Excel | Basic tables exercise | Sort/Filter Tables - Hair

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Software ==> Excel  (151 exercises)
Version ==> Excel 2016 and later
Topic ==> Basic tables  (6 exercises)
Level ==> Average difficulty
Subject ==> Excel training
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Open the file contained within the folder name shown above.

Here is the top portion of the file before you start using it:

Excel file to use as a Table

This is the basic file pre-sorting/filtering

Sort the table into:

  • Treatments first, then;
  • Proper alphabetical order (ie sort by surname and then by initial)

The top part of your file should now resemble this:

Using sorting in Excel

Treatments are the first sort order, then surname and initial.

You have received a manufacturer's warning concerning products used on redheads over 45yrs.  Use filtering to find only:

  • People with red hair; and
  • Over 45 yrs in age; and
  • Joined the salon after 1st June 2017.

This should find the following clients:

5 clients

There are just 5 clients you need to contact!

You want to offer your most recent clients a special offer for a balayage treatment on blonde hair.  Use filtering to find only the clients who match the following criteria:

  • Blonde hair; and
  • Have a balayage treatment; and
  • Were a new client in 2017.

You should find the following clients:

Using Filtering to find data that match criteria

There are only 3 clients to contact.

Use Save As... to save the file in your own new Excel work folder.

You can unzip this file to see the answers to this exercise, although please remember this is for your personal use only.
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