Collin College Excel Exam Review. True In Excel worksheets, rows are designated using numbers while columns are designated using letters.

Collin College Excel Exam

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True

In Excel worksheets, rows are designated using numbers while columns are designated using letters.

True

The intersection of a column and a row is called a cell.

False

By default, Excel aligns all text and numbers to the left when they are first entered into cells.

True

If you change the contents of a cell that is included in a formula, the resulting values from that formula will automatically be recalculated.

True

When you click in a cell, it becomes the active cell.

False

The spell check feature removes the need to proofread a worksheet.

True

By default, columns are all the same width and rows are all the same height.

False

To fill adjacent cells with the same data or consecutive data, use the fill handle at the bottom left corner of the active cell.

True

When Excel calculates averages, blank cells or cells containing text are ignored.

True

You can insert shapes such as lines, basic shapes, and block arrows into a worksheet.

False

In the Page Setup dialog box, you can choose to center a worksheet horizontally but not vertically on the page.

True

To center a title over the spreadsheet width, use the Merge and Center feature.

True

Headers and Footers do not show up in the worksheet area; to see them you have to use print preview or print the worksheet.

True

A new workbook will initially contain only three worksheets; more can be added later if needed.

False

If you copy data to cells already containing data, the existing data will remain in place and the copied data will be added to it.

True

A formula with a 3-D reference is used to consolidate data from several worksheets into one worksheet, i.e. a Summary.

True

The selected cells being cut or copied are called the source.

False

Use the fill handle to "squeeze" the worksheet down to one page.

False

A group of adjacent cells in a worksheet is called a matrix.

The AutoComplete feature in Excel does what?

completes text entries if the first few letters match another entry in the column

If you key Sun (for Sunday) in cell B2 and then use the fill handle to place data into cell B3, what will be the resulting entry incell B3?

Mon

If you key Sun (for Sunday) in cell B2, click the Copy button, move to cell B3, and then click the Paste button, what will be theresulting entry in cell B3?

Sun

All formulas in an Excel worksheet must begin this symbol.

= (Equal sign)

When several consecutive cells are to be used in the calculation of a formula, such as the SUM function, this set of cells isusually referred to as a(n)

range

A group of worksheets in the same file is called a

workbook

The arithmetic mean of a range of cells is found by using which function?

AVERAGE

If you create a custom header or footer for a worksheet, where can items be placed?

on the left side, left aligned; in the center, centered; on the right, right aligned

What is the first step that should be taken when creating a chart?

selecting the range of cells that contain the data the chart will use

New worksheets are inserted

after the last existing worksheet

What will double-clicking a sheet tab do for you?

It will allow you to rename the sheet.

To move a worksheet to a different position

click and drag the sheet tab to the new location

What will be copied from one cell to another if Format Painter is used?

fonts

Preformatted worksheets used for special purposes such as creating sales invoices are called

templates

Predefined formatting attributes that can be applied to a cell such as "Good, Bad and Neutral" or "Titles & Headings" are called

styles

__________format applies a $, comma in the thousands, and two decimal places to each value.

Accounting

Press these keys to go to cell A1 from anywhere in a worksheet.

Ctrl + Home

The Chart Location dialog box contains what option(s)?

As new sheet

As object in

You can group multiple nonadjacent worksheets by holding down the _____ key while clicking each tab.

Ctrl

The find and Replace dialog box can be used to search for and replace

text, numbers, and formats.

What are the options in the “Print What” section of the print dialog box?

Entire Workbook

Active Sheet(s)

Selection