MOS Excel 2016
MOS Excel 2016
MOS Excel 2016
OBJECTIVE 1
Objective 1.1 practice tasks
The practice file for these tasks is in the MOSExcel2016\Objective1 practice file folder.
The folder also contains a subfolder of result files that you can use to check your work.
❑ From the Start screen, create a new workbook based on the built-in Blank workbook
template. Save the document in the practice file folder as MyBlank.xlsx.
❑ In the open workbook, display the New page of the Backstage view. Locate the online
template for a mortgage refinance calculator. Create a workbook based on this
template. Save the workbook in the practice file folder as MyCalc.docx.
❑ Move the Source Data worksheet so it is the last worksheet in the workbook.
❑ Add a copy of the Source Data worksheet to the open MyBlank workbook as the first
worksheet in the workbook.
The practice file for these tasks is in the MOSExcel2016\Objective1 practice file folder.
The folder also contains a result file that you can use to check your work.
❑ Search the workbook for all instances of the word “garden”. Confirm that the search
returns results from both worksheets.
❑ Search the workbook for text that is formatted with a White font color. Change the
font color to Orange to show that you found it.
❑ Move to the cell at the intersection of the last active row and column in the
worksheet.
❑ Edit the hyperlink so that the cell displays “Please visit our website” instead of the
URL.
➤ Open the Excel_1-2_results workbook. Compare the two workbooks to check your
work.
The practice file for these tasks is in the MOSExcel2016\Objective1 practice file folder.
The folder also contains a result file that you can use to check your work.
❑ Change each of the worksheet tabs to a different color from the theme color palette.
❑ Apply the Retrospect theme to the workbook. Verify that the worksheet tab colors
change.
❑ Change the worksheet names from JanFeb, MarApr, MayJun, JulAug, SepOct, and
NovDec to Period1, Period2, Period3, Period4, Period5, and Period6.
❑ Configure the worksheet to print at a Landscape orientation. Display the print preview
of the worksheet to verify the settings.
❑ Create a header that will print on all the pages of the worksheet. In the left header
section, enter the Current Date property; in the center section, enter the File Name
property; and in the right section, enter the Page Number property.
❑ Change the center section of the header to display the name of the worksheet
instead of the workbook.
❑ Check the width of column D, and then set column C to the same width.
➤ Open the Excel_1-3_results workbook. Compare the two workbooks to check your
work. Then close the open workbooks.
Objective 1.4 practice tasks
The practice file for these tasks is in the MOSExcel2016\Objective1 practice file folder.
The folder also contains a result file that you can use to check your work.
➤ Open the Excel_1-4 workbook, display the Inventory List worksheet, and do the
following:
❑ Hide column A (the Inventory ID) and row 3 (the data sources)
❑ Add the Calculator button (which is not available on any ribbon tab) to the Quick
Access Toolbar. Make it the leftmost button and insert a separator between it and the
other buttons.
❑ Create a Quick Access Toolbar for only the current workbook. Add the Insert Combo
Chart, Insert Picture, and Insert Table buttons (all available on the Insert tab). Then
display the Quick Access Toolbar below the ribbon.
❑ Freeze rows 1 through 9 so that when you scroll the rest of the worksheet, those rows
are always visible.
❑ Split the worksheet so that you can display rows 1 through 9 in the top window and
scroll the budget data in the bottom window.
❑ Select the Projected Monthly Income section of the worksheet and zoom in to display
only the selected cells.
➤ Save the Excel_1-4 workbook and open the Excel_1-4_results workbook. Compare the
two workbooks to check your work. Then close the open workbooks.
Objective 1.5 practice tasks
The practice files for these tasks are in the MOSExcel2016\Objective1 practice file folder.
The folder also contains a subfolder of result files that you can use to check your work.
❑ On the Sales by Category worksheet, set the print area so that only cells A1:C42 print.
➤ Save the workbook. From the Excel_1-5_Results folder, open the Excel_1-5_results
workbook. Compare the two workbooks to check your work. Then close the workbooks.
❑ Enable macros.
❑ Save a copy of the workbook with the file name MOS-Compatible in a file format that
can be viewed and worked on by a colleague who is using Excel 2003. Notice the
features that aren’t compatible with the new file format.
❑ Save a copy of the MOS-Compatible workbook with the file name MOS-Template in a
file format that supports macros and can be used as the basis for other similar
workbooks in the future.
➤ Close the open workbooks. You can check your results against the files in the Excel_1-
5_Results folder.
