The+Battle+Of+Gettysburg

= The Battle of Gettysburg     =

Students will create an interactive map using Excel.

First, find an attractive and useful map of the Gettysburg Battlefield. Would a screen shot(Apple-Shift-4) of a Google Map work for you? If so, type Gettysburg Battlefield. Your research should include all of your meaningful points of interest(minimum of 5).

Second, insert your map into the background of Excel.Choose FORMAT - SHEET - BACKGROUND and locate your map from the first step. After researching your five points of interests, you may decide to change maps. To delete your current map, FORMAT - SHEET - DELETE BACKGROUND,

Then make the cells the appropriate size.Click on any cell, then select the entire spreadsheet(Apple-A). Choose FORMAT - COLUMN - WIDTH and try 0.2 inches. Next, select the bottom right corner of your map and choose INSERT - PAGE BREAK.

Next, plot your points of interests in the appropriate cells. Click on the cell that pinpoints one of your points of interest. Choose INSERT - COMMENT and type two or three complete sentences listing your point. Check your cell by passing the cursor over the cell to see if your information pops up. To delete a comment, highlight the cell to be deleted, then EDIT - CLEAR - COMMENTS.

Finally, TURN OFF THE GRID LINES. Choose EXCEL - PREFERENCES and deselect the grid lines box under window options.


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