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2025/2026 Training & Practice Exercises
All of the following are keyboard shortcut that allow the user input to add more sheets to
a workbook EXCEPT: - correct answerAlt h i w
What is a keyboard shortcut to open a file?` - correct answerCtrl o
What is the recommended workbook calculation setting for Excel? - correct
answerAutomatic Except for Data Tables
To add a cell reference from a different worksheet into an existing formula with your
keyboard, you should follow the following steps: - correct answer1. Hit F2 to get into the
existing formula; delete any incorrect formulas or operators 2. Hit F2 again to enable
"Enter" mode on the bottom-left corner of the Excel sheet 3. Holding down Ctrl, use
PageUp or PageDown to find the desired worksheet 4. Let go of the Ctrl and
PageUp/Down keys 5. Use the arrow keys to locate the desired cell reference 6. Hit
Enter
What is the keyboard shortcut to move sheets within a workbook? - correct answerAlt H
OM
What is the keyboard shortcut to open the formatting cells dialog box? - correct
answerCtrl 1
What are the keyboard shortcuts for auto-fitting a range of columns? - correct answer1)
Select the columns by hitting Ctrl Spacebar. 2) Hold down the shift key and use left and
right arrow keys to highlight the range of columns. 3) Hit Alt H O I to auto fit the
columns.
When you are in the Format Cells dialog (Ctrl 1):
What is the keyboard shortcut for moving across tabs (Number, Alignment, Font Border,
Fill, Protection)?
How do you move counter clockwise across form elements?
How do you select a checkbox (put a checkbox next to it) - correct answer1) Ctrl Tab 2)
Shift Tab 3) Spacebar
If I want to add the title "Company Financials" in cell A1 ensure that all columns are the
same width across all the worksheets in my workbook, how would I do that? - correct
answer1. Group the wroksheets by hitting Ctrl Shift and use the PageUp/Down keys to
select the worksheets. 2. In the active sheet type in "Company Financials" in A1 and
, apply the desired width to all columns 3. Remember to hit Ctrl Pageup or Pagedown to
make sure that future edits only apply to active sheet.
What is the keyboard sequence to
1) Group highlighted columns (but not to hide group)
2) Hide the group (will show a + sign above the column)
3) Show the group (will show a + sign above the column) - correct answer1. Shift Alt
Right Arrow 2. Alt a h 3. Alt a j
What is the keyboard shortcut to open the paste special dialog box? - correct answerAlt
e s or Alt h v s
Which of the following keys IS NOT a way to trace precedent cells? - correct answerCtrl
Alt [
What is the keyboard shortcut to freeze panes within a worksheet? - correct answerAlt
WFF
Please select the answer that best describes the shortcut to
Split (not freeze) an excel sheet into just two panes (top and bottom)
To navigate from pane to pane - correct answer1. With the active cell on any row but in
column A, hit Alt W S to split the panes to a top and bottom. 2. Hit F6 to jump from pane
to pane (in some versions of Excel you will need to hit F6 several times to get from one
pane to the other).
