Excel Project 3 – MS Excel

Excel Project 3 – MS Excel

Use the project description HERE to complete this activity. For a review of the complete

rubric used in grading this exercise, click on the Assignments tab, then on the title Excel

Project 3. Click on Show Rubrics if the rubric is not already displayed.

Summary

Create a Microsoft Excel file with four worksheets that provides extensive use of Excel

capabilities for charting. The charts will be copied into a Microsoft PowerPoint file and

the student will develop appropriate findings and recommendations based on analysis

of the data.

A large rental car company has two metropolitan locations, one at the airport and

another centrally located in downtown. It has been operating since 2015 and each

location summarizes its car rental revenue quarterly. Both locations rent two classes of

cars: economy and premium. Rental revenue is maintained separately for the two

classes of rental vehicles.

The data for this case resides in the file Excel Project 3-data.txt and can be

downloaded by clicking on the Assignments tab, then on the data tile name. It is a text

file (with the file type .txt).

Do not create your own data, you must use the data provided and only the data

provided.

Element

Requirement Points

Allocated Comments

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1 – Open Excel and save a blank workbook with

the following name:

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Use Print Preview

to review how the

first worksheet

would print.

a.“Student’s First InitialLast Name Excel Project 3”

Example: JSmith Excel Project 3

b. Set Page Layout to Landscape

2

Change the name of the worksheet to Analysis

by.

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3

a. In the Analysis by worksheet, enter the four

labels vertically in column A in the following order:

Name:, Class/Section:, Project:, Date Due:

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Use the following

text format:

b. with a row between each label, please note the

colon, (:) , after each label.

Arial 10 point

Bold

It may be necessary to adjust the column width so

the four labels are clearly visible.

Align values

Right in the cell

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a. In the Analysis by worksheet, with all entries in

column C, enter the appropriate values for Name,

Class and Section, Project, Date Due.

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Use the following

text format:

It may be necessary to adjust the column width so

the four labels are clearly visible.

Arial 10 point

Bold

b. formatting Align values left

in the cells

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a. Create three new worksheets: Data, Slide 2,

Slide 3. Upon completion, there should be

Analysis by as well as the three newly created

worksheets.

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b. Delete any other worksheets.

6

If necessary, reorder the four worksheets so they

are in the following order: Analysis by, Data,

Slide 2, Slide 3.

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a. In the Data worksheet, import the text file Excel

Project 3.txt. 0.5

The field names

should be in the

top row of the

worksheet with

the data directly

under it in rows.

This action may

not be necessary

as this is part of

the Excel table

creation process.

The data should

begin in Column

A.

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a. In the Data worksheet, create an Excel table

with the recently imported data.

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Some adjustment

may be

necessary to

column widths to

ensure all field

names and all

data are readable

(not truncated or

obscured).

b. Pick a style with the styles group to format the

table.

c. The style should highlight the field names in the

first row.

d. Ensure NO blank spaces are part of the

specified data range. Ensure the table has

headers.

e. Ensure that Header Row and Banded Rows are

selected in the Table Style Options Group Box.

f. Do NOT check the Total Row.

9

In the Data worksheet, delete rows that contain

2015 data as well as 2017 data. The resulting

table should consist of Row 1labels followed by

2016 data, with NO empty cell rows within the

table.

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10

a. In the Data worksheet, select the entire table

(data and headers) using a mouse.

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b. Copy the table to the both the Slide 2 as well as

the Slide 3 worksheets.

c. The upper lefthand corner of the header/data

should be in cell A1.

d. Adjust columns widths if necessary to ensure all

data and field names are readable.

11

In the Slide 2 worksheet, based solely on the 2016

data:

a. Create a Pivot Table that provides a quarterly

breakdown (columns) of the number of car

rentals by car class (rows). Totals for rows and

columns should be included. Numerical format

with no decimal places and 12 Arial normal for

the entire pivot table. Place the pivot table two

rows below the data beginning in column A.

b. Create a Pivot Table that provides a quarterly

breakdown (columns) of number the of cars

rentals by location (rows). Totals for rows and

columns should be included. Numerical format

with no decimal places and 12 Arial normal for

the entire pivot table. Place this pivot table two

rows below the above pivot table beginning in

column A.

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In the Slide 2 worksheet, based solely on the 2016

data:

a. Using the pivot table created in 11 a, create a

bar chart that displays the number of car rentals

by car class for the four 2016 quarters. Ensure

both car types and quarters are clearly visible.

Position the top of the chart in row 1 and two or

three columns to the right of the data table.

