Excel Test – Flashcards

An Excel ____ allows data to be summarized and charted easily. worksheet workflow document presentation

The first step in creating an effective worksheet is to make sure you ____. apply font formatting understand what is required insert a chart enter the data

To enter data in a cell, you must first select the ____. row worksheet column cell

____ is/are used to place worksheet, column, and row titles on a worksheet. Color Text Links Tabs

By default, text is ____ in a cell. left-aligned centered justified right-aligned

In Excel, a number can contain the characters ____. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + - ( ) , / . $ % E e all of the above

The range of cells receiving copied content is called the ____ area. fill range location paste

You can enter the correct range in a function by typing the beginning and ending cell references separated by a ____. semi-colon (;) colon (:) period (.) none of the above

The ____ is the small black square located in the lower-right corner of the heavy border around the active cell. selection handle sizing handle fill handle copy handle

The ____ button allows you to choose whether you want to copy the values from the source area to the destination area with formatting. Copy Options Replace Options Formatting Options Auto Fill Options

The ____ preceding a formula alerts Excel that you are entering a formula or function and not text. quotation mark (") colon (:) plus (+) equal sign (=)

You ____ a worksheet to emphasize certain entries and make the worksheet easier to read and understand. save print format clear

Combining two or more selected cells into one cell is called ____ cells. merging mixing combining spanning

What effect does the Accounting Number Format have on the selected cells? Converts alphabetic characters to numbers Displays cell contents with two decimal places that align vertically Performs tax calculations Copies the numbers of one cell to another

What effect does the Comma Style format have on the selected cells? Converts decimals to commas within a cell Converts decimals to commas within merged cells Displays cell contents with two decimal places and commas as thousands separators Allows for substitution of selected characters

Pressing the ____ keyboard shortcut key(s) selects cell A1. CTRL+HOME CTRL+END HOME END

How many chart types does Excel offer? 5 10 29 50

A pie chart with one or more slices offset is referred to as a(n) ____ pie chart. exploded outer offset rasterized

You use ____ to view an XPS file. Adobe Reader Backstage View Microsoft PowerView XPS Viewer

The ____ area on the status bar includes six commands as well as the result of the associated calculation on the right side of the menu. AutoFormat AutoComplete AutoFunction AutoCalculate

To erase an entire entry in a cell and then reenter the data from the beginning, press the ____ key. ALT ESC CTRL TAB

Which of the following keys moves the insertion point to the beginning of data in a cell? HOME ENTER INSERT TAB

Which of the following keys moves the insertion point to the end of data in a cell? HOME DELETE END BACKSPACE

A ____ is a prewritten formula that is built into Excel. function feature task calculation

To start a new line in a cell, press the ____ keys. CTRL+ENTER TAB+ENTER ALT+ENTER SHIFT+ENTER

When you enter a two-digit year that is less than 30, Excel changes the year to ____. 20xx 30xx 18xx 19xx

A(n) ____ circular reference occurs when a formula in a cell refers to another cell or cells that include a formula that refers back to the original cell. contiguous indexed direct indirect

All of the following are valid Excel arithmetic operators EXCEPT ____. ^ * % >

Which of the following calculations multiplies 23 by 0.01? =23% =23 =23+.01 =24-.01

When more than one arithmetic operator is involved in a formula, Excel follows the same basic order of ____ that you use in algebra. placement operations positioning selections

The ____ button lists error-checking options following the assignment of an invalid formula to a cell. Find Error Explain Error Fix Error Trace Error

The ____ function displays the highest value in a range. MIN SUM MAX AVERAGE

The ____ function determines the lowest number in a range. LOW BASE LEAST MIN

The ____ function sums the numbers in the specified range and then divides the sum by the number of cells with numeric values in the range. DIVSUM RANGEAVG AVERAGE MAX

The ____ AutoComplete list contains those functions that alphabetically match the letters you type following the equal sign. Function Formula Equal Calculate

You should ____ a function name in the Formula AutoComplete list to select the function. double-click or double-tap click or tap right-click or triple-tap none of the above

Excel automatically appends the ____ to complete the AVERAGE function when you click the Enter box or press the ENTER key. left parenthesis right bracket right parenthesis left bracket

To copy cell contents, you can select the cell and then press the ____ keys. CTRL+V CTRL+X CTRL+B CTRL+C

To paste copied cell contents, you can press the ____ keys. CTRL+C CTRL+P CTRL+V CTRL+X

You can use the ____ to check which cells are referenced in the formula assigned to the active cell. Formula Finder Range Finder Calculation Finder Function Finder

The ____ button assigns a fixed dollar sign to the numbers in a selected range, with the dollar sign to the far left with spaces between it and the first digit in the cell. Comma style format Accounting number format Percent style format Currency style format

Which of the following is the path to the Comma Style button? (HOME tab | Alignment group) (HOME tab | Font group) (HOME tab | Cells group) (HOME tab | Number group)

Which of the following is the path to the Conditional Formatting button? (HOME tab | Editing group) (STYLES tab | Formatting group) (FORMATTING tab | Styles group) (HOME tab | Styles group)

