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Countif & Sumif Activity

The document provides a step-by-step exercise for using string functions, COUNTIF, and SUMIF in Excel with staff information from the University of Burapha. It includes instructions for inserting columns, applying functions like Left, Right, Mid, and Concatenate, and utilizing the Flash Fill feature for data entry. Additionally, it covers the use of the Today and Now functions, as well as optional renaming of ranges for easier reference in formulas.

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Countif & Sumif Activity

The document provides a step-by-step exercise for using string functions, COUNTIF, and SUMIF in Excel with staff information from the University of Burapha. It includes instructions for inserting columns, applying functions like Left, Right, Mid, and Concatenate, and utilizing the Flash Fill feature for data entry. Additionally, it covers the use of the Today and Now functions, as well as optional renaming of ranges for easier reference in formulas.

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String Functions, COUNTIF and SUMIF.

Exercise
The table shows staff information for the University of Burapha. Prepare the following table in
excel.

String and Other Functions & Flash Fill Feature

1. Insert a column between Course No. and Last Name.


 Click in the Last Name column.
 From the Cells group under the Home tab, click Insert. Then choose Insert Sheet Columns.
 In cell B4, type the heading Left.
2. Using the Left function, display the 3 characters from the left of the Course No.
 =Left(A5,3)
 Complete for the remaining cells.
3. Insert a column between Left and Last Name. In cell C4, type the heading Right.
4. Using the Right function, display the 4 characters from the right of the Course No.
 =Right(A5,4)
 Complete for the remaining cells.
5. Insert a column between Right and Last Name. In cell D4, type the heading Mid.
6. Using the Mid function, display the semester’s number from the Course No (the 6th character
from the left).
 =Mid(A5,6,1)
 Complete for the remaining cells.
7. In cell G5, use the Concatenate function to join the Last Name and the First Name from their
respective cells (E5 and F5).
 =CONCATENATE(E5,", ",F5)
 Complete for the remaining cells.
8. In cell H5, use the Flash Fill feature to display the First Name and the Last Name for the first
person.
 Type Claude Williams to start the series.
 Enter in the cell below then: 1. Use the CTRL+E keys on the keyboard, or 2. From the
Data Tools group under the Data tab, choose the Flash Fill feature to complete the
series.
Note1: In some cases if you are getting an error message, highlight the cells (include the
cell with the example) for the series then apply either of the methods for the flash fill
feature.
Note2: Flash Fill feature only works on the 2013 and newer versions of Microsoft Excel.
9. In cell I5, use the Flash Fill feature to display the person’s initials (first letter of both names).
 Type CW to start the series.
 Follow the instructions in Step 8 to complete for the remaining cells.
10. In cell J5, use the Flash Fill feature to display the person’s organizational email.  Type
[email protected] to start the series.
 Follow the instructions in Step 8 to complete for the remaining cells.
11. In cell O5, use the Flash Fill feature to display the person’s Area Code, which is the first 3
characters (from the left) of their telephone number.
 Type 455 to start the series.
 Follow the instructions in Step 8 to complete for the remaining cells.
12. In cell B2, use the Today function to display today’s date.  =Today()
13. In cell C2, use the Now function to display the current date and time.
 =Now()
14. In cell B3, type the name jackie pearson (all in lower case). Use the Proper function in cell C3
to capitalize the first letter of each word.
 =Proper(B3)

COUNTIF & SUMIF

15. Optional: Rename these ranges to make easy reference in your formulas.
Full Name (F L), Gender, Age, Faculty & Salary.
Ensure to exclude the heading when renaming. Any name can be given, preferably the name
of the data, e.g. gender, etc.
OR
Use Absolute Cell Referencing when referencing ranges in formulas that are being copied.

16. Use the functions in the following cells to determine the answers.
COUNTIF COUNTA SUMIF
G16 – G17 G18 J16 – J18
G19 – G23 - J21 – J23
J19 – J20 -
17. Save your worksheet tab as Staff.

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