Excel Chapter 1 Review - True or False Questions

A given range contains the data that determines the size of slices in a corresponding pie chart; these entries are called the category names.

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A single point is about 1/32 of one inch in height

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A thin red border indicates the active cell.

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Excel can display characters in only three font colors: black, red, and blue

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To use the AutoCalculate area, select the range of cells containing the numbers for a calculation you want to verify and then press and hold or double-click the AutoCalculate area to display the Customize Status Bar shortcut menu.

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Worksheet titles and subtitles should be as wordy as possible.

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You can turn off the Bold formatting for selected text by clicking the Roman button (home tab | font group)

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You should press the SPACEBAR to clear a cell.

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A character with a point size of 10 is about 10/72 of one inch in height.

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Excel recognizes the following as text: 401AX21, 921-231, 619 321, 883XTY.

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Modifying the column widths usually is done last because other formatting changes may affect the size of data in the cells in the column

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The AutoCorrect feature can automatically capitalize the first letter in the names of days

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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.

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With Excel in edit mode, you can edit cell contents directly in the cell.

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You should press the RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW keys to position the insertion point during in-cell editing.

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