Questions, Answers & Excel Training Review
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 answers -1. Group the
worksheets 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 answers -1. 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 answers -Alt e s or Alt h v s
Which of the following keys IS NOT a way to trace precedent cells? - correct answers -Ctrl Alt [
What is the keyboard shortcut to freeze panes within a worksheet? - correct answers -Alt W F F
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 answers -1. 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).
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, 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 answers -Hit F6
Identify the commands to insert a comment and delete a comment - correct answers -1)Shift F2 2) Alt h
em
Identify the utility used to create a dropdown menu in Excel. - correct answers -Alt d l
Which of the following is NOT a shortcut for changing the format of a cell - correct answers -Ctrl Tab
Identify the shortcut to remove arrows from Trace Precedents or Trace Dependents. - correct answers -
Alt m a
What is the keyboard shortcut to open the formatting cells dialog box? - correct answers -Ctrl 1
What are the keyboard shortcuts for auto-fitting a range of columns? - correct answers -1) 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 answers -1) Ctrl Tab 2) Shift Tab 3)
Spacebar
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