Study Guide Chapter 2
Which of the following is the path to the Sum button?
(Home Tab| Editing Group)
Which of the following is the path to the Comma Style button?
(Home Tab| Number Group)
Which of the following is the path to the Conditional Formatting button?
(Home Tab| Styles Group)
Which of the following is the path to the Copy and Paste buttons?
(Home tab | Clipboard group)
Which of the following is the path to the Spelling button?
(Review Tab| Proofing Group)
When you decrease the row height to _____, the row is hidden.
0
When you enter a two digit 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
If you do not assign a format to a cell or cells in a column, the column width will remain _____ characters.
8.43
Which of the following calculations multiplies 23 by .01?
=23%
All of the following are valid Excel Arithmetic operators except ______.
>
To start a new line in a cell, press the ____ keys.
ALT+ ENTER
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.
AVERAGE
The _____ displays numbers with a fixed dollar sign to the left of the number, a comma every three positions to the left of the decimal point, and displays numbers to the nearest cent.
Accounting Number Format
Which of the following Option buttons gives options for filling cells following a fill operation?
Auto Fill Options
You can click the _____ button to undo an automatic correction.
AutoCorrect Options
A _____ cell in Excel has a numerical value of zero.
Blank
The most popular background color is _____.
Blue
You can open the Format Cells dialog box by pressing the _____ keys.
CTRL+1
To copy cell contents, you can select the cell and then press the _____ keys.
CTRL+C
To paste copied cell contents, you can press the _____ keys.
CTRL+V
You can select a range using the keyboard by pressing the _____ key and then an ARROW key.
F8
An asterisk (*) following a cell reference in a formula is the arithmetic operator that directs Excel to perform the division operation.
False
As in algebra, you can use brackets to override the order of operations Excel follows to perform formula calculations.
False
Best fit means that the width of the column will be increased or decreased by a percentage you specify.
False
Clicking the Insert Function box opens the Function Arguments dialog box, as shown in the accompanying figure.
False
Dates that include years both before and after the year 2000 should be formatted with a two-digit year.
False
The arithmetic operator, ^, directs Excel to perform the division operation.
False
When you click the Decrease Font Size button, Excel assigns the next highest font size in the Font Size gallery.
False
You can use the arrow keys to complete an entry in Point mode.
False
In the accompanying figure, the ranges E4:I4 and F13:I13 are formatted with a _____ dollar sign.
Fixed
The _____ AutoComplete list contains those functions that alphabetically match the letters you type following the equal sign.
Formula
A _________ is a prewritten formula that is built into excel.
Function
Excel automatically appends the ______ to complete the AVERAGE function when you click the Enter box or press the ENTER key.
Right Parenthesis
Point mode allows you to ____, as shown in the accompanying figure.
select cells for use in a formula using the mouse pointer
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
The Insert Options button lists formatting options.
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.
True
The Sum button menu allows you to enter one of five often-used functions easily into a cell.
True
The equal sign (=) precedes a formula.
True
The use of a fill color in a cell or range of cells sets off the cell or range from other portions of the worksheet and provides visual impact to draw the user�s eye toward the cell or range.
True
Using Point mode to enter formulas often is faster and more accurate than using the keyboard to type the entire formula.
True
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
You can click the Format Cells Dialog Box Launcher to open the Format Cells dialog box.
True
You should _____ a function name in the Formula Auto Complete list to select the function.
Double-click
The _____ Option button lists formatting options following an insertion of cells, rows, or columns.
Insert
Clicking the _____ opens the Insert Function dialog box shown in the accompanying figure.
Insert Function Box on the formula bars
The _____ function displays the highest value in a range.
MAX
The _____ function determines the lowest number in a range.
MIN
When more than one arithmetic operator is 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
To print a range of cells in the active worksheet, click _____ in the Settings area in the Print gallery, as shown in the accompanying figure.
Print Selection
You can use the _____ to check which cells are referenced in the formula assigned to the active cell.
Range Finder
The adjusted cell references in a copied and pasted formula are called _____ references.
Relative
A ____ is a predefined set of colors, fonts, chart styles, cell styles, and fill effects.
Theme
The _____ Options button lists error-checking options following the assignment of an invalid formula to a cell.
Trace Error
A floating dollar sign appears immediately to the left of the first digit in a dollar value with no spaces.
True
Excel has more than 400 additional functions that perform just about every type of calculation you can imagine.
True
Formatting that appears only when the value in a cell meets conditions that you specify is called conditional formatting.
True
Pressing the F9 key instructs Excel to recalculate all formulas.
True
