Monday, April 29, 2013

Excel Project Day 1

Today we will learn about Microsoft Excel.  We will learn how to use Excel and create a spreadsheet and bar graph.

Be sure to follow the steps in order to create your spread sheet.

1.  Open Microsoft Excel and click on new spreadsheet.

2.  Below is information taken from the census from the 2010.  Copy the information and type it into the spreadsheet that you have created. 

ContinentsSquare Kilometers
  
Asia44579000
Africa30065000
North America24256000
South America17819000
Antarctica13209000
Europe9938000
Australia/Oceania7687000

3.  Once your information is in the chart, Highlight all of the data you input.

4.  Then click on the Charts Tab.  

5.  Choose Column and pick one to use.

6.  You can change the size of the chart and colors of the bars.

7.  When finished, print, write your name on it and turn it in.