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In the Format Cells dialog box,
click the Alignment tab.
Under the Text control, click

Wrap text.
Click OK.
Note the result of

Wrap text.
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Vertical Text
Many times the label at the top of a column is much wider than the data stored in it. You can use the
Wrap text option (Format menu > Cells command > Alignment tab) to make a multiple-word label
narrower, but sometimes that's not enough. Vertical text is an option, but it can be difficult to read
and takes a lot of vertical space. You may want to try using rotated text and cell borders instead, as
shown in the following picture.
Follow the steps below to create Vertical Text.

Complete Steps AE. Steps AB are shown below. Steps CE are shown on the following pages.
Highlight text.
From the Format menu, choose

Cells.
In the Format Cells dialog

box, click the Alignment
tab.
Under Orientation,
choose the degree of
orientation.
Click OK.
Resize Columns
There are two ways to resize a column. To resize or change the width of a column, you can use the
Mouse or the Menu. On a worksheet, you can specify a column width of 0 (zero) to 255. This value
represents the number of characters that can be displayed in a cell that is formatted with the
standard font.
The standard font is the default text font for worksheets. The standard font determines the default
font for the Normal cell style. If the column width is set to 0, the column is hidden.
Follow the step below to Resize Columns Using the Mouse.
Complete Step A as shown below.
Position the cursor on the line

that separates Column A from
Column B, and then double
click.
You can also click and drag with the

mouse to customize the size of the
column.
Note the cell A1 cannot accommodate
the large of alpha data, and there is a
need to resize the cell.
The display in Cells A2 and A3 indicate there is more

numeric data than the cell can accommodate and the
cells should be resized.
Note the display after the

column width has been
resized.
Part IV:
Saving Money and
Working Smart
Cumulative Fall and Spring Grade Point

Averages Using the Average Function
A formula is a worksheet instruction that performs a calculation. The Average Function is used to find
the Fall and Spring grade point averages. The Average Function adds the grades in the Fall or Spring
grading period and divides by the number of grading periods.
Follow the steps below to find the Cumulative Fall and Spring Grade Point Averages.
Complete Steps AI. Steps AD are shown below. Steps EJ are shown on the following pages.
Click the Function (fx) button.

Click in the cell where the
Average formula will display. In
this example Cell G1.
Select the Average function

from the Insert Function dialog
box.
Click OK.
Click and drag to

highlight the cells that
need to be averaged. In
this example click on
Cells D1 F1.
Note the Average formula displays in

both Cell G1 and the Functions
Arguments Average Number1.
Click on the blue

Function Arguments
title bar and drag the
Function Arguments
dialog box down so that
you can access the data
that needs to be
averaged.
The colon (:) represents through.

For example D1:F1 means Cells D1
through F1 are highlighted.
Click OK or press Enter.
Important: It is important that the formula is always placed in the FIRST ROW in order to copy the
formula to all the cells in the desired column. Do not be alarmed that Cell G1 appears to have an error
message, #DIV/0!, displayed. This message occurs because the Header Rows that contain both alpha
and numeric information have been averaged.
Highlight Column G by
clicking on G.
Click EDIT > FILL > DOWN to

copy the Average formula to
all the cells in Column G.
Do not be alarmed that Cell G1

appears to have an error message
(#DIV/0!) displayed. This message
occurs because the Header Rows that
contain both alpha and numeric
information have been averaged.
Delete the #DIV/0! message in Cell G1

and type in the appropriate Header Row
title. For example Fall Cumulative
GPAs.
Note that all of the formulas have

been successfully copied to all of the
cells in Column G.
Sort Alpha Data

Rows can be sorted according to the data in any column. For example, in a table of names and
addresses, rows can be sorted alphabetically by name or by city. Excel rearranges the rows in the
table but does not rearrange the columns. You can sort text in Ascending order (A-Z) or Descending
order (Z-A).
Follow the steps below to Sort Alpha Data.
Complete Steps AD. AC are shown below. Step D is shown on the following page.
From the Data menu,

choose Sort.
Click Continue with

the current
selection.
Click Sort.
Column A is the column you wish

to sort by.
Click OK.
The column will sort according to

the first name that appears in the
cell.
Sort Numeric Data

You can sort numeric data in Ascending order (1-100) or Descending order (100-1).
Follow the steps below to Sort Numeric Data.
Complete Steps A-D. Steps AC are shown below. Step D is shown on the following page.
From the Data menu

item, choose Sort.
B
Click Continue with the
current selection.
Click Sort.
Column C, the column you wish to

sort by, is displayed here.
Click OK.
The Numeric Sort is

completed, and Column C
displays the numeric data in
Ascending order.
Insert Date at the Top of Worksheet

When you want to repeat the same information at the top of each page, create a header. You can
select a pre-designed header from those listed, or create customized ones. A customized header is
separated into three sections: Left (text is left aligned), Center (text is center aligned), and Right
(text is right aligned).
Flip open a novel and look at the facing pages. Most likely, at the top of one page you'll see the
author's name and at the top of the other page you'll see the book title. At the bottom will be
consecutive page numbers. These details are in the document's headers and footers.
Headers and footers in Excel have many benefits, one of the major ones being automatic
renumbering of pages if you add or delete content in your document.
Follow the steps below to create a Header.
Complete Steps AF. Step A is shown below. Steps BF are shown on the following pages.
From the File menu, choose

Page Setup.
B
From the Page Setup dialog
box, click the Header/Footer
tab.
In the Header/Footer tab, click

