BCIS IB, (Test 1) Excel Lessons 1, 2 and 3 Press Space bar to Advance Frame
1. A cell is the intersection of a _____ and a _____.
Column and row
2. Is the purpose of a worksheet/spreadsheet to summarize text documents?
NO! – To work with values and calculate numbers, Not to work with text.
3A. When numeric data is ________ than the column, Excel can display a series of number signs (###) in the cell (if the cell is a value).
Wider
3A. When text data is wider than the column, does Excel show ####’s?
NO!, (1) It can spill into the next column or (2) it can be truncated – cut off on the right
4. If you need to make changes, once you have entered data into a cell, can you change or edit it or do you have to re-enter it?
You can use several different methods to change or edit the data. Press F2, click in the formula bar, or click in the cell.
5. One way to move data in a worksheet/ spreadsheet is using the _____ and _____ method.
Drag and Drop (select, click, drag, and drop)
6. Just like with Word, Excel allows you to change the font style ________or ________, and also ________.
Bold, Italics, or Underline
7. One way to copy cells is to use the Drag and Drop method plus the ? key.
Ctrl
8. Freezing Panes will freeze rows _____ and columns to the ____ of the highlight.
Above and Left
9. Excel recognizes the contents of a cell as a formula when a ? sign is the first character in the cell.
An Equals (=)
10. Is Saving a worksheet in Excel significantly different from saving a document in Word?
No, it’s done the same way.
11. A group of selected cells is a ?
Range
12. The cell ready for data entry is the ?
Active Cell
13. A collection of computerized worksheets is called ?
A Workbook (a file of a collection of worksheets)
14. Excel uses the term computerized spreadsheet to mean the same as a
Worksheet
15. All ? options make multiple copies if more than one destination cell is selected.
Fill commands Fill Down (Ctrl D) Fill Right (Ctrl R) Fill up Fill Left
16-A. Unless otherwise specified, what is the alignment for numbers?
Right alignment
16-B. Unless otherwise specified, what is the alignment for Text?
Left alignment
17. What are the steps to cut and paste data?
1. Select data to be copied 2. Click the copy button 3. Place highlight in cell where you want data copied 4. Click paste button
1. Select data to be copied 2. Click the copy button 3. Place highlight in cell where you want data copied 4. Click paste button
18. When the border is double clicked what feature adjusts the column width to its longest entry?
AutoFit/Best Fit
19. What are the steps to copy data using the drag and drop method?
1. Select data to be copied 2. Move pointer to top boarder of highlighted cells 3. Hold down CTRL key 4. Drag highlight in cell where you want data copied 5. Release Mouse (and CTRL) button(s)
20. What is the purpose of a spreadsheet?
work with values and calculate numbers.
21. Freezing panes will freeze rows ____ and columns to the ____ of the highlight.
Rows above and columns to the left
22. What does Excel call a collection of computerized spreadsheets?
Workbook
23. What term does Excel use to refer to a computerized spreadsheet?
Worksheet
24. To widen a column in an Excel Spreadsheet Place the mouse pointer on the edge of the column heading and drag to the ______.
Right
25. Will keying data into a cell and pressing the Enter key automatically widen the column to match the width of the data.
NO! Not Automatically
26. Place the highlight in the column you wish to widen, choose _____,_____,____ (from the menu bar and key the desired width
Format, Column, Width
27. What keeps data in a worksheet from being changed by another user?
Protecting (Tools, Protection)
28. You want to copy more than one time the the last item copied onto the clipboard, which command should you use?
Paste
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