Excel Crash Course Exam Questions & Answers(SCORED A+)
move back and forth between the worksheets in a workbook - ANSWER-*Ctrl PageUp* or *Ctrl PageDown*
open a file - ANSWER-*alt f o*
*ctrl o*
save a file - ANSWER-*alt f s*
*ctrl s*
print a file - ANSWER-*alt f p* *ctrl p*
navigating to the toolbars without the mouse - ANSWER-hit *Alt and the appropriate letter* (or use the right/left arrow keys) to get to the desired tab
once there, use the Tab and Shift Tab keys to navigate around
accessing settings - ANSWER-File > Options (*Alt f t*)
*Alt t o*
Disabling the Start Screen and adding more worksheets on startup - ANSWER-click on 'Blank worksheet' Hit *Alt f t* go go to Excel options (you can also get there by clicking the file tab)
Under 'General' unselect "Show the Start screen when this application starts"
password protecting files - ANSWER-File
Info
password protect files: "Encrypt with Password"
password protect individual worksheet (so that people can't see or edit formulas): "Protect Current Sheet"
highlighting columns and rows - ANSWER-columns: *Ctrl Spacebar*
rows: *Shift Spacebar*
widening columns and rows - ANSWER-highlight column by pressing *Ctrl Spacebar*
*Alt h o i* to auto-fit the column width -if you want a column to have a certain width, press *Alt h o w* and enter the desired width
highlight row by pressing Shift Spacebar
*Alt h o a* to auto-fit the row height
-if you want a row to have a certain height, press *Alt h o h* and enter the desired height
format cells - ANSWER-*Ctrl 1* pulls up the 'Format Cells' menu
navigating the 'Format Cells' menu - ANSWER-after hitting Ctrl 1 to pull up the 'Format Cells' menu, you can navigate around tabs by hitting *Ctrl tab* each category within a tab can be accessed by pressing *Alt* and the appropriate underlined letter, or by hitting *tab* to move clockwise and *shift tab* to move counter clockwise
when on the desired tab, horizontal alignment can be accessed through *Alt h* and vertical alignment through *Alt v*
paste special - ANSWER-*Alt v s t* or *Alt e s t*
changing zoom size - ANSWER-*Alt w q* or *Alt v z*
Move/copy a tab - ANSWER-*Alt h o m*
freezing panes - ANSWER-click the cell BELOW the desired row and to the RIGHT of the desired column where you want to freeze panes and hit *Alt w f f*
to unfreeze panes: press *Alt w f f* again
splitting panes - ANSWER-splitting panes allows users to scroll in both areas of the worksheet, while rows and columns in the non-scrolled area remain visible
to split panes:
-click the cell BELOW the desired row and to the RIGHT of the desired column where you want to split panes and hit *Alt w s*
-to unspilt panes, click *Alt w s* again
-press *F6* to move from pane to pane in a clockwise direction; press *Shift F6* to move from pane to pane in a counter-clockwise direction
manipulating data inside a cell - ANSWER-*F2* is the command that puts you inside a cell:
move back and forth between the worksheets in a workbook - ANSWER-*Ctrl PageUp* or *Ctrl PageDown*
open a file - ANSWER-*alt f o*
*ctrl o*
save a file - ANSWER-*alt f s*
*ctrl s*
print a file - ANSWER-*alt f p* *ctrl p*
navigating to the toolbars without the mouse - ANSWER-hit *Alt and the appropriate letter* (or use the right/left arrow keys) to get to the desired tab
once there, use the Tab and Shift Tab keys to navigate around
accessing settings - ANSWER-File > Options (*Alt f t*)
*Alt t o*
Disabling the Start Screen and adding more worksheets on startup - ANSWER-click on 'Blank worksheet' Hit *Alt f t* go go to Excel options (you can also get there by clicking the file tab)
Under 'General' unselect "Show the Start screen when this application starts"
password protecting files - ANSWER-File
Info
password protect files: "Encrypt with Password"
password protect individual worksheet (so that people can't see or edit formulas): "Protect Current Sheet"
highlighting columns and rows - ANSWER-columns: *Ctrl Spacebar*
rows: *Shift Spacebar*
widening columns and rows - ANSWER-highlight column by pressing *Ctrl Spacebar*
*Alt h o i* to auto-fit the column width -if you want a column to have a certain width, press *Alt h o w* and enter the desired width
highlight row by pressing Shift Spacebar
*Alt h o a* to auto-fit the row height
-if you want a row to have a certain height, press *Alt h o h* and enter the desired height
format cells - ANSWER-*Ctrl 1* pulls up the 'Format Cells' menu
navigating the 'Format Cells' menu - ANSWER-after hitting Ctrl 1 to pull up the 'Format Cells' menu, you can navigate around tabs by hitting *Ctrl tab* each category within a tab can be accessed by pressing *Alt* and the appropriate underlined letter, or by hitting *tab* to move clockwise and *shift tab* to move counter clockwise
when on the desired tab, horizontal alignment can be accessed through *Alt h* and vertical alignment through *Alt v*
paste special - ANSWER-*Alt v s t* or *Alt e s t*
changing zoom size - ANSWER-*Alt w q* or *Alt v z*
Move/copy a tab - ANSWER-*Alt h o m*
freezing panes - ANSWER-click the cell BELOW the desired row and to the RIGHT of the desired column where you want to freeze panes and hit *Alt w f f*
to unfreeze panes: press *Alt w f f* again
splitting panes - ANSWER-splitting panes allows users to scroll in both areas of the worksheet, while rows and columns in the non-scrolled area remain visible
to split panes:
-click the cell BELOW the desired row and to the RIGHT of the desired column where you want to split panes and hit *Alt w s*
-to unspilt panes, click *Alt w s* again
-press *F6* to move from pane to pane in a clockwise direction; press *Shift F6* to move from pane to pane in a counter-clockwise direction
manipulating data inside a cell - ANSWER-*F2* is the command that puts you inside a cell:
