Excel Exercise5
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Versions: Excel 2010 & Excel 2007
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Start the exercise by saving the workbook on your system, then complete step number 1 and each subsequent step in the order as listed on this sheet before
comparing your workbook to the solution that we have provided.
2 Insert the data on the Expenses sheet into an Excel table. If the source data of a pivot table is included in an Excel Tables : Insert Table
Excel table, you will not have to edit the source data cell range of the pivot table when you add additional
transactions at the bottom of the Expenses sheet.
3 Change the table name to: ExpTable Excel Tables : About Excel Tables
4 Create a pivot table on a new worksheet which is based on all the cells that have been inserted into the new Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts : Create a Pivot Table
Excel table. Use the pivot table to display the total tax inclusive amount for each supplier that is included in our
source data.
5 Rename the new sheet as: Suppliers Worksheets : Rename
6 Change the number formatting in the amount section of the pivot table so that all the amounts include Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts : Pivot Table Format Values
thousands separators and two decimal numbers. Use the pivot table feature for this purpose so that the new
number formatting is retained after the pivot table is refreshed.
7 Change the column width of column B to 16. Row / Column Formatting : Format Column Width
8 Wrap the column heading in column B so that it is displayed in two lines and center the text. Format Cells : Wrapping Text
9 Change the pivot table settings so that the adjusted column width is retained after refreshing the pivot table. Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts : Pivot Table Column Width
10 Open the Expenses sheet and change the amount in row 16 from 13,000 to 33,000. Edit Data : Edit Data
11 Open the Suppliers sheet and note the grand total at the bottom of the pivot table. Refresh the pivot table and Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts : Refresh a Pivot Table
note the change in the grand total.
12 Change the order of the supplier names in column A so that the suppliers are sorted in a descending order Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts : Filter Pivot Table Data
(from Z to A).
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13 Drill down to the source data that makes up the supplier total for the IAS Accountants supplier. Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts : Pivot Table Data Drill-Down
14 Rename the new sheet as: IAS Worksheets : Rename
15 Open the Expenses sheet and create another pivot table which reflects an expense total (tax inclusive amount) Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts : Create a Pivot Table
for each of the payment dates that are included in column I.
16 Rename the new sheet as: Payments Worksheets : Rename
17 Complete steps 6 to 9 for the Payments sheet.
18 Filter the pivot table so that only payment dates on or after 1 January 2012 is displayed. Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts : Filter Pivot Table Data
19 Change the layout of the pivot table so that the individual bank codes are included in separate columns in the Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts : Change Pivot Table Layout
pivot table.
20 Adjust the column widths of all the columns that are included in the pivot table to 16. Row / Column Formatting : Format Column Width
21 Change the formatting style of the pivot table to Pivot Style Medium 20 (Tip: Hover your mouse over the Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts : Pivot Table Tools Tab
appropriate image in the Pivot Table Styles section of the appropriate ribbon tab in order to display a description
for each of the pivot table styles).
The following steps only apply to Excel 2010 users - Excel 2007 users can save the workbook and
compare it to the solution that we've provided.
22 Open the Suppliers sheet and insert a pivot table slicer which is based on the account code field. Pivot Table Slicers : Create a Slicer
23 Change the layout of the slicer so that it includes three columns of filter buttons. Increase the width of the slicer Pivot Table Slicers : Format Slicers
so that all the filter buttons are displayed properly.
24 Change the formatting style of the slicer to Slicer Style Dark 2 (Tip: Hover your mouse over the appropriate Pivot Table Slicers : Format Slicers
image in the Slicer Styles section of the appropriate ribbon tab in order to display a description for each of the
slicer styles).
25 Filter the pivot table data with the slicer so that the supplier totals for only expenses that have been allocated to Pivot Table Slicers : Using Slicers
account IS-375 or account IS-390 are displayed in the pivot table.
26 Save the workbook and compare your workbook to the solution that we've provided.
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Example Limited
Expenses