Use this same type of bar chart throughout this

project the remaining three charts.

b. Using the pivot table created in 11 b, create a

bar chart that displays the number of car rentals

by location for the four 2016 quarters. Ensure

both locations and quarters are clearly visible.

Left align this chart with the left side of the first

chart and below it. The same type of bar chart

should be used throughout this project.

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13

In the Slide 3 worksheet, based solely on the 2016

data:

a. Create a Pivot Table that provides a quarterly

breakdown (columns) of the revenue from car

rentals by car class (rows). Totals for rows and

columns should be included. Numerical format

currency with no decimal places and 12 Arial

normal for the entire pivot table. Place the pivot

table two rows below the data beginning in

column A.

b. Create a Pivot Table that provides a quarterly

breakdown (columns) of the revenue from cars

rentals by location (rows). Totals for rows and

columns should be included. Numerical format

currency with no decimal places and 12 Arial

normal for the entire pivot table. Place this

pivot table two rows below the above pivot table

beginning in column A.

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In the Slide 3 worksheet, based solely on the 2016

data:

a. Using the pivot table created in 13 a, create a

bar chart that displays the revenue from car

rentals by car class for the four 2016 quarters.

Ensure both car types and quarters are clearly

visible. Position the top of the chart in row 1

and two or three columns to the right of the

data table. The same type of bar chart should

be used throughout this project.

b. Using the pivot table created in 13 b, create a

bar chart that displays the revenue from car

rentals by location for the four 2016 quarters.

Ensure both locations and quarters are clearly

visible. Left align this chart with the left side of

the first chart and below it. The same type of

bar chart should be used throughout this

project.

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15

Open a new, blank Power Point presentation file.

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Save the Presentation using the following name:

“Student’s First Initial Last Name Presentation”

Example: JSmith Presentation

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Slide 1: This is your Title Slide.

Select an appropriate title and subtitle layout that

clearly conveys the purpose of your presentation.

Name, Class/Section, and Date Due should be

displayed.

0.8 No speaker notes

required

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a. Slide 2: Title this slide “Number of Cars

Rented in 2016”

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Use the speaker

notes feature to

help you discuss

the bullet points

(four complete

sentences

minimum) and

the charts.

b. Add two charts created in Slide 2 of the Excel

file. .

c. The charts should be the same type and equal

size and be symmetrically placed on the slide.

d. A bullet or two explanation of the charts may be

included, but is not required if charts are selfexplanatory.

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a. Slide 3: Title this slide “Car Rental Revenue in

2016”

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Use the speaker

notes feature to

help you discuss

the bullet points

(four complete

sentences

minimum) and

the charts.

b. Add two charts, created in Slide 3 of the Excel

file. c. The charts should be the same type

and equal size and be symmetrically placed on

the slide.

c. A bullet or two explanation of the charts may be

included, but is not required if charts are selfexplanatory.

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a. Slide 4: Title this slide “And in Conclusion…..”

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Use the speaker

notes feature to

help you discuss

the findings and

recommendations

(four complete

sentences).

b. Write and add two major bullets, one for

findings and one for recommendations.

c. There should be a minimum of one finding

based on slide 2 and one finding based on slide 3.

Findings are facts that can be deduced by

analyzing the charts. What happened? Trends?

for instance. Observations?

d. There should be a minimum of one

recommendation based on slide 2 and one

recommendation based on slide 3.

Recommendations are strategies or suggestions to

improve or enhance the business based on the

findings above.

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Add a relevant graphic that enhances the

recommendations and conclusions on slide 4. If a

photo is used, be sure to cite the source.

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21

Create a footer using “Courtesy of Your Name” so

that is shows on all slides including the Title Slide.

The text in this footer should be on the left side of

the slides IF the theme selected allows. Otherwise

let the theme determine the position of this text.

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Replace the

words “Your

Name” with your

actual name.

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Create a footer for automated Slide Numbers that

appears on all slides except the Title Slide. The

page number should be on the right side of the

slides IF the theme selected allows. Otherwise let

the theme determine the position of the page

number.

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Depending upon

the theme you

have chosen, the

page number or

your name may

not appear in the

lower portion of

the slide. That is

ok.

Ensure that your name does appear on every slide,

but the page numbers start on slide #2. This will

involve slightly different steps to accomplish both.

23 Apply a transition scheme to all slides. 0.1

One transition

scheme may be

used OR different

schemes for

different slides

24

Apply an animation on at least one slide. The

animation may be applied to text or a graphic. 0.1

TOTAL 15.0

Be sure you submit BOTH the Excel file and the PowerPoint file in the appropriate

Assignment folder (Excel Project #3).