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Excel Crash Course – Key Functions, Shortcuts, and Navigation Techniques for Financial Modeling

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This concise Excel crash course guide outlines essential shortcuts, navigation tools, formatting commands, and formula techniques for finance professionals. It focuses on streamlining workflow, improving speed, and mastering Excel basics required in financial modeling environments.

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Excel Crash Course || QUESTIONS & ANSWERS; 100%
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All of the following are keyboard shortcut that allow the user input to add more sheets to a
workbook EXCEPT:
Alt i w
Alt h i s
Shift F11
Alt Shift F1
Alt h i w
Incorrect correct answers Alt i w, Alt h i s, Shift F11 and Alt Shift F1 are all keyboard
shortcuts for adding more sheets to a workbook.
Alt h i w is not a valid shortcut.

What is a keyboard shortcut to open a file?
Ctrl o
Ctrl f
Alt o
Ctrl n correct answers The correct answer is Ctrl o.
Ctrl f is the shortcut to find, or find and replace, text on the worksheet. Alt o is not a
command. Ctrl n is the shortcut to open a new workbook.

What is the recommended workbook calculation setting for Excel?
Automatic
Manual
Automatic except for Data Tables
Iterate correct answers The correct answer is "Automatic except for Data Tables".
Data tables can significantly slow down Excel and other programs. "Automatic", the default
setting, will automatically calculate everything in the workbook, including data tables, which
will make the program run more slowly. The Manual setting will require the user to
frequently recalculate the workbook in order to display correctly. "Iterate" is not a setting for
workbook calculation in Excel; iterative calculation is a toggle for users to set for workbooks
that may have circular calculations.q

To add a cell reference from a different worksheet into an existing formula with your
keyboard, you should follow the following steps:
1. 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
1. 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
Alt, 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 Escape
correct answers The correct answer is:
Hit F2 to get into the existing formula; delete any incorrect formulas or operators
Hit F2 again to enable "Enter" mode on the bottom-left corner of the Excel sheet
Holding down Ctrl, use PageUp or PageDown to find the desired worksheet
Let go of the Ctrl and PageUp/Down keys

, Use the arrow keys to locate the desired cell reference
Hit Enter
In the incorrect option, 3. Alt Page Up / Down will not allow the user to navigate to a
different worksheet; 6. Hit Escape will not save any cell references, but will delete any new
data or formula that has been entered into the cell.

What is the keyboard command to autofit the row height?
Alt o c a
Alt o c w
Alt h o h
Alt h o a correct answers The correct answer is "Alt h o a"
Alt o c a is used to autofit column width. Alt o c w is used to assign the column width. Alt h o
h is used to assign the row height.

What is the command to change the zoom size?
Alt v z
Alt t o v
Alt h o i
Alt h v t correct answers The correct answer is "Alt v z".
Alt t o v is not a valid shortcut. Alt h o I is the shortcut to autofit the column width. Alt h v t
is not a valid shortcut.

What is the keyboard shortcut to open the formatting cells dialog box?
Ctrl 1
Ctrl 2
Ctrl Shift 1
Ctrl Shift 2 correct answers The correct answer is: Ctrl 1.
Ctrl 2 is not a valid shortcut. Ctrl Shift 1 is the shortcut to cycle through different number
formats. Ctrl Shift 2 is the shortcut to cycle through different date formats.

What are the keyboard shortcuts for auto-fitting a range of columns?
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.
1) Hold down the shift key and use left and right arrow keys to select columns desired. 2) Hit
Alt H O I to auto fit the columns
1) Select the columns by hitting Shift Spacebar. 2) Hold down the Ctrl key and use left and
right arrow keys to highlight the range of columns. 3) Hit Alt H O W to auto fit the columns.
1) Select the columns by hitting Shift 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 W to auto fit the columns.
correct answers Select the columns by hitting Ctrl Spacebar.
Hold down the shift key and use left and right arrow keys to highlight the range of columns.
Hit Alt H O I to auto fit the columns.
Using the shift key and the right and left arrows will only autofit the column widths for the
cells selected and will not apply autofit to all cells in the columns. Shift Spacebar will select a
specific row rather than a specific column. Alt H O W will allow the user to select a specific
column width but will not autofit the column width.

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)?

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