If you do not assign a format to a cell or cells in a column, the column width will remain ____ characters. 8.43 7.52 11.65 9.43

Which of the following is the path to the Spelling button? (HOME tab | Proofing group) (PROOFING tab | Spelling group) (REVIEW tab | Proofing group) (REVIEW tab | Checking group)

A ____ is text and graphics that print at the bottom of every page. footer toe margin stopper

To print a range of cells in the active worksheet, click ____ in the Settings area in the Print gallery. Print Active Sheets Print Selection Print Entire Workbook none of the above

Worksheet titles and subtitles should be as wordy as possible. True False

When you tap or click the Enter box to complete an entry in a cell, the active cell moves down to the next cell in the same column. True False

When text is longer than the width of a column, Excel displays the overflow characters in adjacent cells to the right as long as those adjacent cells contain no data. True False

Excel recognizes the following as text: 401AX21, 921-231, 619 321, 883XTY. True False

When entering dollar values in cells, you also must type the dollar sign ($), commas, and any trailing zeros. True False

Modifying the column widths usually is done last because other formatting changes may affect the size of data in the cells in the column. True False

Live preview is available on a touch screen. True False

You can turn off the Bold formatting for selected text by clicking the Roman button (Home tab | Font group). True False

A given range contains the data that determines the size of slices in a corresponding pie chart; these entries are called the category names. True False

To add a pie chart, first select the data to be charted and then tap or click the Insert Pie or Doughnut Chart button (INSERT tab | Charts group). True False

To use the AutoCalculate area, select the range of cells containing the numbers for a calculation you want to verify and then press and hold or double-click the AutoCalculate area to display the Customize Status Bar shortcut menu. True False

If a major error is made when typing data into a cell, tap or click the Cancel box in the formula bar or press the ESC key to erase the entire entry, and then reenter the data from the beginning. True False

With Excel in Edit mode, you can edit cell contents directly in the cell. True False

The Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) program provides an opportunity for you to obtain proof that you have the Excel 2013 skills required by employers. True False

To clear the entire worksheet, tap or click the Clear All button on the worksheet. True False

You can clear cell contents and formatting by tapping or clicking Clear Contents on the Clear button menu. True False

You should press the SPACEBAR to clear a cell. True False

In a worksheet, columns typically contain information that is similar to a list. True False

The group of adjacent cells beginning with B4 and ending with B8, written as B4:B8, is called a(n) range. True False

The opposite of merging cells is splitting a merged cell. True False

The Top status bar command is used to display the highest value in the selected range in the AutoCalculate area. True False

If you accidentally undo an action, you can use the Redo button to redo it. True False

The equal sign (=) precedes a formula. True False

The most common error when entering a formula is to reference the wrong cell in the formula. True False

An asterisk (*) following a cell reference in a formula is the arithmetic operator that directs Excel to perform the division operation. True False

The arithmetic operator, ^, directs Excel to perform the division operation. True False

As in algebra, you can use brackets to override the order of operations Excel follows to perform formula calculations. True False

Moving from left to right, the first calculation in the order of operations is negation (-). True False

Point mode allows you to select cells for use in a formula by using your finger or the pointer. True False

Using Point mode to enter formulas often is faster and more accurate than using the keyboard to type the entire formula. True False

The Insert Options button lists formatting options. True False

Excel has more than 400 functions that perform just about every type of calculation you can imagine. True False

Clicking the Create Function box opens the Function Arguments dialog box. True False

The Sum button menu allows you to enter one of five often-used functions easily into a cell. True False

Excel attempts to guess which cells you want to include in the function by looking for ranges that are adjacent to the selected cell and that contain numeric data. True False

The range automatically selected by Excel is always correct. True False

You can use the arrow keys to complete an entry in Point mode. True False

The AVERAGE function requires that the argument be included within parentheses following the function name. True False

To use Range Finder to verify that a formula contains the intended cell references, click or tap the cell with the formula you want to check. True False

When you click the Decrease Font Size button, Excel assigns the next highest font size in the Font Size gallery. True False

The default font for the Basis theme is different than the default font for the Office theme. True False

You can click the Format Cells Dialog Box Launcher to open the Format Cells dialog box. True False

You cannot format an entire column at once. True False

To select a number format, you can choose a category in the Number tab in the Format Cells dialog box and then select the number of decimal places, whether or not a dollar sign should be displayed, and how negative numbers should appear. True False

With the accounting number style, a floating dollar sign appears immediately to the left of the first digit in a dollar value with no spaces. True False

The Percent Style button instructs Excel to display a value as a percentage, determined by multiplying the cell entry by 100, rounding the result to the nearest percent, and adding a percent sign. True False

Best fit means that the width of the column will be increased or decreased by a percentage you specify. True False

In designing a worksheet, visual aesthetics should come first. True False

Cooler colors tend to pull away from the reader. True False

While holding down the ALT key, you can select nonadjacent ranges and cells. True False

The Accounting number format assigns a floating dollar sign. True False

You can choose from 12 categories of formats in the Format Cells dialog box. True False