Excel Chapter 2
All of the following are valid Excel arithmetic operators EXCEPT ____.
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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
Which of the following Option buttons gives options for filling cells following a fill operation?
Auto Fill Options
The arithmetic operator, ^, directs Excel to perform the division operation.
False
You cannot format an entire column at once.
False
The ____ AutoComplete list contains those functions that alphabetically match the letters you type following the equal sign.
Formula
When designing a worksheet, which steps should be taken to ensure that functional considerations supersede visual aesthetics?
Identification of how to format various elements of the worksheet
The ____ function displays the highest value in a range.
MAX
The ____ function determines the lowest number in a range.
MIN
To print a range of cells in the active worksheet, click ____ in the Settings area in the Print gallery.
Print Selection
Moving from left to right, the first calculation in the order of operations is negation (-).
True
Point mode allows you to select cells for use in a formula by using your finger or the pointer.
True
The most common error when entering a formula is to reference the wrong cell in the formula.
True
When more than one arithmetic operator is involved in a formula, Excel follows the same basic order of ____ that you use in algebra.
operations
Leo wants the sales numbers for rye bread, onion rolls, and bagels to look different each time the sales for each exceeds $500. What Excel feature can Leo use to accomplish this?
Conditional formatting
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 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
The ____ button lists error-checking options following the assignment of an invalid formula to a cell.
Trace Error
A company or department may standardize with a specific ____ so that all of their documents have a similar appearance.
theme
A ____ is a prewritten formula that is built into Excel.
function
A ____ is text and graphics that print at the top of each page.
header
A(n) ____ 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 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 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
After Leo enters the sales numbers into the cells, he decides he does not want the fixed dollar sign to appear on the far left of the cell, separated by spaces from the actual value. He would prefer that the dollar sign appear immediately to the left of the first digit of the value. To specify a floating dollar sign, which of the following formats should Leo apply?
Currency style
The ____ Option button lists formatting options following an insertion of cells, rows, or columns.
Insert
The default view in Excel is called ____ view.
Normal
____ 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 Insert Options button lists formatting options.
True
The equal sign (=) precedes a formula.
True
Using Point mode to enter formulas often is faster and more accurate than using the keyboard to type the entire formula.
True
A ____ is text and graphics that print at the bottom of every page
footer
The adjusted cell references in a copied and pasted formula are called ____ cell references.
relative
Excel automatically appends the ____ to complete the AVERAGE function when you click the Enter box or press the ENTER key.
right parenthesis
