DAY 4:MICROSOFT EXCEL: IN-CLASS PROJECT

Aliya Farheen

aliya.farheen@mail.wvu.edu

August 27, 2015.

REMINDER

• MyITLab Lesson A is due on 9/08/2015 by 11.59pm.

• Be sure to complete the Post test in each chapters in Lesson A.

• NO POST TEST- NO CREDIT.

ANNOUNCEMENT

• Homework #1 is posted on the website at

http://cs101.wvu.edu/instructors/farheen/assignments/ • Due date for Homework #1 is 09/11/2015

by 11:59 pm.

IMPORTING DATA

• Importing –Inserting data from one application or file into another.

• Text, CSV, XML and Database files are the commonly imported files.

• Before importing we have to check if we want to manage the data as a separate entity in Excel or you want a connection to the original data source/application.

TEXT FILES

• The text file has .txt extension and contains only text (alphabets, numbers and symbols).

• We must choose a delimiter for importing. Ex: Space, tab or Comma etc

• Columns align according to the delimiters.

CSV FILES

• CSV abbreviated as Comma-Separated Values

• Text file with comma as delimiter.• Excel imports the text between the

commas in the text file into individual cells.

IMPORTING A TEXT FILE

• ->Data Ribbon->Click “from text” which is in External data group

->Browse the location of text file

->Open the text file

• Text import wizard (3 steps)– Select the type that describes the data– Select the type of delimiter in your data– Select the format of column data– Select the location (where to import the data in

your sheet)

CREATE TABLE

• Select the range of cells needed for the table

• Go to Insert->Table• On the Create Table diolog select the table

has headers option if needed.

TABLE-TOTAL ROWS

• Total rows option is used to calculate functions for a particular column in the table.

• Using this we can easily calculate the values instead of explicitly writing the formula.

IN CLASS PROJECT

Objectives Covered• Download data and extract ZIP file contents• Create a new workbook and adjust sheets• Import XML and CSV data• Create and format tables• Insert rows and/or columns• Enter data• Format cells• Use table totals row• Write Formulas• Submit assignments

TO DO

• Download the following files at http://cs101.wvu.edu/instructors/farheen/lecture-notes/

---Instructions.pdf

---DataFiles.zip• Read the instructions and start the project

SUBMISSION• To submit your homework, go to 'Course

Tools‘ section on the website, log-in with your MyID and select 'Submit Assignments'.

• Make sure to select the appropriate assignment.

• Browse for your file on computer and click on 'Submit Assignment'.

Questions ?