use the * button on the numeric keypad. Type in the
formula to multiply B4 and C4. Don’t forget to begin with an = sign.

18. Finally, let’s figure out the formula that belongs in cell D5. You want to divide the
contents of cell B5 by the contents of cell C5. The symbol for divide is the / found on the ?
key or the / located on the numeric keypad.

19. Your spreadsheet should now look like this:


20. If you do not have these answers showing, go back and check your formulas.
Remember, you can click on the cell and view the
formula in the Entry Bar right above the Column You can also instantly see all your
letters. Do all your formulas begin with a =? formulas by hitting CONTROL + the
`~ key right above the tab key. This is
21. Save and Print the active sheet to the black a shortcut back and forth between
printer. formulas and numbers.

Hey, R2, Maybe this


Excel stuff won’t be as
tough as I thought! I can
remember to put an = sign
in front of my formulas!
And the graphs are rather

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