Excel Ch. 2 Test Review

The adjusted cell references in a copied and pasted formula are called ______ cell reference.

Relative

If you do no assign a format to a cell or cells in a column, the column width will remain _______ characters.

8.43

The default view in Excel is called _____ view.

Normal

All of the following are valid Excel arithmetic operators EXCEPT ?

>

Which of the following are valid formulas?

A B C D

Using the Excel speller checker, you can ______.

A C C D

Wraps text in a cell.

ALT+ENTER

To start a new line in a cell, press the ____ keys.

ALT+Enter

Which of the following option buttons gives options for filing cells following a fill operation?

Auto Fill Option

The range automatically selected by Excel is always correct. T or F

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. T or F

False

When you click the Decreases font size button, Excel assigns the next highest font size in the font size gallery. T or F

False

You can use the arrow keys to complete an entry in point mode. T or F

False

A _______ is text and graphics that print at the bottom of every page.

Footer

A ______ is a prewritten formula that is built into Excel.

Function

A prewritten formula built into Excel.

Function

The _____ option button lists formatting options following an insertion of cells, rows, or columns.

Insert

Clicking the ____ opens the insert Functions dialog box.

Insert Functions box in the formula bar.

A function that displays the highest value in a range.

MAX

The ___ function determines the lowest number in a range.

MIN

The ____ function displays the highest value in a range.

Max

To print a range of cells in the active worksheet, click ______ in the settings area in the Print gallery.

Print Selection

Excel attempts to guess which cells you want to include in the function by looking for ranges that are adjacent tot he selected cell and that contain numeric data. T or F

True

Excel has more than 400 functions that perform just about every type of calculation you can imagine. T or F

True

The insert Options button lists formatting options. T or F

True

The most common error when entering a formula is to reference the wrong cell in the formula. T Or F

True

When designing a worksheet, which steps should be taken to ensure the functional considerations supersede visual aesthetics?

Understanding the requirements document Avoiding the temptation to use flashy or confusing visual elements within the worksheet Choosing the proper functions and formulas

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

false

A formula in a cell that contains a reference back to itself .

Circular reference

A company or department may standardize with a specific ____ so that all of their documents have a similar appearance.

Theme

To paste copied cell contents, you can press the ____ Keys.

CTRL+V

opens the format cells dialog box.

Ctrl+1

Displays the worksheet with formulas

Ctrl+Accent Mark (')

Paste a formula

Ctrl+v

Which of the following happens when you enter the formula =G15 into a cell ?

Excel assigns the value in cell G15 to the active cell.

When you decrease the row height to _____, the row is hidden.

0

An asterisk (*) following a cell reference in a formula is the arithmetic operator that direct Excel to perform the division operation. T or F

False

As in algebra, you use brackets to override the order of operations Excel follows to perform formula calculation. T or F

False

The _____ button lists error-checking options following the assignment of an invalid formula to a cell.

Trace Error

A _______ is text and graphics that print at the top of each page.

header

When you enter a two-digit year that is less than 30, Excel changes the year to _______.

20xx

When Excel follows the order of operations, the formula, 8 * 3 + 2, equals_______.

26

Which of the following calculations multiplies 23 by 0.01?

=23%

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.

Accounting number format

You can click the ____ button to undo an automatic correction.

AutoCorrect Options

The ______ function sums the number in the specified range and then divides the sum by the number of cell with numeric values in the range.

Average

You can open the Format cells dialog box by pressing the ______ keys.

CTRL+1

Copies a formula

CTRL+C

To copy cell contents, you can select the cell and then press the _____ keys.

CTRL+C

Spell-checking a worksheet

F7

A _______ 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.

Indirect

When more than one arithmetic operator involved in a formula, Excel follows the same basic order of _____ that you use in algebra.

Operations

______ view allows you to create or modify a worksheet while viewing how it will look in printed format.

Page Layout

You can use the ____ to check which cells are referenced in the formula assigned to the active cell.

Range finder

The AVERAGE function requires that the arguments be included within parentheses following the function name. T or F

True

The default font for the Basis theme is different than the default font for the office theme. T or F

True

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. T or F

True

Using Point mode to enter formulas often is faster and more accurate then using the keyboard to type the entire formula. T Or F

True

Negation comes first in this

order of operation