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GO! with Excel 2010 Contents   Common Features   Chapter 1 Using the Common Features of Microsoft Office 2010 PROJECT 1A PowerPoint File Objective 1 Use Windows Explorer to Locate Files and Folders Activity 1.01 Using Windows Explorer to Locate Files and Folders Objective 2 Locate and Start a Microsoft Office 2010 Program Activity 1.02 Locating and Starting a Microsoft Office 2010 Program Objective 3 Enter and Edit Text in an Office 2010 Program Activity 1.03 Entering and Editing Text in an Office 2010 Program Objective 4 Perform Commands from a Dialog Box Activity 1.04 Performing Commands from a Dialog Box Objective 5 Create a Folder, Save a File, and Close a Program Activity 1.05 Creating a Folder, Saving a File, and Closing a Program Objective 6 Add Document Properties and Print a File Activity 1.06 Adding Document Properties and Printing a File PROJECT 1B Word File Objective 7 Open an Existing File and Save it with a New Name Activity 1.07 Opening an Existing File and Saving it with a New Name Objective 8 Explore Options for an Application Activity 1.08 Viewing Application Options Objective 9 Perform Commands from the Ribbon Activity 1.09 Performing Commands from the Ribbon Activity 1.10 Minimizing and Using the Keyboard to Control the Ribbon Objective 10 Apply Formatting in Office Programs Activity 1.11 Formatting and Viewing Pages Activity 1.12 Formatting Text Activity 1.13 Using the Office Clipboard to Cut, Copy, and Paste Activity 1.14 Viewing Print Preview and Printing a Word Document Objective 11 Use the Microsoft Office 2010 Help System Activity 1.15 Using the Microsoft Office 2010 Help System in Excel Objective 12 Compress Files Activity 1.16 Compressing Files   Excel   Chapter 1 Creating a Worksheet and Charting Data PROJECT 1A Sales Report with Embedded Column Chart and Sparklines Objective 1 Create, Save, and Navigate an Excel Workbook Activity 1.01 Starting Excel and Naming and Saving a Workbook Activity 1.02 Navigating a Worksheet and a Workbook Objective 2 Enter Data in a Worksheet Activity 1.03 Entering Text and Using AutoComplete Activity 1.04 Using Auto Fill and Keyboard Shortcuts Activity 1.05 Aligning Text and Adjusting the Size of Columns Activity 1.06 Entering Numbers Objective 3 Construct and Copy Formulas and Use the SUM Function Activity 1.07 Constructing a Formula and Using the SUM Function Activity 1.08 Copying a Formula by Using the Fill Handle Objective 4 Format Cells with Merge & Center and Cell Styles Activity 1.09 Using Merge & Center and Applying Cell Styles Activity 1.10 Formatting Financial Numbers Objective 5 Chart Data to Create a Column Chart and Insert Sparklines Activity 1.11 Charting Data in a Column Chart Activity 1.12 Creating and Formatting Sparklines Objective 6 Print, Display Formulas, and Close Excel Activity 1.13 Changing Views, Creating a Footer, and Using Print Preview Activity 1.14 Deleting Unused Sheets in a Workbook Activity 1.15 Printing a Worksheet Activity 1.16 Displaying, Printing, and Hiding Formulas PROJECT 1B Inventory Valuation Objective 7 Check Spelling in a Worksheet Activity 1.17 Checking Spelling in a Worksheet Objective 8 Enter Data by Range Activity 1.18 Entering Data by Range Objective 9 Construct Formulas for Mathematical Operations Activity 1.19 Using Arithmetic Operators Activity 1.20 Copying Formulas Containing Absolute Cell References Objective 10 Edit Values in a Worksheet Activity 1.21 Editing Values in a Worksheet Activity 1.22 Formatting Cells with the Percent Style Objective 11 Format a Worksheet Activity 1.23 Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns Activity 1.24 Adjusting Column Widths and Wrapping Text   Chapter 2 Using Functions, Creating Tables, and Managing Large Workbooks PROJECT 2A Inventory Status Report Objective 1 Use the SUM, AVERAGE, MEDIAN, MIN, and MAX Functions Activity 2.01 Using the SUM and AVERAGE Functions Activity 2.02 Using the MEDIAN Function Activity 2.03 Using the MIN and MAX Functions Objective 2 Move Data, Resolve Error Messages, and Rotate Text Activity 2.04 Moving Data and Resolving a # # # # # Error Message Activity 2.05 Rotating Text Objective 3 Use COUNTIF and IF Functions and Apply Conditional Formatting Activity 2.06 Using the COUNTIF Function Activity 2.07 Using the IF Function Activity 2.08 Applying Conditional Formatting by Using Highlight Cells Rules and Data Bars Activity 2.09 Using Find and Replace Objective 4 Use Date & Time Functions and Freeze Panes Activity 2.10 Using the NOW Function to Display a System Date Activity 2.11 Freezing and Unfreezing Panes Objective 5 Create, Sort, and Filter an Excel Table Activity 2.12 Creating an Excel Table Activity 2.13 Sorting and Filtering an Excel Table Activity 2.14 Converting a Table to a Range of Data Objective 6 Format and Print a Large Worksheet Activity 2.15 Printing Titles and Scaling to Fit PROJECT 2B Weekly Sales Summary Objective 7 Navigate a Workbook and Rename Worksheets Activity 2.16 Navigating Among Worksheets, Renaming Worksheets, and Changing the Tab Color of Worksheets Objective 8 Enter Dates, Clear Contents, and Clear Formats Activity 2.17 Entering and Formatting Dates Activity 2.18 Clearing Cell Contents and Formats Objective 9 Copy and Paste by Using the Paste Options Gallery Activity 2.19 Copying and Pasting by Using the Paste Options Gallery Objective 10 Edit and Format Multiple Worksheets at the Same Time Activity 2.20 Grouping Worksheets for Editing Activity 2.21 Formatting and Constructing Formulas on Grouped Worksheets Objective 11 Create a Summary Sheet with Column Sparklines Activity 2.22 Constructing Formulas that Refer to Cells in Another Worksheet Activity 2.23 Changing Values in a Detail Worksheet to Update a Summary Worksheet Activity 2.24 Inserting Sparklines Objective 12 Format and Print Multiple Worksheets in a Workbook Activity 2.25 Moving and Formatting Worksheets in a Workbook Activity 2.26 Printing All the Worksheets in a Workbook   Chapter 3 Analyzing Data with Pie Charts, Line Charts, and What-If Analysis Tools PROJECT 3A Budget Pie Chart Objective 1 Chart Data with a Pie Chart Activity 3.01 Creating a Pie Chart and a Chart Sheet Objective 2 Format a Pie Chart Activity 3.02 Applying Percentages to Labels in a Pie Chart Activity 3.03 Formatting a Pie Chart with 3-D Activity 3.04 Rotating a Pie Chart Activity 3.05 Exploding and Coloring a Pie Slice Activity 3.06 Formatting the Chart Area Activity 3.07 Inserting a Text Box in a Chart Objective 3 Edit a Workbook and Update a Chart Activity 3.08 Editing a Workbook and Updating a Chart Activity 3.09 Inserting WordArt in a Worksheet Objective 4 Use Goal Seek to Perform What-If Analysis Activity 3.10 Using Goal Seek to Perform What-If Analysis Activity 3.11 Preparing and Printing a Workbook with a Chart Sheet PROJECT 3B Growth Projection with Line Chart Objective 5 Design a Worksheet for What-If Analysis Activity 3.12 Using Parentheses in a Formula to Calculate a Percentage Rate of Increase Activity 3.13 Using Format Painter and Formatting as You Type Activity 3.14 Calculating a Value After an Increase Objective 6 Answer What-If Questions by Changing Values in a Worksheet