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Spreadsheets

Spreadsheets. Lesson 3: Formatting and formulas. Lesson Objectives. To understand how to format a spreadsheet to improve the appearance To understand more complex formulas to find the average, minimum and maximum totals. Formulas. Which formulas do we already know?

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Spreadsheets

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  1. Spreadsheets Lesson 3: Formatting and formulas

  2. Lesson Objectives • To understand how to format a spreadsheet to improve the appearance • To understand more complex formulas to find the average, minimum and maximum totals

  3. Formulas • Which formulas do we already know? • Why do we use these formulas? • Go to Common K>ICT>Year 7>Spreadsheets • Open the file called Games

  4. Average • How would you work out the average of these numbers? Average = sum of elements/number of elements Average = (7+8+5+9+10+10+9+8)/8

  5. Games • You need to fill in the income column (From F5 to F14) • When you have worked out individual totals, use a formula to fill in the TOTAL INCOME cell

  6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/ict/software_applications/spreadsheets/activity/http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/ict/software_applications/spreadsheets/activity/ • Section 3 – Formulas and functions

  7. Average • In excel we can make this process a lot easier. =AVERAGE(A1:A9) All formulas start with an = The name of the formula is AVERAGE The range of cells that we want to find the average for is A1 to A9

  8. Max and Min • You can work out the maximum number and the minimum number in the same way. =MAX(A1:A9) =MIN(A1:A9) Fill in the Average, Min and Max cells on your sheet

  9. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/ict/software_applications/spreadsheets/activity/http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/ict/software_applications/spreadsheets/activity/ • Section 2 – formatting

  10. Formatting • Formatting is when you use presentation tools to make something look more presentable. • Which tools would you use to make the spreadsheet more presentable?

  11. Borders and shading • At the top of your page you have options to add a border. • Select the cells you want to alter, then select the border you want to use. • You can fill with the paint bucket and change the font colour too

  12. Merge and Wrap • If you want to merge some cells togeher, so that they become one big cell you need to • Highlight the cells. Click MERGE AND CETNRE at the top. • You might also want to wrap text. This puts the text onto more than one line

  13. Data Type • You should have noticed that the costs in spreadsheet do not have £ signs. • Alter the type of data in the cell by highlighting all the ones that need changing • Right click and select Format Cells • Select the Currency type.

  14. Your task • Format your spreadsheet so that it looks more presentable. • You may want to • Add a border • Change heading colours • Bold/Underline • Change costs to currency • Rezietext

  15. An example

  16. Extension • Open the spreadsheet called Susie’s Sweet Shop. • Complete the exercises

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