Illustrated Excel 2013

Unit D: SAM Project 1b

Great Northern
University Student
Center
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Melanie Irwin is the administrative assistant for the dean of students at the Great Northern
University in Regina, Saskatchewan. Melanie has created a worksheet that summarizes
undergraduate applications for admission to the universitys schools. She has asked you to
add some additional features, such as charts and graphs, to her document.

GETTING STARTED

Download the following file from the SAM website:

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IL_Excel2013_UD_P1b_FirstLastName_1.xlsx

Open the file you just downloaded and save it with the name:
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IL_Excel2013_UD_P1b_FirstLastName_2.xlsx

If you do not see the .xlsx file extension in the Save file dialog box, do not
type it. Excel will add the file extension for you automatically.

With the file IL_Excel2013_UD_P1b_FirstLastName_2.xlsx still open, ensure

that your first and last name is displayed in cell B6 of the Documentation sheet. If
cell B6 does not display your name, delete the file and download a new copy from
the SAM website.

PROJECT STEPS
1.

On the Applications worksheet, move the Yearly Applications by School chart

that overlaps the first table so its top corner is in cell G11.

2.

In cell A1, enter the text Great Northern University, merge and center
the range A1:I1, then format the range using the Title Cell Style (5th column,
1st row in the Titles and Headings section of the Cell Styles palette).

3.

In cell A2, enter the text Undergraduate Application Analysis, merge and
center the range A2:I2, then change the font size for the range to 16 pt.

4.

Format the range A3:I3 using the 20% - Accent 3 Cell Style (3rd column, 1st
row of the Themed Cell Styles section of the Cell Styles palette). Change the
font size to 14 pt. and bold the text.

5.

In the Yearly Applications by School chart, change the font size of the chart
title to 16 pt.

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6.

In the Yearly Applications by School chart, add the text Applications

Received as the title for the primary vertical axis.

7.

Widen the Yearly Applications by School chart area so that the bottom right
corner is in cell P26.

8.

Add Primary Major Vertical Gridlines to the Yearly Applications by School

chart.

9.

In the Yearly Applications by School chart, manually position the legend

(which contains the years shown in the chart) in the bottom right corner of
the chart area.

10.

In the 3-D pie chart, explode the largest slice of the pie by 15%.

11.

Change the style of the 3-D pie chart to Style 9.

12.

In the 3-D pie chart, add a chart title using the Above Chart option. Enter
the text Share of Applications 2012-2016 as the chart title.

13.

Merge and center the range A28:I28, then format the range using the 20%
- Accent 3 Cell Style (3rd column, 1st row of the Themed Cell Styles section of
the Cell Styles palette). Change the font size to 14 pt. and bold the text.

14.

In the range B34:F34, enter the data shown in Table 1 below.

Cell

Value

B34

8341

C34

9175

D34

10093

E34

11102

F34

12212

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Table 1: Values for Range B34:F34

15.

Format the table in the range A4:I10 using Table Style Medium 18 (4th from
the left in the 3rd row of the Medium section of the Table Styles palette) and
with My table has headers option selected. Remove the filter buttons from the
table. Repeat the formatting for the range A29:I35.

16.

Format the range B5:G10 with the Number Number style, then change the
format to Use 1000 Separator (,) and to show 0 decimal places. Repeat the
formatting for the range B30:G35.

17.

Format the range H5:H9 using the Percentage Number style, then (if
necessary) modify the format to show no decimal places. Repeat the
formatting for the range H30:H34.

18.

Select the range G29:G34 and use the Quick Analysis tool to create a pie
chart. Position the chart so the top left corner is in cell A36. Change the chart
title to Share of Applications 2017-2021 and specify the range A30:A34
for the axis labels for the legend.

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19.

Create a 2-D Clustered Column chart based on the data in the range
A29:F34 that groups the values for each school and then position the chart so
the top left corner is in cell G36. Change the chart title to Projected Yearly
Applications by School and add the text Applications Received as the
title for the primary vertical axis.

20.

Create Line Sparklines in the cells I30:I35 based on the data in the range
B30:F35.

Your workbook should look like the Final Figure below and on the following page. (Note: Due
to the amount of content in the worksheet, the worksheet has been split into two figures for
viewing purposes.) Save your changes, close the workbook, and exit Excel. Follow the
directions on the SAM website to submit your completed project.

Final Figure 1: Application Worksheet Rows 1-26

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Final Figure 2: Application Worksheet Rows 27 - 53

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