OBJECTIVE 2
Objective 2.1 practice tasks
The practice files for these tasks are in the MOSExcel2016\Objective2 practice file folder.
The folder also contains a result file that you can use to check your work.
➤ Open the Excel_2-1 workbook, and complete the following tasks by using the data in
cells B4:G9 of the Ad Buy Constraints worksheet:
❑ Paste only the values and formatting into the range beginning at B18.
❑ Paste only the formatting (but not the content) into the range beginning at B32.
❑ Cut the data from the Mag3 row (B4:F4) and insert it into the Mag2 row (B3:F3).
❑ Move the Cost Per Ad data to the left of the Total Cost cells.
❑ Insert two blank cells in positions B8:B9, shifting any existing data down.
❑ Transpose the names in the Magazine column (cells A1:A6) to the first row of a new
worksheet.
❑ Using the fill handle, fill cells A2:A21 with Item 1, Item 2, Item 3, and so on through
Item 20.
❑ Fill cells B2:B21 with 10, 20, 30, and so on through 200.
❑ Fill cells C2:C21 with $3.00, $2.95, $2.90, and so on through $2.05.
❑ Copy the background and font formatting from cell A1 to cells A2:A21. Then delete
the content of cell A1 (but not the cell).
➤ Save the Excel_2-1 workbook. Open the Excel_2-1_results workbook and compare the
two workbooks to check your work. Then close the open workbooks.
Objective 2.2 practice tasks
The practice files for these tasks are in the MOSExcel2016\Objective2 practice file folder.
The folder also contains a result file that you can use to check your work.
➤ Open the Excel_2-2 workbook, display the Employees worksheet, and do the
following:
❑ Merge cells A13:C14 so that the hyperlink is centered in a double height cell across
the three columns.
❑ Format cell K10 to display its contents as currency with a US dollar symbol and no
decimal places. Then apply the same formatting to cells K11: K23.
➤ Open the Excel_2-2_results workbook. Compare the two workbooks to check your
work.
The practice files for these tasks are in the MOSExcel2016\Objective2 practice file folder.
The folder also contains a result file that you can use to check your work.
➤ Open the Excel_2-3 workbook. On the Order Details worksheet, use conditional
formatting to do the following to all the values in the Extended Price column:
❑ Apply the 3 Arrows (Colored) icon set. (Keep the default settings.)
❑ Add blue data bars to the column. (Keep the default settings.)
❑ Fill all cells in the column that contain values of greater than $100 with bright yellow.
❑ Insert a row below the times. In that row, summarize the data for each hour by using
a Column sparkline.
❑ In column P, summarize the data for each day of March by using a Line sparkline.
❑ Display all the data markers without placing emphasis on any specific type of data
marker.
➤ Save the Excel_2-3 workbook. Open the Excel_2-3_results workbook. Compare the
two workbooks to check your work. Then close the open workbooks.
OBJECTIVE 3
Objective 3.1 practice tasks
The practice file for these tasks is in the MOSExcel2016\Objective3 practice file folder.
The folder also contains a result file that you can use to check your work.
❑ Convert the data range A2:M23 to a table that includes a header row and uses the
default table style.
❑ Move the July column so that it is between the June and August columns.
❑ Move the Linda, Max, and Nancy rows at one time so that they are between the Kay
and Olivia rows.
❑ Add a row to the table for a salesperson named Raina, between the Quentin and
Steve rows.
❑ Add a row to the end of the table for a salesperson named William.
➤ Open the Excel_3-1_results workbook. Compare the two workbooks to check your
work.
The practice file for these tasks is in the MOSExcel2016\Objective3 practice file folder.
The folder also contains a result file that you can use to check your work.
❑ Configure the table style options to format alternating rows with different fill colors.
❑ Modify the cells in the row to calculate the average sales for each month and for the
year.
➤ Open the Excel_3-2_results workbook. Compare the two workbooks to check your
work.
The practice files for these tasks are in the MOSExcel2016\Objective3 practice file folder.
The folder also contains a result file that you can use to check your work.
➤ Open the Excel_3-3 workbook, display the Bonuses worksheet, and do the following:
❑ Apply a filter to display only the bonuses that were less than $2,500.00.
❑ Sort the data in ascending order by category and, within each category, by unit price.
❑ Sort the data in descending order by category and, within each category,
alphabetically by product name.
➤ Open the Excel_3-3_results workbook. Compare the two workbooks to check your
work.
The practice files for these tasks are in the MOSExcel2016\Objective4 practice file folder.
