EXCEL CHAPTERS REVIEW SHEET
Alexis Dominguez
Shirley Miller
BPC 110 MW 11:15
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1. What is a requirements document?
Includes a needs statement, a source of data, a summary of calculations, and any other
special requirements for the worksheet.
2. How many sheets open in a workbook? What’s the maximum?
3 sheets open in a workbook, but you can open as many as you want as long as you have the
memory for it.
3. How are rows and columns identified?
Columns are labeled with letters and rows are labeled with numbers
4. How does the mouse pointer display when it is located in an active cell?
It turns into a white bolded cross
5. How do you enter data or text into the contents of a cell?
Type the text into the formula bar and it will be typed into the cell as well, as well as vice
versa
6. If you make a typographic error before you hit enter, how can you correct it?
Hit the cancel box and it will remove the text from the formula bar
7. If you wanted to add A1+A2+A3+A4, what is the formula you would write?
=SUM(A1:A4)
8. What is the first step in using the SUM function?
Click the cell that you want the total to be calculated in that way it is active
9. How do you copy a cell to adjacent cells?
 Select the cell you want to copy
 Drag the fill handle to select the destination area
 Release the mouse button
10. What is a relative reference?
It is when Excel automatically adjusts cells for each new position when you copy formulas
that include cell references
11. When you are copying, what is the range of cells receiving the copy called?
The destination area or paste area
12. After you have typed information in, what are the some ways to get it into the cell?
 Click enter
 Select another cell
 Click Tab
13. What is considered text? Numbers?
Numbers are 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + - () , . $ % E e, any other character, including spaces, are
considered text and are treated accordingly.
14. Is text or numbers left justified?
Text is left justified, numbers are right justified
15. What happens when text is longer than the width of the cell?
When the text overflows in the active cell, Excel displays it in the adjacent cell as long as
that cell has no data in it
16. How do you center across columns?
The center buttons centers text across columns
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17. What does the Merge and Center button accomplish?
It will merge the selected cells into one large cell and centers the text
18. How can you change a cell style?
 Activate the cell
 Click the Cell Styles button
 Select the style that you want the active cell to take
19. What is the Name box?
Displays the cell reference of the active cell
20. Where is the AutoCorrect feature? What does it do?
Autocorrect works behind the scenes, correcting common mistakes when you complete a
text entry in a cell
 Corrects two initial capital letters by changing the second letter to lowercase
 Capitalizes the first letter of the days of the week
 Replaces commonly misspelled words with their correct spelling
21. What is the extension that Excel automatically adds after saving a file?
.xslx
22. What tab is used to draw a chart?
The insert tab
23. What is an embedded chart?
It is drawn on the same worksheet as the data
24. What does the legend define?
A legend tells what each color identifies on the chart
25. What does the y-axis identify?
X-axis?
Money, numbers
Names of Towns, text
26. How do you AutoCalculate a range?
 Select the range of cells containing the numbers you want to check
 Right-click AutoCalculate area to display the Status Bar Configuration shortcut menu
27. What happens if you type the wrong information in a cell and then press the undo button?
It undoes whatever data you entered into the cell
28. How can you change unwanted formats to a cell?
Change them, select the default format
29. Where do you locate Excel Help?
The blue question mark in the in the top right hand corner of the Excel window, under the
close, minimize, and maximize buttons
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30. What is a function? What are the parts of a function?
It is a predetermined formula in Excel. Begins with an equal sign followed by the function’s
name and its arguments
31. What is the order of operations?
N: Negatives
P: Percent
E: Exponents
M: Multiplication
D: Division
A: Addition
S: Subtraction
32. What sign indicates a formula will follow?
An = sign
33. What formula would you write in A8 to subtract F3 from D2?
=SUM (D2-F3)
34. What would be the answer to these problems? 5 *3-2 = ____ 5*(3-2) _____
13 and 5
35. How do you enter formulas using the point mode?
 Start by typing =
 With the mouse point to a cell to use as a reference for the formula
36. If =A4-B4 is entered in C4, what will the formula be if it is copied to C5?
=A5-B5
37. If the formula =413*13% is entered, how will 13% be shown in the cell?
.13
38. How would you change the following formula into a better formula? (E5+E6+E7)/3?
SUM(E5:E7)/E3
39. When you are using a range in a function, what mark of punctuation separates the endpoints?
They are separated by a semi colon (:)
40. What is the advantage of using the MIN function, instead of just looking at the numbers and
selecting the lowest one?
It is a faster way to find out what the min of the data is
41. If the number 0.132341 is in the cell and the Percent style button is clicked once and then the
increase decimal button is clicked twice, the value will be?
Move the decimal over 2 points: 13.2341%
42. What is Range Finder?
It is a feature that is enabled when the user creates a new formula or edits and existing
formula
43. What is conditional formatting? What is a condition?
Allows you to apply different formatting options, such as background color, borders, or font
formatting to data that meets certain conditions.
44. What is the difference between comma and currency formats?
Comma: uses a – for zero and uses parenthesis for negative values
Currency: shows a zero and aligns all currency symbols right next to the number
45. What is the default width of columns?
Height of rows?
Width: 8.43
Height: 12.75
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46. What does the values version of a worksheet show?
It shows the formula that was used in the cells
47. How can you switch between the values version and the cell formulas version?
Click CTRL and the Accent button
48. How can you make a wide printout fit on one page?
Change the scaling to fit on one sheet of paper
49. If you only want to print part of a worksheet, what would you do?
Specify the pages that you wanted to print
50. What are key features of Page Layout view?
Allows you to create or modify a worksheet while viewing how it will look in printed format
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51. When you set up a worksheet should you use constant values or cell references in formulas?
Why?
You should use cell references because it will make your chart a lot easier to change and
maintain.
52. What can be used to create a series of numbers or words?
You can drag the fill handle through the cells you want in the series
53. Is moving cells the same as copying cells?
Why/why not?
No, but they can both be done by using drag and drop. Copying a cell would be copying the
cell content of one to another. Moving is moving the cell to another location.
54. If you were to insert a column, would Excel adjust the cell references to the new locations?
Yes, Excel adjusts the cell references to the new locations
55. What is the purpose of freezing worksheet panes?
This way Excel displays the titles on the screen, no matter how far down or to the right you
scroll.
56. How will the date appear when you use the NOW function?
Original: January 1, 1900 NOW Function: 1, January 1900
57. What symbol must be used to indicate absolute cell reference?
$B$4
58. What does $E15 mean?
It is absolute for the column formula
59. What function key can you use to add $ to a formula?
F4
60. What comprises the IF function?
=IF(?,T,F)
61. What is the role of comparison operators in IF functions?
They compare the information between 2 different cells
62. What is a sparkline chart? What types exist?
It provides a simple way to show trends and variations in a range of data within a single cell.
There are three types:
 Line
 Column
 Win/Loss
63. If you want to select nonadjacent cells, what key do you press?
CTRL
64. What is the purpose of the format painter?
You can format a cell quickly by copying a cell’s format to another cell or range of cells.
65. How can a slice of a pie chart be offset?
Drag the Point Explosions slider until it shows how far you want the slide of pie to be
separated.
66. What is what-if analysis?
Using Excel to scrutinize the impact of changing values in cells that are referenced by a
formula in another cell
67. What is Goal Seeking?
If you know the result you want a formula to produce, you can use goal seeking to
determine the value of a cell on which the formula depends.
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