EXCEL CRASH COURSE EXAM 2024
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:
-pressing the F2 key once shows you the components of the formula you created
earlier, puts you inside a cell and enables you to navigate through it to edit the
existing cell data
-pressing the F2 key twice activates the cursor and enables you to move to different
cells, worksheets, and even other open Excel files
*Shift arrow key* will highlight characters one at a time
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:
-pressing the F2 key once shows you the components of the formula you created
earlier, puts you inside a cell and enables you to navigate through it to edit the
existing cell data
-pressing the F2 key twice activates the cursor and enables you to move to different
cells, worksheets, and even other open Excel files
*Shift arrow key* will highlight characters one at a time
