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Figure 5–8 Exception Dialog Box
Creating a new Exception has two parts: defining the Exception and defining its format. The top portion of the dialog box is for defining the Exception; the bottom part
is for the formatting.
To create the Exception definition:
1. Click the leftmost drop-down button to see a list of data items.
Figure 5–9 Select the Exception Item
2.
Choose the data item for which you want to find the Exception.
3.
Click the drop-down button for the Exception expression, such as “is between” or “is greater than,” and choose the one you want.
Figure 5–10 Select the Exception Expression
The following table shows some examples of the types of expressions you can define for Exceptions.
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4.
Type the number or text for the Exception in the boxes at the right of the Exception dialog box. For the expression “is between” two boxes appear for the
low and high values.
Figure 5–11 Enter the Exception Values
You want to find... Use this expression...
Comments
Amounts over a certain value
“is greater than” value For example “is greater
than” 10,000 The “is greater than” Exception
finds data equal to or greater than the value. In this example, values
equal to or greater than 10,000 will be highlighted.
Text that follows other text alphabetically
“is greater than” text For example “is greater
than” New York finds New York and all the names
alphabetically after it The text can be any word or text
item.
Amounts under a certain value
“is less than” value For example “is less than”
10,000 The “is less than” Exception finds
data equal to or less than the value. In this example, a values
equal to or less than 10,000 will be highlighted.
Text that precedes other text alphabetically
“is less than” text For example “is less than”
New York finds New York and all the names that
alphabetically precede it The name can be any word or text
item.
Amounts between two values either text or
numeric “is between” lower value
and upper value For example, numbers
between 5000 and 10,000, or text between Jones and
Smith, or Zip Codes between 95000 and 96000
The “is between” Exception finds data equal to or greater than the
lower value and equal to or less than the upper value. Data
between the two values will be highlighted. Applies to both text
and numeric items. For example, Zip Codes from 95000 through
96000 will be highlighted.
To find all text alphabetically in a range, such as all the names
starting with the letter C, enter Ca as the lower value and Cz as the
upper value.
Amount or name that matches
“is equal to” value For example “is equal to”
New York finds all data with New York as the name
The value can be a numeric or text item. The value and data
must match exactly.
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If you select a data item with discrete values, such as Region, and then select the expression “is equal to” you don’t have to type in the value. Simply click the
drop-down button on the third box to see the list of values for that item.
For example, in the sample Vidstore workbook, the three values for Region are Central, East, and West. Selecting “Region is equal to” and then clicking the
drop-down button displays Central, East, and West as the choices.
To format the Exception:
1.
Select the display options for the Exception from the bottom half of the dialog box.
Figure 5–12 The Exceptions Dialog Box
Key to Figure 5–12
:
a. The Sample box shows what the Worksheet text will look like.
b. Options for setting the text font, size, and style.
c. Options for setting the text alignment.
d. Options for setting text color and background color.
2.
Click OK. The Exceptions dialog box reappears with your new Exception listed in it.
Remember to click the box in front of the Exception to turn it on and click OK to apply it to the data.
Figure 5–13 A New Exception
5.2.2 Editing an Exception
To edit an Exception:
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1.
Select the Exception on the Exceptions dialog box.
Figure 5–14 Select an Exception to Edit
In this example, the Exception “Profit SUM greater than 60000” is selected. The Description at the bottom of the box shows the current Exception and its format.
2.
Click the Edit button. The Exception dialog box appears Figure 5–8
.
3.
Make the changes to the Exception as required.
4.
Click OK to save any changes. If you now want to apply the edited Exception to your data items, make sure it is
turned on the check box in front of the Exception is selected and click OK.
5.3 Totaling Numeric Data
When working with numeric items, you often want to see various types of summations of the data. Using the Totals tool you can sum rows and columns of
numbers, find averages and standard deviation, compute subtotals and Grand Totals, and so on. The Totals tool automatically places the summations at the appropriate
positions on the display.
Here are some examples:
Figure 5–15 A Crosstab Total on Worksheet Rows
Key to Figure 5–15
:
a.
An ordinary Crosstab Worksheet.
b.
The same Crosstab Worksheet with a Total on rows, which calculates a grand total for each Region Central, East, and West for 1998, 1999, and 2000.
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Figure 5–16 A Worksheet with Totals on Columns
Key to Figure 5–16
:
a. The value to be calculated. Other choices include Average, Count, etc.
b. The Item Label displayed on the Worksheet.
c. The Item on which the calculation is performed.
d. The Total is calculated as a Grand Total of all values. Alternatively, the Total could
be calculated as a Sub-total. e.
The Grand Total as it is displayed on the Worksheet.
f. The Worksheet also has a Total Sub-grouped on each change in Region, which gives
individual Totals for each Region, see Note d..
Figure 5–17 Multiple Totals on a Crosstab
