inls 461
Information Tools

Professor: Serena Fenton
School of Information and Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill

Excel Lab Exercise 3 - Formulas, Formatting and Charts

1-Using Functions:

Open the sample spreadsheet District School Library Funding and try the following functions:
(use column J for your calculations)

Function

Result

Description

=COUNT(C5:E8)

12

counts the numbers

=MAX(C5:E8)

598

finds the maximum number

=MIN(C5:E8)

22

finds the minimum number

=MAX(C5:E8)*.10

59.8

Finds the MAX number in the range : cells (C5:E8)
then finds 10% of that Max (598)

=MAX(C5:E8)-MIN(C5:E8)

576

Finds the MAX number in the range : cells (C5:E8)
Then subtracts the Min number in the range: cells (C5:E8)

=AVERAGE(H3:H13) 5,601 Finds the average value of the the range : cells (H3:H13)

=IF(F4>20000,1,0)

0

Binary True-False statement
returns 1 if True that F4>20000
returns 0 if False that F4>20000
note: do NOT use , to indicate thousand 2000


2- Formatting Cells:

Download, save and open excelLab2.xls

  • Open the worksheet budget
  • Resize columns so that all information is visible
  • Change color scheme of colored cells to yellow and orange
  • Format Utilities column as currency
  • Change font size, weight and color
  • Use the Max function to find the most costly expense category
    =Max(Cell:Cell)

3- Creating Charts and Graphs:

  • Create a Pie Chart of the Annual Expenses;
    Use ctrl+click to select the titles row (2) and the totals row (17)

 


revised May 30, 2006