SMARTSHEET CERTIFICATION CORE PRODUCT
2026 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
◉ Which takes priority when a sheet has 2 conditional formatting
rules? Answer: The rule on the top
◉ Which type of user can create or own a sheet in Smartsheet?
Answer: Licensed
◉ What permission is required to hide and unhide columns?
Answer: Admin
◉ Vivian uses a sheet to track the status of a project that she is
managing. Several cells are cell linked to a sheet that the IT director
uses to track all IT projects. Vivian updates her sheet.
When do the linked cells on the director's sheet update? Answer:
When Vivian's sheet is saved
◉ Which column type tracks when a row was added to a sheet?
Answer: Created (Date) column
,◉ Which are the 3 column types that can enable Card View? Answer:
Contact List, Dropdown (Single Select), Symbol
◉ Tyrone created a project plan sheet and is adding tasks. He added
the first task, then moved to the next row to add his second task.
What will automatically be copied down to the new row? Answer:
Formatting
◉ Which view must include 2 date columns in order to be displayed?
Answer: Gantt
◉ Which file type can you insert in a cell? Answer: GIF, PNG, JPEG
◉ Alex is building a sheet to keep track of her tasks on a website
project. She must perform the same set of tasks for each webpage.
She listed each webpage on her sheet and has written out the tasks
for the first one.
What is the fastest way for her to add the tasks to the remaining
webpages? Answer: Copy the rows with tasks, then paste them
under each webpage
◉ Which program files can you import into Smartsheet to create a
new sheet? Answer: Excel
, ◉ Where can you see the hierarchy in a row? Answer: Primary
Column
◉ You are building a sheet to keep track of opportunities for your
sales team. You want a column to show which of the 4 regions each
opportunity is assigned to.
Which column type would be best? Answer: Dropdown (Single
Select)
◉ What is the minimum permission you need to add or edit the
options in the column properties of a dropdown list column?
Answer: Admin
◉ Sanjay is using a sheet to collect requests for his IT team. He has
shared the sheet, giving them Editor permissions so they can update
the status of tickets they are assigned to. When a ticket is marked as
"Complete," he doesn't want them to be able to edit the ticket.
How can Sanjay do this? Answer: Lock the rows
◉ Your manager wants to check on the status of each task in a
project that you are managing periodically throughout the day. They
do not use Smartsheet.
Which action should you take to allow this? Answer: Publish the
sheet
2026 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
◉ Which takes priority when a sheet has 2 conditional formatting
rules? Answer: The rule on the top
◉ Which type of user can create or own a sheet in Smartsheet?
Answer: Licensed
◉ What permission is required to hide and unhide columns?
Answer: Admin
◉ Vivian uses a sheet to track the status of a project that she is
managing. Several cells are cell linked to a sheet that the IT director
uses to track all IT projects. Vivian updates her sheet.
When do the linked cells on the director's sheet update? Answer:
When Vivian's sheet is saved
◉ Which column type tracks when a row was added to a sheet?
Answer: Created (Date) column
,◉ Which are the 3 column types that can enable Card View? Answer:
Contact List, Dropdown (Single Select), Symbol
◉ Tyrone created a project plan sheet and is adding tasks. He added
the first task, then moved to the next row to add his second task.
What will automatically be copied down to the new row? Answer:
Formatting
◉ Which view must include 2 date columns in order to be displayed?
Answer: Gantt
◉ Which file type can you insert in a cell? Answer: GIF, PNG, JPEG
◉ Alex is building a sheet to keep track of her tasks on a website
project. She must perform the same set of tasks for each webpage.
She listed each webpage on her sheet and has written out the tasks
for the first one.
What is the fastest way for her to add the tasks to the remaining
webpages? Answer: Copy the rows with tasks, then paste them
under each webpage
◉ Which program files can you import into Smartsheet to create a
new sheet? Answer: Excel
, ◉ Where can you see the hierarchy in a row? Answer: Primary
Column
◉ You are building a sheet to keep track of opportunities for your
sales team. You want a column to show which of the 4 regions each
opportunity is assigned to.
Which column type would be best? Answer: Dropdown (Single
Select)
◉ What is the minimum permission you need to add or edit the
options in the column properties of a dropdown list column?
Answer: Admin
◉ Sanjay is using a sheet to collect requests for his IT team. He has
shared the sheet, giving them Editor permissions so they can update
the status of tickets they are assigned to. When a ticket is marked as
"Complete," he doesn't want them to be able to edit the ticket.
How can Sanjay do this? Answer: Lock the rows
◉ Your manager wants to check on the status of each task in a
project that you are managing periodically throughout the day. They
do not use Smartsheet.
Which action should you take to allow this? Answer: Publish the
sheet
