1. How to use Excel to create a seating plan and ticket sales model
A Theatre Seating Plan
How to use Excel to create a seating plan and ticket sales model

2. Developing the seating plan
We are learning today (WALT)
To name a range of cells and use the COUNTIF function to count how many seats are sold
To calculate income from seat sales

3. An example…

4. Seating Plan : Using Excel
We need to design a seating plan using MS Excel spreadsheet software

5. The Model
Sales Model :
We need to design a model for calculating income from ticket sales

6. This lesson… Learn how to name a range of cells
Learn how to use the COUNTIF function
Calculate sales

7. Demonstration – named range
This movie will show you how to name the range of cells that makes up your seating plan

8. Demonstration - countif
This movie will show you how to use the COUNTIF function in a formula to calculate how many seats are sold

9. Extension 1…
Conditional formatting to change the seats that have been sold to a different colour so that they stand out

10. Extension 2…
Create an if formula that will automatically type the text SOLD OUT or AVAILABLE into the cell

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