Excel Chapter 1 Review
True
(T or F) A character with a point size of 10 is about 10/72 of one inch in height.
True
(T or F) Both the Cancel box and the Enter box appear on the formula bar when you beginning typing in a cell.
True
(T or F) Excel recognizes the following as text: 401AX21, 921-231, 619 321, 883XTY.
False
(T or F) Excel uses the default Oriel Theme for all new workbooks.
True
(T or F) If each cell in a selected range is next to a row of number, Excel assigns the SUM function to each cell in the selected range when the Sum button is clicked.
False
(T or F) To clear the entire worksheet, click the Clear All button on the worksheet.
True
(T or F) To draw a Clustered Cylinder chart, first select the data to be charted and then click the Column button (Insert tab - Charts group).
False
(T or F) When entering dollar values in cells, you also must type the dollar sign ($), commas, and any trailing zeros.
True
(T or F) When text is longer than the width of a column, Excel displays the overflow characters in adjacent cells to the right.
True
(T or F) With Excel in Edit Mode, you can edit cell contents directly in the cell.
True
(T or F) You can snap an embedded chart to the worksheet gridlines by holding down the ALT key while you rage the chart to a new position.
False
(T or F) You should press the SPACEBAR to clear a cell.
Range
A ___ is a series of two or more adjacent cells in a column or row or a rectangular group of cell, as shown in the accompanying figure.
Relative
A ___ reference is an adjusted cell reference in a copied and pasted formula.
Line
A(n) ___ chart often is used to illustrate changes in data over time.
Embedded
A(n) ____ chart is drawn on the same worksheet as the data.
Chart
A(n) _____ conveys a visual representation of data.
Worksheet
An Excel ___ allows data easily to be summarized and charted.
Font Size
An increased ____ gives more impact to the text in a cell.
Formula Bar
As you type, Excel displays the entry in the ____ and also displays the Cancel box and the Enter box on the formula bar.
Left-Aligned
By default, text is ___ in a cell.
Enter
Clicking the ___ box completes an entry.
Merging
Combining two or more selected cells into one cell is called ___ cells.
Sum Function
Excel's ___, which adds all of the numbers in a range of cells, provides a convenient means to calculate a total.
11
How many chart types does Excel offer?
Number and Symbols
In Excel, a number can contain the characters ____.
Two
In general, use no more than ___ font types in a worksheet.
Font Style
Indicates how text characters are emphasized.
CTRL + HOME
Pressing the ___ keyboard shortcut key(s) selects cell A1.
Insertion Point
The ___ is a blinking vertical line that indicates where the next typed character will appear.
Fill Handle
The ___ is the small black square located in the lower-right corner of the heavy border around the active cell.
Relative Reference
The automatically adjusted cell reference in a pasted formula is called a(n) ____.
Destination Area (or paste area)
The cell being copied is called the source are (or copy area). The range of cells receiving the copy is called the ___.
Active
The cell into which data is being entered is referred to as the ___ cell.
Apostrophe (')
To enter a number as text, precede it with a(n) ____.
6E15
To enter a number such as 6,000,000,000,000,000 you can type 6,000,000,000,000,000 or you can type ____.
Cell
To enter data in a cell, you must first select or activate the ____.
Displays cell contents with two decimal places that align vertically
What effect does the Accounting Number format have on the selected cells?
Displays cell contents with two decimal places and commas as thousands separators
What effect does the Comma Style format have on the selected cells?
F2
Which of the following keys is an alternative to double-clicking the cell to edit it?
End
Which of the following keys moves the insertion point to the end of data in a cell?
INSERT
Which of the following keys toggles between Insert mode and Overtype mode.
Backspace
While typing in a cell, you can press the ____ key to delete all the characters back to and including the incorrect character you just typed.
Columns
Worksheet ____ typically contain descriptive information about items in rows or contain information that helps to group the data in the worksheet.
CTRL + B
You can apply the Bold font style by pressing the ___ keyboard shortcut keys.
Sum
You can click the ___ button arrow (Home tab - Editing group) to view a list of often used functions.
Colon (:)
You can enter the correct range in a function by typing the beginning and ending cell reference separated by ____.
Name Box
You can select any cell by entering its cell reference in the _____.
Sheet
You click the ___ tab of the worksheet you want to view in the Excel window.
Merging
____ cells involves creating a single cell by combining two or more selected cells.
