EXCEL CRASH COURSE REVISION
NOTES HIGHLY GRADED FOR
RETAKE/END/MIDTERM EXAM
HIGHLY VERIFIED BEST FOR 2024-
2025 DISTINCTION GRADING
move back and forth between the worksheets in a workbook (correct answer) *Ctrl
PageUp* or *Ctrl PageDown*
open a file (correct answer) *alt f o*
*ctrl o*
save a file (correct answer) *alt f s*
*ctrl s*
print a file (correct answer) *alt f p*
*ctrl p*
navigating to the toolbars without the mouse (correct 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 (correct answer) File > Options (*Alt f t*)
*Alt t o*
Disabling the Start Screen and adding more worksheets on startup (correct 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 (correct 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 (correct answer) columns: *Ctrl Spacebar*
rows: *Shift Spacebar*
widening columns and rows (correct 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 (correct answer) *Ctrl 1* pulls up the 'Format Cells' menu
navigating the 'Format Cells' menu (correct 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 (correct answer) *Alt v s t* or *Alt e s t*
changing zoom size (correct answer) *Alt w q* or *Alt v z*
Move/copy a tab (correct answer) *Alt h o m*
NOTES HIGHLY GRADED FOR
RETAKE/END/MIDTERM EXAM
HIGHLY VERIFIED BEST FOR 2024-
2025 DISTINCTION GRADING
move back and forth between the worksheets in a workbook (correct answer) *Ctrl
PageUp* or *Ctrl PageDown*
open a file (correct answer) *alt f o*
*ctrl o*
save a file (correct answer) *alt f s*
*ctrl s*
print a file (correct answer) *alt f p*
*ctrl p*
navigating to the toolbars without the mouse (correct 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 (correct answer) File > Options (*Alt f t*)
*Alt t o*
Disabling the Start Screen and adding more worksheets on startup (correct 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 (correct 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 (correct answer) columns: *Ctrl Spacebar*
rows: *Shift Spacebar*
widening columns and rows (correct 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 (correct answer) *Ctrl 1* pulls up the 'Format Cells' menu
navigating the 'Format Cells' menu (correct 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 (correct answer) *Alt v s t* or *Alt e s t*
changing zoom size (correct answer) *Alt w q* or *Alt v z*
Move/copy a tab (correct answer) *Alt h o m*
