<p> DREAM CAR PROJECT Excel and Word</p><p>Your favorite Uncle Geno just hit the Lotto. He told you to go out and buy 6 cars for yourself. He told you to get 3 new cars (or trucks, or SUV’s), and 3 used cars (or trucks or SUV’s). </p><p>Part I--Research 1. Create a New Folder named CARS a. create a subfolder named Car Pictures 2. Use the forms below to complete your car research a. Find the prices and information of the cars you want on the Internet: www.edmunds.com; www.kbb.com; www.carsmart.com; www.carprices.com b. Examples of facts: price, color, #doors, size of engine, special feature(s), #passengers, etc.; facts do not have to be the same for each car</p><p>New Car name: Used Car name: Price Price 1 fact: 1 fact: 2 fact 2 fact 3 fact 3 fact 4 fact 4 fact 5 fact 5 fact URL: URL:</p><p>New Car name: Used Car name: Price Price 1 fact: 1 fact: 2 fact 2 fact 3 fact 3 fact 4 fact 4 fact 5 fact 5 fact URL: URL:</p><p>New Car name: Used Car name: Price Price 1 fact: 1 fact: 2 fact 2 fact 3 fact 3 fact 4 fact 4 fact 5 fact 5 fact URL: URL:</p><p>Part II—Word Flyers DREAM CAR PROJECT Excel and Word 1. Create 6 separate Word Documents (one for each car) and save them in the CARS folder: c. one each for 3 new cars and one each for 3 used cars and save each to the CARS folder. </p><p>3. Each Word document should contain a picture, price and five facts about the car. You may write notes on this sheet. Hint: Set up each Word Document like a Flyer (layout): a. Headline = Name of Car (can use Word Art) b. Body i. Visual Element = 1 picture of car ii. 5 facts (bulleted) c. Signature line is not necessary for these documents</p><p>Part III—Excel Spreadsheet There is a Catch! Uncle Geno was a Computer Skills teacher before he hit the Lotto, and you remember how much he loves Spreadsheets. Now that you have 6 Word documents with all your car info, you’ll need to create an Excel spreadsheet to present everything to him. You need to prepare the following spreadsheets: 1. New Car Spreadsheet:  Set up a spreadsheet like the example below; fill in required information and formulas  Below “Total Cost” in Column A, Enter the Row Titles: Average, Highest, Lowest o Enter formulas for each; select all, then use fill handle to copy formulas A B C D E F G New Cars Total Price with Total Type of Car Price 6% Tax Tax (6%) Registration Cost 65 65 65 Total Cost</p><p>2. Used Car Spreadsheet:  Set up a spreadsheet like the example below; fill in required information and formulas  Below “Total Cost” in Column A, Enter the Row Titles: Average, Highest, Lowest o Enter formulas for each; select all, then use fill handle to copy formulas A B C D E F G Used Cars Total Price with Total Type of Car Price 6% Tax Tax (6%) Registration Cost 65 65 65 Total Cost</p><p>3. Summary Spreadsheet  Prepare a summary of your work  Copy/Paste the name of each car (sort A-Z); copy/paste the “Total Cost” of each car  Enter a formula to calculate a “Grand Total” (the amount Uncle Geno will give you)  Add a column to show what percent each car (total) is of the total amount Uncle Geno is giving you  Prepare a graph for each of the 3 spreadsheets (you decide which type of graph)  Hyperlink each car name (on summary spreadsheet) to the corresponding Word document DREAM CAR PROJECT Excel and Word  Enhance your spreadsheet for readability  Print a color copy (one page) of the finished spreadsheet; print a B/W copy of formulas (one page)</p>