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Open the file Student_Excel_1G_Regional_Sales.xlsx
downloaded with this project.

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Change the workbook Theme to
Retrospect. (If the Retrospect theme is not available on your computer, in
the Themes gallery, click Browse for Themes, and then select the theme Retrospect.thmx from your downloaded
project files.) Select columns A:H and set the Column Width to 14

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Merge & Center the title across the range A1:H1, and
then apply the Title cell style. Merge & Center the subtitle across the
range A2:H2, and then apply the Heading 1 cell style.

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Select the seven column titles,
apply Center formatting, and then apply the Heading 4 cell style.

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By using the Quick Analysis tool, Sum the Quarter 1 sales,
and then copy the formula across for the remaining Quarters; the Quick
Analysis tool formats totals in bold.

Mac users: use the AutoSum button and apply bold.

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Select the Northeast sales for
the four quarters, and then display the Quick Analysis gallery for Totals.
Click the second Sum option—the sixth item in the gallery—which displays the
column selection in yellow. Copy the formula down through cell F7; recall
that the Quick Analysis tool applies bold formatting to sums.

Mac users: use AutoSum button and apply Bold.

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Apply the Accounting Number Format to the first row of
sales figures and to the total row and apply the Comma Style to the remaining
sales figures. Format the totals in row 7 with the Total cell style.

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Insert a new row 6 with the row
title Midwest
and the following sales figures for each quarter: 210985.37 and 218674.19
and 200548.40
and 220621.78
Copy the formula in cell F5 down to cell F6 to sum the new row.

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Using absolute cell references as necessary so that you
can copy the formula, in cell G4 construct a formula to calculate the % of
Total Sales for the first region. Copy the formula down for the remaining
regions.

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To the computed percentages,
apply Percent Style with no decimal places, and then center the percentages.

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Insert Line sparklines in the range H4:H7 that compare the
quarterly data. Do not include the totals. Show the sparkline Markers and
apply a style to the sparklines using the second style in the second row.

Mac users: apply a style to the sparklines using the first style in the
second row.

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To compare the quarterly sales
of each region visually, select the range that represents the sales figures
for the four quarters, including the quarter names and each region—do not
include any totals in the range. With this data selected, by using the
Recommended Charts command, insert a Clustered Column chart with the regions
as the category axis and the quarters as the legend.

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Apply Chart Style 8. Change the colors by applying the
third row of colors under Colorful. Position the upper middle sizing handle
of the chart on the line between column D and column E and just below row 9.

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Change the Chart Title to Regional
Sales to Specialty Stores

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Click cell A1 to deselect the chart. Change the page Orientation
to Landscape. Center the worksheet Horizontally on the page, and then insert
a footer with the file name in the left section. If necessary to view the
data, apply AutoFit to column A.

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Show the document properties. As
the Tags, type specialty stores, regional sales In the Subject box, type
your course name and section number. Be sure your name displays as the
Author.

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Save and close the workbook, and then submit for grading.

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