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Open the file Student_Excel_6E_Hires.xlsx downloaded with this project.

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On the first worksheet, select the data in the range B4:F10, and then use the Quick Analysis tool to insert Sparklines using the Line format. Place the sparklines in the range adjacent to the Year 5 column, show the High Point and Last Point. Apply a sparkline style using the first sparkline style in the first row.

(Mac users: Use the Insert Line Sparkline command on the Insert tab.)

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Type Trend in the cell above the sparklines.

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Using the data for the years and for each location (not the totals) and the Recommended Charts command, create a Clustered Column chart on a separate chart sheet named Hires byLocation Chart

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Display the Change Chart Type dialog box. On the All Charts tab, if necessary, on the left click Column, and then on the right, at the top of the dialog box, click 3-D Clustered Column. Click OK.

Mac users: Instead of the Change Chart Type dialog box, use Change Chart Type button on the ribbon.

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Apply Chart Style 5 to the chart, and then add a chart title above the chart with the text JobHires by Location Set the title’s font size to 28.

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Format the Chart Area with a solid fill—in the first column, click the third color. Format the Plot Area with a solid fill two shades darker—in the first column, click the fifth color.

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Format the floor and the side wall with a solid color—in the next to last column, click the last color. Set the transparency for both at 60%. Add the chart element Axis Title to the vertical axis with the text Number of Attendees Hired and change the font size to 16. Click outside of the chart to deselect it.

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On the Job Hires by Location worksheet, using the data for Dallas including the years , insert a Line with Markers line chart. Resize the chart to position the upper left corner within cell A13 and the lower right corner within cell G26.

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Change the chart title to Successful Job Hires in Dallas and set the title’s font size to 16. Format the Vertical (Value) Axis so that the Minimum value is 100 and the Major unit is 20

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Add a Linear Trendline. Format the trendline by applying a color—in the sixth column, click the last color. Set the Width of the line to 2 pt. Click cell A1.

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Display the List Chart worksheet. In cell A1, type Three Largest Communities We Serve

Merge and center this title across the range A1:G1 and apply the Title cell style.

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Insert a SmartArt graphic using the Vertical Box List. In the three boxes, type, in order, Dallas,Fort Worth, and Carrollton

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Resize the graphic to position the upper left corner in cell A3 and the lower right corner in cell G16. Apply the Inset style and change the colors to Colorful Range – Accent Colors 4 to 5. Click cell A1 to deselect the graphic. Display the Funnel Chart worksheet. By using the data in the range A3:B5, insert a funnel chart. Apply the third Chart Style. As the Chart Title, type Year 5 Candidate Hires. Display the Format Axis pane, and then click the Fill & Line icon. Format the Line using a solid line and then in the color gallery, in the sixth column, click the last color. Set the line Width to 2 pt and then close the pane.

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Display the Format Chart Area pane, and then apply a 2 pt Solid line border using same color as the axis line. Close the pane. Drag the upper left corner of the chart into cell A6, positioned slightly below the G in Granted. Click cell A1 to deselect the chart. Display the Hires by Location Chart sheet. From the Page Layout tab, use the Dialog Box Launcher to display the Page Setup dialog box. Insert a Custom Footer with the File Name in the Left section.

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Display the Job Hires by Location sheet. Hold down CONTROL and select the remaining two worksheets to group the three sheets. Insert a Custom Footer with the File Name in the Left section, and then center the sheets horizontally.

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Click the Hires by Location Chart sheet tab to make it the active worksheet and to ungroup the worksheets. Ensure the worksheets are in this order: Hires by Location Chart, Job Hires by Location, List Chart, and Funnel Chart. Save and close the file, and then submit for grading.

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Open the file Excel_7E_Condo_Loan_Advertising.xlsx downloaded with this project.

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Display the Condo Purchase worksheet. In cell B5, insert the PMT function using the data from the range B2:B4—be sure to divide the interest rate by 12 multiply the years by 12 and display the payment as a positive number. The result, $6,598.44, is larger than the maximum payment of $6,250.

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Click cell B5, and then use Goal Seek to change the amount of the loan so that the payment goal is 6250 Then, in cell A7, type Option #1 Reduce the Loan
Use the Format Painter to apply the cell style from cell A1
to cell A7. Copy the range A2:B5, and then Paste the Values & Number Formatting to cell A8. In cell B2, type 615000 to restore the original loan amount. If necessary, press ESC to cancel the moving border.

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Click cell B5, and then use Goal Seek to change the period of the loan (of the original data) so that the payment is 6250 Then, in cell A13, type Option #2 Increase Years
Format the cell the same as cell A7. Copy the range A2:B5, and then Paste the Values & Number Formatting to cell A14. Display the value in cell B15 with two decimal places, and then in cell B3, type 10 to restore the original value. If necessary, press ESC to cancel the moving border. Click cell A1, and then Save your workbook.

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Display the Payment Table worksheet, in the range A2:B4, enter the following row titles and data. (The Currency [0] cell style is already applied to cell B2.)

Amount of Loan 615,000
Period (months) 120
Interest Rate (per year) 5.25%

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In cell C8, type 60—the number of months in a 5-year loan. In D8, type 120—the number of months in a 10-year loan. Fill the series through cell H8. Apply Bold and Center to the range C8:H8.

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Beginning in cell B9, enter varying interest rates in decrements of 0.5% beginning with 7.5%and ending with 4.0% If necessary, format all the interest rates with two decimal places, and then apply Bold and Center to the range B9:B16.

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In cell B8, enter a PMT function using the information in cells B2:B4. Be sure that you convert the interest rate to a monthly rate and that the result displays as a positive number.

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Create a Data table in the range B8:H16 using the information in cells B2:B4 in which the Row input cell is the Period and the Column input cell is the Interest rate. Copy the format from cell B8 to the results in the data table. Format cell D16 with the Note cell style as the payment option that is close to but less than $6,250 per month. Click cell A1.

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Display the Advertising Costs by Quarter sheet. Name the following ranges:
B6:E10 Newspaper_Costs
B11:E14 Digital_Costs
B15:E16 Magazine_Costs
B17:E17 Billboard_Costs

Insert a new row 15.
In cell A15, type Business Podcasts
In cell B15, type 12500
In cell C15, type 11525
In cell D15, type 14455
In cell E15, type 13009

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Display the Name Manager, click Digital_Costs, and then in the Refers to box, edit as necessary so that the end of the range is cell E15. Select the Billboard_Costs and then Edit the name to Outdoor_Costs Click cell A1, and then Save your workbook.

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Display the Annual Advertising Costs sheet. In cell B5, type =sum(N and sum the values using the appropriate range name in the displayed list of functions. Repeat for the other named ranges. From the Formulas tab, in the Function Library group, use AutoSum to sum all the costs. To cell B9, apply the Total cell style. Click cell A1, and then click Save.

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At the bottom of the workbook window, right-click any sheet tab name, and then click Select All Sheets. With the four worksheets grouped, from the Page Layout tab, display the Page Setup dialog box, and then insert a Custom Footer in the left section that includes the file name. Click the Margins tab, and then center the worksheets Horizontally on the page. Click the Payment Table worksheet, and then set the Orientation of this sheet to Landscape.

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Display Backstage view, click Show All Properties. On the list of Properties, in the Tags box, type payment table, advertising costs In the Subject box, type your course name and section number. On the left, click Save.

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Ensure that the worksheets are correctly named and placed in the following order in the workbook: Condo Purchase, Payment Table, Advertising Costs by Quarter, Annual Advertising Costs. Save and close the file, and then submit for grading.

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