Activity 3.15 Answering What-If Questions and Using Paste Special Objective 7 Chart Data with a Line Chart Activity 3.16 Inserting Multiple Rows and Creating a Line Chart Activity 3.17 Formatting Axes in a Line Chart Activity 3.18 Formatting the Chart and Plot Areas Activity 3.19 Preparing and Printing Your Worksheet   Business Running Case 1: Excel Chapters 1—3   Chapter 4 Use Financial and Lookup Functions, Define Names, and Validate Data Project 4A Amortization Schedule Objective 1 Use Financial Functions Activity 4.01 Inserting the PMT Financial Function Objective 2 Use Goal Seek Activity 4.02 Using Goal Seek to Produce a Desired Result Activity 4.03 Using Goal Seek to Find an Increased Period Objective 3 Create a Data Table Activity 4.04 Designing a Two-Variable Data Table Activity 4.05 Using a Data Table to Calculate Options Project 4B Quarterly Cost Report and Lookup Form Objective 4 Define Names Activity 4.06 Defining a Name Activity 4.07 Inserting New Data into a Named Range Activity 4.08 Changing A Defined Name Activity 4.09 Creating a Defined Name by Using Row and Column Titles Objective 5 Use Defined Names in a Formula Activity 4.10 Using Defined Names in a Formula Objective 6 Use Lookup Functions Activity 4.11 Defining a Range of Cells for a Lookup Function Activity 4.12 Inserting the VLOOKUP Function Objective 7 Validate Data Activity 4.13 Creating a Validation List   Chapter 5 Managing Large Workbooks and Using Advanced Sorting and Filtering Project 5A Large Worksheet for a Class Schedule Objective 1 Navigate and Manage Large Worksheets Activity 5.01 Using the Go To Special Command Activity 5.02 Hiding Columns Activity 5.03 Using the Go To Command Activity 5.04 Arranging Multiple Workbooks and Splitting Worksheets Objective 2 Enhance Worksheets with Themes and Styles Activity 5.05 Changing and Customizing a Workbook Theme Activity 5.06 Creating and Applying a Custom Table Style Objective 3 Format a Worksheet to Share with Others Activity 5.07 Previewing and Modifying Page Breaks Activity 5.08 Repeating Column or Row Titles Activity 5.09 Inserting a Hyperlink in a Worksheet Activity 5.10 Modifying a Hyperlink Objective 4 Save Excel Data in Other File Formats Activity 5.11 Viewing and Saving a Workbook as a Web Page Activity 5.12 Saving Excel Data in CSV File Format Activity 5.13 Saving Excel Data as a PDF or XPS File Project 5B Sorted, Filtered, and Outlined Database Objective 5 Use Advanced Sort Techniques Activity 5.14 Sorting on Multiple Columns Activity 5.15 Sorting by Using a Custom List Objective 6 Use Custom and Advanced Filters Activity 5.16 Filtering by Format and Value Using AutoFilter Activity 5.17 Filtering by Custom Criteria Using AutoFilter Activity 5.18 Inserting the Sheet Name and Page Numbers in a Footer Activity 5.19 Filtering by Using Advanced Criteria Activity 5.20 Extracting Filtered Rows Objective 7 Subtotal, Outline, and Group a List of Data Activity 5.21 Subtotaling, Outlining, and Grouping a List of Data   Chapter 6 Creating Charts, Diagrams, and Templates Project 6A Attendance Charts and Diagrams Objective 1 Create and Format Sparklines and a 3-D Column Chart Activity 6.01 Creating and Formatting Sparklines Activity 6.02 Creating a 3-D Column Chart Activity 6.03 Changing the Display of Chart Data Activity 6.04 Editing and Formatting the Chart Title Activity 6.05 Adding, Formatting, and Aligning Axis Titles Activity 6.06 Editing Source Data Activity 6.07 Formatting the Chart Floor and Chart Walls Objective 2 Create and Format a Line Chart Activity 6.08 Creating a Line Chart Activity 6.09 Deleting a