The folder also contains result files that you can use to check your work.
❑ Save the Excel_4-1a workbook. Open the Excel_4-1a_results workbook and compare
the two workbooks to check your work. Then close the open workbooks.
❑ On the Summary worksheet, display the total sales for each period in cells B2:B5 by
referencing the corresponding worksheets.
❑ Save the Excel_4-1b workbook. Open the Excel_4-1b_results workbook and compare
the two workbooks to check your work. Then close the open workbooks.
➤ Open the Excel_4-1c workbook, display the Seasonal worksheet, and do the
following:
❑ In cell B18, create a formula that returns the number of non-empty cells in the Period
range.
❑ In cell C18, create a formula that returns the average value in the Sales range.
❑ In cell D5, create a formula that returns the lowest Sales value for the Fall period.
❑ In cells C95, C101, and C104, calculate the sales total for each category by using a
relative cell range reference.
❑ In cell C86, calculate the Cacti sales total, using an absolute cell range reference.
❑ Find the maximum and minimum values by Period and then by Region.
➤ Open the Excel_4-1c_results workbook. Compare the two workbooks to check your
work.
The practice file for these tasks is in the MOSExcel2016\Objective4 practice file folder.
The folder also contains a result file that you can use to check your work.
❑ Select cell C25 and review the formula, which uses the AND function to determine
whether the Entertainment total is less than $200.00 and the Misc. total is less than
$100.00.
❑ Select cell C26 and review the formula, which uses the OR function to determine
whether the Entertainment total is more than $200.00 or the Misc. total is more than
$100.00.
❑ In cell C27, use the IF function to display the text “Expenses are okay” if C25 evaluates
to TRUE and “Expenses are too high” if C25 evaluates to FALSE.
❑ In cell C28, use the IF function to display the text “Expenses are okay” if C26 evaluates
to NOT TRUE and “Expenses are too high” if C26 evaluates to NOT FALSE.
❑ To check your work, increase the Entertainment expenses by entering 100 in cell H13.
❑ In cell G28, use the COUNTIF function to return the number of cells in the range
D10:I19 that contain values greater than zero.
➤ Open the Excel_4-2_results workbook. Compare the two workbooks to check your
work.
The practice file for these tasks is in the MOSExcel2016\Objective4 practice file folder.
The folder also contains a result file that you can use to check your work.
➤ Open the Excel_4-3 workbook, display the Book List worksheet, and do the following:
❑ In the File By column, create a function that inserts the first letter of the author’s last
name.
❑ In the Locator column, create a function that insert the author’s area code (the first
three digits of the phone number).
❑ In the Biography column, use the CONCAT() function to insert text in the form “Joan
Lambert is the author of Microsoft Word 2016 Step by Step, which was published by
Microsoft Press in 2016”. (including the period).
➤ Open the Excel_4-3_results workbook. Compare the two workbooks to check your
work.
The practice file for these tasks is located in the MOSExcel2016\Objective5 practice file
folder. The folder also contains a result file that you can use to check your work.
❑ Plot the data on the Seattle worksheet as a 2-D Pie chart on that worksheet.
❑ Plot the data on the Sales worksheet as a simple two-dimensional column chart.
❑ Change the October sales amount for the Flowers category to 888.25 and ensure that
the chart reflects the change.
❑ Expand the data range plotted by the chart to include November, so that you can
compare sales for the two months.
➤ Open the Excel_5-1_results workbook. Compare the two workbooks to check your
work.
The practice files for these tasks are located in the MOSExcel2016\Objective5 practice
file folder. The folder also contains a result file that you can use to check your work.
➤ Open the Excel_5-2 workbook, display the Sales worksheet, and do the following:
❑ Add data labels that show the percentage of the whole that is represented by each
data marker.
➤ Open the Excel_5-2_results workbook. Compare the two workbooks to check your
work.
The practice file for these tasks is in the MOSExcel2016\Objective5 practice file folder.
The folder also contains a result file that you can use to check your work.
➤ Open the Excel_5-3a workbook, display the Summary sheet, and do the following:
❑ Insert a text box on the sheet. Configure the text box to be three inches wide and
three inches high and align it below the heading “Our Prediction.”
❑ Insert the content of the Excel_5-3c text file into the text box. Format the text in 20-
point orange Candara font, and center it in the text box.
❑ Add alternative text to the logo, using the title “Company logo” and the description
“Cartoon image of a person wearing an airplane costume”.
➤ Open the Excel_5-3_results workbook. Compare the two workbooks to check your
work.