Custom Header.
In the Custom Header dialog

box, choose the Left section
and click the Date button.
You also have the option to

position the date at the Center
section or Right section.
In the Header/Footer tab, the

Header displays the date.
Click Print Preview.
Print Preview displays the

header on the worksheet.
Click Print.
Note all the options in Print

Preview: Zoom, Print, Setup,
Margins, Page Break Preview,
Close and Help.
Insert Page Number at the Bottom Page

When you want to repeat the same information at the bottom of each page, create a footer. You
can select a pre-designed header from those listed or create customized ones. A customized header
is separated into three sections: Left (text is left aligned), Center (text is center aligned), and Right
(text is right aligned).
Follow the steps below to create a Footer.
Complete Steps AH. Step A is shown below. Steps BH are shown on the following pages.
From the File

menu, choose Page
Setup.
In the Page Setup dialog box,

click the Header/Footer tab.
Click the Custom

Footer button.
Click OK.
In the Footer dialog box,

click in the Left section
and choose the Page
button.
You can choose other buttons

(date, time, file path, filename, or
tab name), or to locate the data in
the Center section or Right
section.
Click OK.
In the Header/Footer
tab of the Page Setup
dialog box, the Footer
displays the Footer page
number (1).
Click Print.
Note all the options in Print

Preview: Zoom, Print, Setup,
Margins, Page Break Preview,
Close and Help.
Print Preview displays the Footer page

number at the bottom of this page.
Print the Top Row on Each Page

It is important to have the labels for the worksheet to carry over to other worksheets so that the
data makes sense.
Follow the steps below to Print To the Top Row on Each Page.
Complete Steps AF. Step A is shown below. Steps BF are shown on the following pages.
From the File menu,

choose Page Setup.
In Print titles, click Rows to

repeat at top.

click the Sheet tab.
Click the row you choose to

print on the top of each page
and press the Enter key.
Note the Page Setup Rows to repeat at top toolbar

displays after clicking the row to appear at the top of
each page.
Click OK.
From the File

menu, click
Print Preview.
Page 1
Page 2
The Print Preview displays the Column

Headings on all pages after completing Steps
AF.
The Print Preview displays the Column

Headings on all pages after completing Steps
AF.
From the PageSetup dialog

box, click Page tab.
In the Page tab, click the

Landscape Orientation.
In the Page tab, click Print

Preview.
In the Print Preview, you have the following options: see the next page
of the worksheet (Next), enlarge the view of the worksheet (Zoom),
Print, access Page Setup (Setup), change margins (Margins), adjust
where the page breaks are by clicking and dragging with your mouse
(Page Break Preview), Close, or Help.
Portrait
Orientation
(vertical) printout.
Click Print.
Landscape
Orientation
(horizontal)
printout.
Print the Worksheet on One Page

Overview: To scale data, reduce or enlarge information, use the Adjust to % normal size option on
the Page Setup dialog box from the Page Setup or Print Preview commands on the File menu. Use
the Fit to pages option to compress worksheet data to fill a specific number of pages.
Follow the steps below to Reduce Data To One Page.
Complete Steps AE. Step A is shown below. Steps BE are on the following pages.
From the File menu, choose

Page Setup.

click the Page tab.
You may also want to change the page

Orientation from Portrait (vertical) to
Landscape (horizontal).
In the Scaling option, Adjust to

50%, rather than the default
100% normal size setting.
50
Before scaling the data, only Columns A-G

would fit on a page.
After reducing the data, there are more

columns included on the worksheet
printout (Columns A-N)
Click Print.
Preview Worksheet Without Printing

Why use Print Preview before printing my worksheet? Print Preview permits you to view the output
before you print, and the use of this feature will save ink and paper.
Follow the step below to Preview You Worksheet(s).
Complete Step A as shown below.
In the Formatting toolbar,

click the Print Preview
button.
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In the Print Preview, you have the following options: see the next
page of the worksheet (Next), enlarge the view of the worksheet
(Zoom), Print, access Page Setup (Setup), change margins (Margins),
adjust where the page breaks are by clicking and dragging with your
mouse (Page Break Preview), Close, or Help.
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In the Format Cells dialog box,

click the Alignment tab.

Under the Text control, click

Note the result of

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Follow the steps below to create Vertical Text.

From the Format menu, choose

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In the Format Cells dialog

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Follow the step below to Resize Columns Using the Mouse.

Complete Step A as shown below.

Position the cursor on the line

You can also click and drag with the

The display in Cells A2 and A3 indicate there is more

Note the display after the

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Cumulative Fall and Spring Grade Point

Click the Function (fx) button.

Select the Average function

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Click and drag to

Note the Average formula displays in

Click on the blue

The colon (:) represents through.

Click OK or press Enter.

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Click EDIT > FILL > DOWN to

Do not be alarmed that Cell G1

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Delete the #DIV/0! message in Cell G1

Note that all of the formulas have

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Sort Alpha Data

Follow the steps below to Sort Alpha Data.

From the Data menu,

Click Continue with

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Column A is the column you wish

The column will sort according to

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Sort Numeric Data

Follow the steps below to Sort Numeric Data.

From the Data menu

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Column C, the column you wish to

The Numeric Sort is

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Insert Date at the Top of Worksheet

Follow the steps below to create a Header.

From the File menu, choose

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In the Header/Footer tab, click

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In the Custom Header dialog

You also have the option to

In the Header/Footer tab, the

Click Print Preview.

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Print Preview displays the

Note all the options in Print

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Insert Page Number at the Bottom Page