Legend and Changing a Chart Title Activity 6.10 Changing the Values on the Value Axis Activity 6.11 Formatting the Plot Area and the Data Series Activity 6.12 Inserting a Trendline Objective 3 Create and Modify a SmartArt Graphic Activity 6.13 Creating a Process SmartArt Graphic Activity 6.14 Modifying the Diagram Style Objective 4 Create and Modify an Organization Chart Activity 6.15 Creating and Modifying a SmartArt Organization Chart 3 Activity 6.16 Adding Effects to a SmartArt Graphic Activity 6.17 Preparing Worksheets Containing Charts and Diagrams for Printing Project 6B Order Form Template Objective 5 Create an Excel Template Activity 6.18 Entering Template Text Activity 6.19 Formatting a Template Activity 6.20 Entering Template Formulas Activity 6.21 Inserting and Modifying an Image Activity 6.22 Inserting and Modifying a WordArt Image Activity 6.23 Saving a File as a Template Objective 6 Protect a Worksheet Activity 6.24 Protecting a Worksheet Objective 7 Create a Worksheet Based on a Template Activity 6.25 Creating a Worksheet Based on a Template   Business Running Case 2: Excel Chapters 4—6   Chapter 7 Creating PivotTable and PivotChart Reports and Auditing Worksheets Project 7A PivotTable and PivotChart Objective 1 Create a PivotTable Report Activity 7.01 Creating a PivotTable Report Activity 7.02 Adding Fields to a PivotTable Report Objective 2 Use Slicers and Search Filters Activity 7.03 Using a Slicer to Filter a PivotTable Activity 7.04 Clearing Filters and Filtering by Using the Search Box Objective 3 Modify a PivotTable Report Activity 7.05 Rearranging a PivotTable Report Activity 7.06 Displaying PivotTable Report Details in a New Worksheet Activity 7.07 Displaying PivotTable Data on Separate Pages Activity 7.08 Changing Calculations in a PivotTable Report Activity 7.09 Formatting a PivotTable Report Activity 7.10 Updating PivotTable Report Data Objective 4 Create a PivotChart Report Activity 7.11 Creating a PivotChart Report from a PivotTable Report Activity 7.12 Modifying a PivotChart Report Project 7B Revenue Report for Formula Auditing Objective 5 Trace Precedents and Dependents to Audit Worksheet Formulas Activity 7.13 Using the Trace Precedents Command Activity 7.14 Using the Trace Dependents Command Activity 7.14 Using the Trace Dependents Command Activity 7.15 Using the Trace Error Command Objective 6 Use Error Checking to Audit Worksheet Formulas Activity 7.16 Using Error Checking Activity 7.17 Circling Invalid Data Objective 7 Use the Watch Window to Monitor Cell Values Activity 7.18 Using the Watch Window to Monitor Changes   Chapter 8 Using the Data Analysis, Solver, and Scenario Features Project 8A Sales Analysis Objective 1 Calculate a Moving Average Activity 8.01 Creating a Custom Number Format Activity 8.02 Calculating a Moving Average Activity 8.03 Modifying the Moving Average Chart Activity 8.04 Calculating Growth Based on a Moving Average Objective 2 Project Income and Expenses Activity 8.05 Projecting Income and Expenses Objective 3 Determine a Break-Even Point Activity 8.06 Charting the Break-Even Point With a Line Chart Project 8B Staffing Analysis Objective 4 Use Solver Activity 8.07 Installing Solver Activity 8.08 Understanding a Solver Worksheet Activity 8.09 Using Solver Objective 5 Evaluate Complex Formulas Activity 8.10 Evaluating Complex Formulas Objective 6 Create Scenarios Activity 8.11 Creating a Scenario Using the Scenario Manager Activity 8.12 Creating a Scenario Using Solver Activity 8.13 Creating a Scenario Summary   Chapter 9 Using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications