Project 4 Formatting, Displaying, Printing, and Publishing Workbooks Jason C. H. Chen, Ph.D. Professor of Management Information Systems School of Business Administration Gonzaga University Spokane, WA 99258, USA
2 Seven Steps for Developing Excel Workbooks
3 Excel Skills Add 3-D references to a workbook to consolidate data Add conditional formats to worksheets Apply currency formats Copy formulas that contain 3-D references Create a data validation message Create custom formats Specify data validation criteria Modify Page Setup options Use the Report Manager
4 Key Terms 3-D references Cell references appearing in formulas that refer to other worksheets in the current workbook, or in other workbooks. Accounting format A number format that normally includes a currency symbol that is left justified in the cell, comma separators, a decimal point, and two figures to the right of the decimal. Conditional format Formatting for one or more cells that vary, depending upon the values contained in the cell.
5 Key Terms Consolidate data A method for organizing or summarizing data in Excel worksheets. You can consolidate data in four ways - using 3-D references, by position, by category, or in a PivotTable report. Custom format A custom format for a cell entry that use format codes to describe how to display a number, date, time, or text.
6 Key Terms Data validation A strategy for minimizing data entry errors by limiting the values that can be entered into a cell, and optimally, displaying a data validation message explaining the acceptable range of values. Report Manager An Excel add-in that helps you generate reports from views and scenarios.
7 Objectives Consolidate Data Apply currency formats to a range of worksheets Create custom number formats Validate data Apply conditional formats to a workbook Use the Report Manager create a report
8 Running Case Selections, Inc. is a national department store chain with retail stores throughout the United States and Canada. He now wants you to complete an Excel workbook that summarizes the first quarter revenue and expenses for five Selections, Inc. stores for the first fiscal quarter of last year.
9 Project 4 Challenge You will need to include revenue and expense data for each store, as well as the total revenue and expenses for the first quarter of last year. You will need to summarize how the actual expenses compare to the projected expenses. Since your workbook will be used to track next year's revenue and expenses, it must be able to validate data when it is entered. The data will be distributed as printed documents and on the corporate intranet.
10 Solution
11 Features Add and copy 3-D consolidation formula Task 1, 2 Format cells - currency, custom number Task 3, 4 Data validation - criteria and message Task 5 Conditional formatting - up to three conditions Task 6
12 Task 1 (EX-116) 3-D reference formula =Function(name of 1st worksheet : name of 2nd worksheet! Reference Cell)
13 Task 3, 4
14 Task 5: Data Validation Criteria and Message
15 Sample City Worksheet
16 Solution Workbook
17 Report Manager Step 1: Modify page setup and add custom views Task 8 (EX-130)
18 Report Manager (cont.) Step 2: Create a report using the Report Manager Task 9
19 Web Applications: Hands-On Exercises Preview and print worksheets and workbooks EX-137 Publish Excel data on the Web (Ex-140 ) interactively must use Internet Explore 4.01 or higher Not interactively Netscape is OK Click on File --> Save as Web Page …--> (Excel 97) File --> Save as HTML
20 Publish Excel data on the Web (Ex-140 )
Project 4 Formatting, Displaying, Printing, and Publishing Workbooks