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Sheet 1: Instructions
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Instructions | ||
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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. | ||
Step | Task | Tutorial |
1 | Open the Invoices sheet and view the data from which we will compile a monthly sales report. Note that all the data on the Invoices sheet has been included in an Excel table which will make it easier to specify the cell ranges that need to be included in our formulas. | |
2 | We'll start by defining a named range which refers to the Sales Amount column on the Invoices sheet. This is not an absolute necessity but it is sometimes easier to work with a name instead of the structured cell referencing that is associated with Excel tables. Select all the cells (except for the column heading) that form part of the Sales Amount column in the Excel table (the cell range from cell E2 to E31). | Enter Data / Select Cells : Selecting Cells |
3 | Insert a named range based on this cell selection and enter the following as a name for the named cell range: InvAmount | Using Named Ranges : Define Named Ranges |
4 | Open the Name Manager and select the InvAmount named range. Note the syntax of the cell reference in the "Refers To" section. We've already defined a named range for the Invoice Date column - select the InvDate named range. Make sure that the same structured cell referencing is used for both named ranges (only the column names should differ). If the syntax differs, select the InvAmount named range again and select or enter the correct cell references. Close the Name Manager when you've checked that the named ranges have been created on the same basis. | Using Named Ranges : Edit Named Range Cells |
5 | Open the Summary sheet, select cell A5 and enter the following date: 2011/03/31 (Note: use the appropriate date format as per the regional date settings that are specified in your System Control Panel) | Enter Data / Select Cells : Enter Data |
6 | Select cell A6 and enter the following date: 2011/04/30 (Note: use the appropriate date format as per the regional date settings that are specified in your System Control Panel) | Enter Data / Select Cells : Enter Data |
7 | Use the Auto Fill feature to extend the date series up to 2012/02/29 (from cell A5 to cell A16) | Copy & Paste Data : Auto Fill |
8 | Select column A and change the number formatting to display the dates with a shortened month name followed by a hyphen and the full four digit year (Tip: Use the Custom number formatting option and specify a formatting type of mmm-yyyy). | Format Cells : Format Numbers & Dates |
9 | Select cell B5 and enter a SUMIFS formula to calculate the total sales amount for the month which has been included in cell A5. | Statistical Functions : Sum Based on Multiple Criteria |
9.1 | Enter the InvAmount named range in the sum range function argument. | Statistical Functions : Sum Based on Multiple Criteria |
9.2 | Enter the InvDate named range in the criteria range 1 function argument. | Statistical Functions : Sum Based on Multiple Criteria |
9.3 | Enter a DATE function in the criteria 1 function argument which converts the date in cell A5 to the first day of the calendar month. Specify criteria to include all invoices with invoices dates that are greater than or equal to the result of the DATE function in the calculation results (Tip: The mathematical operators should be included within quotation marks and there should be an ampersand between the operators and the DATE function). | Statistical Functions : Sum Based on Multiple Criteria |
9.3.1 | Tip: Note that the DATE function should include a YEAR function in the year function argument, a MONTH function in the month function argument and both of these functions should refer to the date in cell A5. The day function argument in the DATE function should contain a value of 1. | Date Functions : Date Components & Convert Dates to Month End Dates |
9.4 | Enter the InvDate named range in the criteria range 2 function argument. | Statistical Functions : Sum Based on Multiple Criteria |
9.5 | Link the criteria 2 function argument to the month end date in cell A5 and specify criteria to include all invoices with invoices dates that are less than or equal to the date in cell A5 in the calculation results. Note that we've entered month end dates to represent all the months in column A. | Statistical Functions : Sum Based on Multiple Criteria |
10 | Copy cell B5. | Copy & Paste Data : Copy Cells |
11 | Paste cell B5 into cells B6 to B16. | Copy & Paste Data : Paste Cells (normal) |
12 | Select cell B17 and use the Auto Sum feature to add a total for all the monthly sales amounts in this cell. | Math Functions : Auto Sum |
