MICROSOFT EXCEL

COMPUTER TECH PROBLEM 6

You decide to do a science project working with plants and the amount of light they receive to see how much they grow. You decide to use EXCEL to do your project.

Getting Started

OPEN MICROSOFT EXCEL Type in the following data as shown below:

Select A1 through D1

Click on the MERGE AND CENTER icon:

Change the font size of PLANTS AND LIGHT to 16

Select B2 through D2

Click on the MERGE AND CENTER icon:

Change the font size of GROWTH IN INCHES to 14

Formatting the Spreadsheet

Click on OFFICE button and PRINT, PRINT PREVIEW, and PAGE SETUP

On the PAGE tab, under SCALING, choose 150% size

Click on the MARGIN tab at the top of the box and click on the boxes for HORIZONTAL and VERTICAL centering

Click on the HEADER/FOOTER tab and click on CUSTOM HEADER

Type in your NAME in the left box, the DATE in the center box, your PERIOD # in the right box

Click OK

PRINT, get the spreadsheet from the printer, and take back to your seat. Don’t turn it in the printout yet!

Creating the Chart

On the same spreadsheet you were working on, select A3 through D7

On the INSERT Tab, choose COLUMN or BAR and click any style you want

On the DESIGN Tab, click on MOVE CHART and click on NEW SHEET

Click on the LAYOUT Tab, click CHART TITLE and type a title for your chart

On the LAYOUT Tab, click on AXIS TITLE and choose PRIMARY HORIZONTAL AXIS and type a title you think describes this axis.

On the LAYOUT Tab, click on AXIS TITLE and choose PRIMARY VERTICAL AXIS and type a title you think describes this axis.

Click OK

Formatting the Chart

Click once on any one of the plant names on the axis

On the HOME Tab, change the font size to 16

Click once on any one of the hour numbers on the axis

Change the font size to 16

Click once on the title of your chart

Change the font size to 24

Getting COLOR for Chart

Click once on ANY of the parts of the charts: gray background, white background beyond the chart, color bars, etc.

On the HOME tab, click on the PAINTBUCKET, to change colors:

CHANGE AT LEAST 3 colors on any of the parts of your chart

Printing the Chart

Click on OFFICE button and PRINT and PRINT PREVIEW and PAGE SETUP

Click on HEADER AND FOOTER Tab and go to CUSTOM HEADER

Type your NAME, DATE, and PERIOD

Click OK and OK

Go to OFFICE button and PRINT

Staple the chart to your spreadsheet and turn in together! You should be turning in 2 printouts: the SPREADSHEET and the CHART!

Read Carefully!