excel 1
You can enter the correct range in a function by typing the beginning and ending cell references separated by a ____.
colon (:)
Clicking the ____ box completes an entry.
enter
A pie chart with one or more slices offset is referred to as a(n) ____ pie chart.
exploded
A thin red border indicates the active cell.
false
Excel can display characters in only three font colors: black, red, and blue.
false
Press ____ to select the entire worksheet.
CTRL+A
You can apply the Bold font style by pressing the ____ keyboard shortcut keys.
CTRL+B
Pressing the ____ keyboard shortcut key(s) selects cell A1.
CTRL+HOME
When Alyssa entered a formula into cell G6 and pressed Enter, she encountered pound marks (hashtags) throughout the cell. What has happened?
alyssa entered the formula incorrectly
How many chart types does Excel offer?
15
Which of the following keys toggles between Insert mode and Overtype mode?
INSERT
Pressing the ____ key to complete an entry activates the adjacent cell to the right.
RIGHT ARROW
The ____ button allows you to choose whether you want to copy the values from the source area to the destination area with formatting.
auto fill options
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.
autocalculate
To enter data in a cell, you must first select the ____.
cell
The range of cells receiving the content of copied cells is called the ____.
destination area
What effect does the Comma Style format have on the selected cells?
displays cell contents with two decimal places and commas as thousands separators
What effect does the Accounting Number Format have on the selected cells?
displays cell contents with two decimal places that align vertically
Worksheet titles and subtitles should be as wordy as possible.
false
The small black square located in the lower-right corner of the heavy border around the active cell is call the ________.
fill handle
You ____ a worksheet to emphasize certain entries and make the worksheet easier to read and understand.
format
Combining two or more selected cells into one cell is called ____ cells.
merging
Every time you enter a value into a cell in the worksheet, Excel ________ all formulas.
recalculates
A ____ reference is an adjusted cell reference in a copied and pasted formula.
relative
A requirements document includes a needs statement, source of data, summary of calculations, and any other special requirements for a worksheet.
true
Both the Cancel button and the Enter button appear on the formula bar when you begin typing in a cell.
true
Excel recognizes the following as text: 401AX21, 921-231, 619 321, 883XTY.
true
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
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
The first step in creating an effective worksheet is to make sure you ____.
understand what is required
The ____ button allows you to erase recent cell entries.
undo
An Excel ____ allows data to be summarized and charted easily.
worksheet
