GO - Excel Chapter 2: Homework Project 3

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Inventory
Project Description:
In the following project, you will edit a worksheet that summarizes the inventory of bulbs
and trees at the Pasadena facility.
Instructions:
For the purpose of grading the project you are required to perform the following tasks:
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Start Excel. Download and open the file

namedgo_e02_grader_h3.xls.

Change the Theme to Slice. Rename Sheet1

as Bulbs and Sheet2 as Trees. Click the Bulbs
sheet tab to make it the active sheet.

To the right of column B, insert two new columns to

create new blank columns C and D. By using Flash
Fill in the two new columns, split the data in column
B into a column for Item # in column C and
Category in column D. As necessary, type Item
# as the column title in column C and Category as
the column title in column D.

Delete column B. By using the Cut and Paste

commands, cut column CCategoryand paste it
to column G, and then delete the empty column C.
Apply AutoFit to columns A:F.

Display the Trees worksheet, and then repeat

Steps 3 and 4 on this worksheet.

Without grouping the sheets, make the following

calculation in both worksheets:
In cell B4, enter a function to sum the Quantity in

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Stock data, and then apply Comma Style with zero

decimal places to the result.
In cells B5:B8, enter formulas to calculate the
Average, Median, Lowest, and Highest retail prices,
and then apply the Accounting Number Format.

Without grouping the sheets, make the following

calculation in both worksheets:
In cell B10, enter a COUNTIF function to
determine how many different types of Tulips are in
stock on the Bulbs sheet and how many different
types of Evergreens are in stock on the Trees
worksheet.

Without grouping the sheets, make the following

calculation in both worksheets:
In cell G14, type Stock Level. In cell G15, enter
an IF function to determine the items that must be
ordered. If the Quantity in Stock is less than 75 the
Value_if_true is Order. Otherwise the
Value_if_false is OK. Fill the formula down through
all the rows.

Without grouping the sheets, apply the following

formatting in both worksheets:
Apply Conditional Formatting to the Stock Level
column so that cells that contain the text Order are
formatted with Bold Italic with a Font Color of Dark
Blue, Text 2. Apply Gradient Fill Blue Data Bars to
the Quantity in Stock column.

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In the Bulbs sheet, format the range A14:G42 as a

table with headers and apply Table Style Light 20.
Insert a Total Row, filter by Category for Tulips, and
then Sum the Quantity in Stock column. Record the
result in cell B11.

11

Clear the filter from the table. Sort the table on the
Item Name column from A to Z, remove the Total
Row, and then convert the table to a range. On the
PAGE LAYOUT tab, set Print Titles so that row 14
repeats at the top of each page.

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In the Trees sheet, format the range A14:G42 as a

table with headers and apply Table Style Light 19.
Insert a Total Row, filter by Category for
Evergreens, and then Sum the Quantity in Stock
column. Record the result in cell B11.

13

Clear the filter from the table. Sort the table on the
Item Name column from A to Z, remove the Total
Row, and then convert the table to a range. On the
Page Layout tab, set Print Titles so that row 14
repeats at the top of each page, and then Save
your workbook.

14

Group the two worksheets. Merge and center the

title in cell A1 across the range A1:G1 and apply the
Title cell style. Merge and center the subtitle in cell
A2 across the range A2:G2 and apply the Heading
3 cell style. Center the worksheets Horizontally,
change the Orientation to Landscape, display the
Print Preview, and then change the Settings to Fit
All Columns on One Page.

15

In Backstage view, on the left click Save, and then

click the Bulbs sheet tab to cancel the grouping.
Click the Trees sheet tab, and then insert a new
worksheet. Change the sheet name
to Summary and then widen columns A:D to 20.63
width [170 pixels]. Move the Summary sheet so that
it is the first sheet in the workbook.

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In cell A1, type Pasadena Inventory Summary.

Merge & Center the title across the range A1:D1,
and then apply the Title cell style. In cell A2,
type As of December 31 and then Merge & Center
the text across the range A2:D2. Apply the Heading
1 cell style.

17

On the Bulbs sheet, Copy the range A4:A8. Display

the Summary sheet and Paste the selection to cell
A5. Apply the Heading 4 cell style to the selection.

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In the Summary sheet, in cell B4, type Bulbs. In

cell C4 typeTrees. In cell D4 type Bulbs/Trees.
Center the column titles, and then apply the
Heading 3 cell style.

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In cell B5, enter a formula that references cell B4 in

the Bulbs sheet so that the Bulbs Total Items in
Stock displays in B5. Create similar formulas to
enter the Average Price, Median Price, Lowest
Price, and Highest Price from the Bulbs sheet into
the Summary sheet in the range B6:B9.

20

Enter formulas in the range C5:C9 that reference

the Total Items in stock and the Average Price,
Median Price, Lowest Price, and Highest Price cells
in the Trees worksheet.

21

In cells D5, D6, D7, D8, and D9, insert Column

sparklines using the values in the Bulbs and Trees
columns. Format the sparklines using the styles in
the first row as follows:
D5: Sparkline Style Accent 1, Darker 50%
D6: Sparkline Style Accent 2, Darker 50%
D7: Sparkline Style Accent 3, Darker 50%
D8: Sparkline Style Accent 4, Darker 50%
D9: Sparkline Style Accent 5, Darker 50%

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To the range B5:C5, apply Comma Style with zero

decimal places, and to the range B6:C9, apply
Accounting Number Format. Center the Summary
worksheet Horizontally and change the Orientation
to Landscape.

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Insert a custom footer in the left section with the file

name. Ensure that the worksheets are correctly
named and placed in the following order in the
workbook: Summary, Bulbs, Trees. Save and close
the worksheet. Exit Excel. Submit the file as
directed.

Total Points

100