You are in cell A1 and start a formula by typing = in a worksheet with split top and
bottom panes. In order to jump to the bottom pane while working on the formula: -
correct answerHit F6
Identify a function in cell D6 that will return the fraction of the year elapsed assuming a
360 day count basis. - correct answer=YEARFRAC(D4,D5,2)
Identify the formula that will always output a date that is the end-of-month date 3
months after the date inputted in D5. - correct answer=EOMONTH(D5,3)
Identify the formula that, based in user inputs in cells B1 and B2, outputs the text
"animal lover" for users who have at least 1 dog and at least one cat, and outputs
"lonely person" when those conditions are not met. - correct
answer=IF(AND(B1>0,B2>0),"animal lover","lonely person")
Identify the best formula that will output 2016 expenses. Hint: Only select the 'range
lookup' argument if it is necessary. - correct answer=HLOOKUP(2016,A1:D4,3)
2025/2026 Training & Practice Exercises
All of the following are keyboard shortcut that allow the user input to add more sheets to
a workbook EXCEPT: - correct answerAlt h i w
What is a keyboard shortcut to open a file?` - correct answerCtrl o
What is the recommended workbook calculation setting for Excel? - correct
answerAutomatic Except for Data Tables
To add a cell reference from a different worksheet into an existing formula with your
keyboard, you should follow the following steps: - correct answer1. Hit F2 to get into the
existing formula; delete any incorrect formulas or operators 2. Hit F2 again to enable
"Enter" mode on the bottom-left corner of the Excel sheet 3. Holding down Ctrl, use
PageUp or PageDown to find the desired worksheet 4. Let go of the Ctrl and
PageUp/Down keys 5. Use the arrow keys to locate the desired cell reference 6. Hit
Enter
What is the keyboard shortcut to move sheets within a workbook? - correct answerAlt H
OM
What is the keyboard shortcut to open the formatting cells dialog box? - correct
answerCtrl 1
What are the keyboard shortcuts for auto-fitting a range of columns? - correct answer1)
Select the columns by hitting Ctrl Spacebar. 2) Hold down the shift key and use left and
right arrow keys to highlight the range of columns. 3) Hit Alt H O I to auto fit the
columns.
When you are in the Format Cells dialog (Ctrl 1):
What is the keyboard shortcut for moving across tabs (Number, Alignment, Font Border,
Fill, Protection)?
How do you move counter clockwise across form elements?
How do you select a checkbox (put a checkbox next to it) - correct answer1) Ctrl Tab 2)
Shift Tab 3) Spacebar
If I want to add the title "Company Financials" in cell A1 ensure that all columns are the
same width across all the worksheets in my workbook, how would I do that? - correct
answer1. Group the wroksheets by hitting Ctrl Shift and use the PageUp/Down keys to
select the worksheets. 2. In the active sheet type in "Company Financials" in A1 and
, apply the desired width to all columns 3. Remember to hit Ctrl Pageup or Pagedown to
make sure that future edits only apply to active sheet.
What is the keyboard sequence to
1) Group highlighted columns (but not to hide group)
2) Hide the group (will show a + sign above the column)
3) Show the group (will show a + sign above the column) - correct answer1. Shift Alt
Right Arrow 2. Alt a h 3. Alt a j
What is the keyboard shortcut to open the paste special dialog box? - correct answerAlt
e s or Alt h v s
Which of the following keys IS NOT a way to trace precedent cells? - correct answerCtrl
Alt [
What is the keyboard shortcut to freeze panes within a worksheet? - correct answerAlt
WFF
Please select the answer that best describes the shortcut to
Split (not freeze) an excel sheet into just two panes (top and bottom)
To navigate from pane to pane - correct answer1. With the active cell on any row but in
column A, hit Alt W S to split the panes to a top and bottom. 2. Hit F6 to jump from pane
to pane (in some versions of Excel you will need to hit F6 several times to get from one
pane to the other).
You are in cell A1 and start a formula by typing = in a worksheet with split top and
bottom panes. In order to jump to the bottom pane while working on the formula: -
correct answerHit F6
Identify a function in cell D6 that will return the fraction of the year elapsed assuming a
360 day count basis. - correct answer=YEARFRAC(D4,D5,2)
Identify the formula that will always output a date that is the end-of-month date 3
months after the date inputted in D5. - correct answer=EOMONTH(D5,3)
Identify the formula that, based in user inputs in cells B1 and B2, outputs the text
"animal lover" for users who have at least 1 dog and at least one cat, and outputs
"lonely person" when those conditions are not met. - correct
answer=IF(AND(B1>0,B2>0),"animal lover","lonely person")
Identify the best formula that will output 2016 expenses. Hint: Only select the 'range
lookup' argument if it is necessary. - correct answer=HLOOKUP(2016,A1:D4,3)