Project 9A Travel Expenses Objective 1 Record a Macro Activity 9.01 Adding the Developer Tab to the Ribbon Activity 9.02 Changing the Macro Security Settings in Excel Activity 9.03 Unprotecting a Workbook Activity 9.04 Recording a Macro Objective 2 Assign a Macro to a Button on the Quick Access Toolbar Activity 9.05 Adding a Button to the Quick Access Toolbar Activity 9.06 Testing the Macro Button Objective 3 Modify a Macro Activity 9.07 Changing the Visual Basic Code Project 9B VBA Procedure Objective 4 Write a VBA Procedure to Use an ActiveX Control Activity 9.08 Inserting ActiveX Controls Activity 9.09 Changing the Properties of an ActiveX Control Activity 9.10 Writing a VBA Procedure for a Command Button Activity 9.11 Modifying a VBA Procedure Activity 9.12 Testing the VBA Procedure and the ActiveX Control Objective 5 Restore Initial Settings Activity 9.13 Removing the Quick Access Toolbar Button and the Macro   Business Running Case 3: Excel Chapters 7—9   Chapter 10 External Data, Database Functions, and Side-by-Side Tables Project 10A Medical Center Information Objective 1 Get External Data into Excel Activity 10.01 Importing Information into Excel from an Access Database Activity 10.02 Importing Information into Excel from a Web Page Activity 10.03 Importing Information into Excel from a Text File Activity 10.04 Importing Information into Excel from an XML File Objective 2 Create a Query and Use the Query Wizard to Sort and Filter Activity 10.05 Creating a Query and Filtering and Sorting Data by Using the Query Wizard Activity 10.06 Converting a Range and Formatting Imported Data Objective 3 Use DAVERAGE and DSUM Database Functions Activity 10.07 Using the DAVERAGE Database Function Activity 10.08 Using the DSUM Database Function Objective 4 Use DCOUNT and DGET Database Functions Activity 10.09 Using DCOUNT Activity 10.10 Using DGET Project 10B Office Equipment Inventory................................................... Objective 5 Insert a Second Table into a Worksheet Activity 10.11 Inserting a Second Table into a Worksheet Activity 10.12 Sorting Side-by-Side Tables Objective 6 Apply Conditional Formatting to Side-by-Side Tables Activity 10.13 Applying Icon Sets to Side-by-Side Tables Objective 7 Insert a Screenshot Activity 10.14 Inserting a Screen Shot Objective 8 Create Custom Headers and Footers Activity 10.15 Creating Custom Headers and Footers   Chapter 11 Collaborating with Others and Preparing a Workbook for Distribution Project 11A Summer Schedule Objective 1 Create a Shared Workbook Activity 11.01 Locating and Modifying Workbook Properties Activity 11.02 Activating Track Changes to Create a Shared Workbook Objective 2 Track Changes Made to a Workbook Activity 11.03 Making a Copy of a Shared Workbook Activity 11.04 Making Changes to a Shared Workbook Activity 11.05 Making Changes to a Copy of the Shared Workbook Objective 3 Merge Workbooks and Accept Changes Activity 11.06 Merging Revisions Activity 11.07 Accepting or Rejecting Tracked Changes Activity 11.08 Removing the Shared Designation, Resetting the User Name, and Removing a Command from the Quick Access Toolbar Activity 11.09 Adding a Signature Line Project 11B Distributed Workbook Objective 4 Prepare a Final Workbook for Distribution Activity 11.10 Ensuring Backward-Compatibility in a Workbook Activity 11.11 Inspecting a Document Activity 11.12 Encrypting a Workbook Activity 11.13 Marking a Workbook as Final Objective 5 Upload a Workbook to SkyDrive Activity 11.14 Uploading a Workbook to SkyDrive   Business Running Case 4: Excel Chapters 10—11   Glossary   Index