Microsoft Excel Chapter 5

Chapter 4 – More built-in function In this chapter, we are going to discover more built-in functions in excel such as Maximum, Minimum, and Sorting.

Built-in Functions You can simply to click the icon next to the formula box to bring out the formula dialog box. In the formulas dialog box, you can choose a function by clicking an icon.

Step 1: Select the cell B11. Step 2: Click the button next to the formula box. Step 3: Choose the “MAX” in the function dialog box. Step 4: Select the cells to be compared with, e.g. (B4:B8), and then press the enter. Built-in Function – Maximum Step 1 Step 2 Step 4

Step 1: Select the cell B12. Step 2: Click the button next to the formula box. Step 3: Choose the “MIN” in the function dialog box. Step 4: Select the cells to be compared with, e.g. (B4:B8), and then press the enter. Built-in Function – Minimum Step 1 Step 2 Step 4

In-class Exercise 1: Instructions: 1.Download the file from the school website to your memory stick shown in figure 5.1 below and save the filename as “ch5ex1”. 2. Use built-in function to find the “Maximum” and “Minimum” score in the subjects of Assessment 1. Figure 5.1

Step 1: Select the cells which are going to be sorted. Step 2: Choose ‘Custom sort’ in ‘Sort & Filter’ from the menu. Step 3: A pop-up window will appear to ask how you would like to sort the data. Sorting Step 4 Step1 Step 2

Sorting (Cont’d) Step 3

In-class Exercise 2: Instructions: 1.Download the file from the school website to your memory stick shown in figure 5.2 below and save the filename as “ch5ex2”. 2. Use built-in function to find the “Average” score for the students of Assessment Sorting the data by students’ average mark. Figure 5.2