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New Sidif teinf ©rcect: ACTIVITY 13: NHL® STANDINGS In this activity, you will practice how to: 1. print gridlines in a spreadsheet. 2. copy and paste formulas.

Activity Overview:

Hockey is now a sport played all over the world and has become one of the most popular winter sports.The ® (NHL®) also televises many games nationally so its fans can watch their favorite teams. Today, many people play and watch hockey worldwide and it has become an obsession to some fans. Many daily papers in the United States and Canada list the NHL® Standings so sports enthusiasts can see how their favorite teams are doing as compared to other teams in the NHL®. The following activity illustrates how newspapers use spreadsheets to list the NHL® Standings.

Instructions:

1. Create a NEW spreadsheet. Note: Unless otherwise stated, the font should be set to Arial,the font size to 10 point. 2. Type the data as shown. 3. Set the top margin to .50 inches and the bottom margin to .25 inches. 4. Bold cell A2 and change the font size to 20 point. 5. Bold cells C4 and C29 and change the font size to 14 point. 6. Bold cells A5, A13, A21, A30, A38, and A46 and change the font size to 12 point. 7. Bold rows 6,14,22,31,39 and 47. 8. Format the width of column A to 15.0 and columns B - H to 8.0. 9. Center align cells B6-H52. 10. Enter the formula for PTS (Points) for the first team,The ® (NEW JERSEY), as follows: PTS=W*2+OTL (Note: W(Wins), OTL(Overtime Losses) -> In cell E7,type =B7*2+D7 NEW SKILL 11. To complete the PTS column for each team, copy and paste the formula in cell E7 to cells E8 - E11, E15 - E19, E23 - E27, E32 - E36, E40 - E44, and E48 - E52. 12. Enter the formula for DIFF (Difference in goals scored) for the first team,The New Jersey Devils (NEW JERSEY), as follows: DIFF=GF-GA (Note: GF(Goals For), GA(Goals Against) -> In cell H7,type =F7-G7 NEW SKILL 13. To complete the DIFF column for each team, copy and paste the formula in cell H7 to cells H8 - H11, H15 - H19, H23 - H27, H32 - H36, H40 - H44, and H48 - H52. 14. Display formulas in your spreadsheet by using +' to check for accuracy. 15. Carefully proofread your work for accuracy. 16. Save the spreadsheet as NHL STANDINGS. 17. Analyze the changes made to the data in the spreadsheet. 18. Set the Print Area to include all cells containing data in the spreadsheet. NEW SKILL 19. Print Preview and adjust the Page Setup so that the spreadsheet fits on one page. Set the page to print gridlines. 20. Print a copy of the spreadsheet if required by your instructor.

Microsoft Excel It! ACTIVITY 13: NHL® STANDINGS DATA SPREADSHEET

A | B C D E F G H 1 Activity 13 Student Name 2 N.H.L. STANDINGS 2005-06 3 4 EASTERN CONFERENCE 5 ATLANTIC DIVISION 6 W L OTL PTS GF GA DIFF 7 NEW JERSEY 46 27 9 242 229 8 PHILADELPHIA 45 26 11 267 259 9 RANGERS 44 26 12 257 215 10 ISLANDERS 36 40 6 230 278 11 PITTSBURGH 22 46 14 244 316 12 13 NORTHEAST DIVISION 14 W L OTL PTS GF GA DIFF 15 52 21 9 314 211 16 BUFFALO 52 24 6 281 239 17 42 31 9 243 247 18 41 33 8 257 270 19 29 37 16 230 266 20 21 SOUTHEAST DIVISION 22 W L OTL PTS GF GA DIFF 23 CAROLINA 52 22 8 294 260 24 TAMPA BAY 43 33 6 252 260 25 ATLANTA 41 33 8 281 275 26 FLORIDA 37 34 11 240 257 27 WASHINGTON 29 41 12 237 306 28 29 WESTERN CONFERENCE 30 CENTRAL DIVISION 31 W L OTL PTS GF GA DIFF 32 58 16 8 305 209 33 NASHVILLE 49 25 8 259 227 34 COLUMBUS 35 43 4 223 279 35 26 43 13 211 285 36 ST. LOUIS 21 46 15 197 292 37 38 NORTHWEST DIVISION 39 W L OTL PTS GF GA DIFF 40 CALGARY 46 25 11 218 200 41 COLORADO 43 30 9 283 257 42 EDMONTON 41 28 13 256 251 43 VANCOUVER 42 32 8 256 255 44 MINNESOTA 38 36 8 231 215 45 46 PACIFIC DIVISION 47 W L OTL PTS GF GA DIFF 48 53 23 6 265 218 49 SAN JOSE 44 27 11 266 242 50 ANAHEIM 43 27 12 254 229 51 LOS ANGELES 42 35 5 249 270 52 PHOENIX 38 39 5 246 271 Source: www.NHL.com

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