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Excel Basics

Challenge 4: 1. Open Excel 2013.

2. Click through all of the tabs, and review the commands on the Ribbon.

3. Try minimizing and maximizing the Ribbon.

4. Add a command to the Quick Access toolbar.

5. Navigate to Backstage view, and open your Account settings.

6. Try

switching worksheet views.

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Challenge 5:

1. Create a new blank workbook.

2. Open an existing workbook from your computer.

3. Pin a folder to Backstage view.

4. Create a new workbook using a template.

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Challenge 6:

1. Create a new blank workbook.

2. Use the Save command to save the workbook to your desktop.

3. Save the workbook to OneDrive and invite someone else to view it.

4. Export the workbook as a PDF file.

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Challenge 7:

1. Open an existing Excel 2013 workbook. If you want, you can use our practice workbook.

2. Select cell D3. Notice how the cell address appears in the Name box and its content appears in both the cell and the Formula bar.

3. Select a cell, and try inserting text and numbers

4. Delete a cell, and note how the cells below shift up to fill in its place.

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5. Cut cells and paste them into a different location. If you are using the example, cut cells D4:D6 and paste them to E4:E6.

6. Try dragging and dropping some cells to other parts of the worksheet.

7. Use the fill handle to fill in data to adjoining cells both vertically and horizontally. If you are using the example, use the fill handle to continue

the series of dates across row 3.

8. Use the Find feature to locate content in your workbook. If you are using the example,

type the name "Lewis" into the Find what: field.

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Challenge 8:

1. Open an existing Excel 2013 workbook. If you want, you can use our practice workbook.

2. Modify the width of a column. If you are using the example, use the column that contains the players' first names.

3. Insert a column between column A and column B, then insert a row between row 3 and row 4.

4. Delete a column or a row.

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5. Move a column or row.

6. Try using the Text Wrap command on a cell range. If you are using the example, wrap the text in the column that contains street addresses.

7. Try merging some cells together. If you

are using the example, merge the cells in the title row using theMerge & Center command (cell range A1:E1).

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Challenge 9:

1. Open an existing Excel 2013 workbook. If you want, you can use our practice workbook.

2. Select a cell and change the font style, size, and color of the text. If you are using the example, change the title in cell A3 to Verdana font style, size 16, with a font color of green.

3. Apply bold, italics, or underline to a cell. If you are using the example, bold the text in cell range A4:C4.

4. Try changing the vertical and horizontal text

alignment for some

cells.

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5. Add a border to a cell range. If you are using the example, add a border to the header cells in in row 4.

6. Change the fill color of a cell range. If you are using the

example, add a fill color to row 4.

7. Try changing the formatting of a number. If you are using the example, change the date formatting in cell range D4:H4 to Long Date.

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Challenge 10:

1. Open an existing Excel workbook. If you want, you can use our practice workbook.

2. Insert a new worksheet and rename it. If you are using the example, title the new worksheet April.

3. Delete a worksheet. If you are using the example, delete the blank worksheet named Sheet 4.

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4. Move a worksheet.

5. Copy a worksheet.

6. Try grouping and ungrouping worksheets. If you are using the example, group the January and Marchworksheets

together. Try entering new content in the January worksheet and then notice how it appears in the March worksheet.

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Challenge 11:

1. Open an existing Excel workbook. If you want, you can use our practice workbook.

2. Change the page orientation to Landscape.

3. Try modifying the margins of a worksheet.

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4. Try using the Print Titles command to include a row or column on each page of your workbook. If you are using the example, use the Print Titles command to make row 1 of the Schedule worksheet appear at the top of every page.

5. Insert a page break. If you are using the example, insert a page break between rows 19 and 20 on

theSchedule worksheet.

6. Navigate to Page Layout view and insert a header or footer.

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Challenge 12:

1. Open an existing Excel workbook. If you want, you can use our practice workbook.

2. Try printing two active worksheets. If you are using the example, try printing the Player Info and Scheduleworksheets.

3. Try printing only a selection of cells. If you are using the example, try printing the upcoming games for theBulls (cell range A12:E19).

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4. Try the scaling feature to condense your workbook content. If you are using the example, use scaling to make the worksheet fit onto a single page.

5. Adjust the margins from the Preview pane.