13 | Apply a single top border and a double bottom border to cell B17. | Format Cells : Format Borders |
14 | Note that if we add additional invoices to the Excel table on the Invoices sheet and the invoice dates fall into the months that are included on the Summary sheet, the invoice amounts will automatically be included in the calculations on the Summary sheet because the sales totals are calculated based on the entire columns which form part of the Excel table (via the named ranges that we specified and included in our SUMIFS formula). | |
15 | Save the workbook and compare your workbook to the solution that we've provided. |
Invoice Number | Invoice Date | Customer | Description | Sales Amount | Tax Code | Bank Code | Account Code | Payment Date |
INV0051 | 1/23/2011 | DF Manufacturing | Consulting Services | 8,000.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 3/1/2011 |
INV0052 | 2/18/2011 | CC Supplies | Consulting Services | 15,000.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 3/10/2011 |
INV0053 | 3/14/2011 | IT Solutions | Consulting Services | 11,200.00 | E | B1 | IS-100 | 4/13/2011 |
INV0054 | 3/19/2011 | IQ Bonds | Consulting Services | 10,200.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 4/10/2011 |
INV0055 | 4/9/2011 | WC Financial Advisors | Consulting Services | 17,000.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 5/9/2011 |
INV0056 | 4/22/2011 | DF Manufacturing | Consulting Services | 17,420.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 5/9/2011 |
INV0057 | 5/5/2011 | GP Accountants | Accounting Services | 3,000.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 5/10/2011 |
INV0058 | 5/7/2011 | Energy Incorporated | Taxation Services | 8,230.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 6/6/2011 |
INV0059 | 5/10/2011 | Energy Incorporated | Consulting Services | 22,800.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 6/9/2011 |
INV0060 | 5/31/2011 | CC Supplies | Consulting Services | 19,050.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 6/30/2011 |
INV0061 | 6/26/2011 | DF Manufacturing | Consulting Services | 34,000.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 7/26/2011 |
INV0062 | 6/29/2011 | WC Financial Advisors | Consulting Services | 12,540.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 7/16/2011 |
INV0063 | 7/11/2011 | PTY Consultants | Consulting Services | 18,000.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 7/16/2011 |
INV0064 | 7/22/2011 | WW Retail | Consulting Services | 15,200.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 8/21/2011 |
INV0065 | 8/13/2011 | EC Estate Agents | Consulting Services | 14,000.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 9/12/2011 |
INV0066 | 8/17/2011 | The Paint Shop | Consulting Services | 12,970.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 9/16/2011 |
CN00018 | 9/5/2011 | IT Solutions | Discount | -3,100.00 | E | B1 | IS-100 | 9/27/2011 |
INV0067 | 9/12/2011 | Energy Incorporated | Consulting Services | 28,000.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 9/30/2011 |
INV0068 | 9/17/2011 | TRF Solutions | Consulting Services | 13,200.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 10/4/2011 |
INV0069 | 10/8/2011 | EC Estate Agents | Taxation Services | 2,230.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 10/13/2011 |
INV0070 | 10/8/2011 | GP Accountants | Consulting Services | 28,800.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 10/13/2011 |
INV0071 | 10/31/2011 | The Paint Shop | Consulting Services | 25,500.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 11/30/2011 |
INV0072 | 11/3/2011 | PTY Consultants | Consulting Services | 3,120.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 12/3/2011 |
INV0073 | 11/29/2011 | CC Supplies | Consulting Services | 13,200.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 12/21/2011 |
INV0074 | 11/29/2011 | XX Building Supplies | Consulting Services | 15,400.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 12/29/2011 |
INV0075 | 12/25/2011 | IT Solutions | Consulting Services | 8,300.00 | E | B1 | IS-100 | 1/11/2012 |
INV0076 | 1/19/2012 | PTY Consultants | Accounting Services | 14,440.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 1/31/2012 |
INV0077 | 1/20/2012 | GP Accountants | Taxation Services | 3,400.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 2/28/2012 |
INV0078 | 2/15/2012 | WC Financial Advisors | Consulting Services | 20,100.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 | 2/28/2012 |
INV0079 | 2/29/2012 | XX Building Supplies | Consulting Services | 12,000.00 | A | B1 | IS-100 |
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