WALL STREET PREP: EXCEL CRASH COURSE RETAKE DEFINITION
OF TERMS
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) - ✔✔ 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? - ✔✔ Alt e s or Alt h v s
Which of the following keys IS NOT a way to trace precedent cells? - ✔✔ Ctrl Alt [
What is the keyboard shortcut to freeze panes within a worksheet? - ✔✔ 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 - ✔✔ 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).
, 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: - ✔✔ Hit F6
Identify a function in cell D6 that will return the fraction of the year elapsed assuming a 360 day
count basis. - ✔✔ =YEARFRAC(D4,D5,2)
All of the following are keyboard shortcut that allow the user input to add more sheets to a
workbook EXCEPT: - ✔✔ Alt h i w
What is a keyboard shortcut to open a file?` - ✔✔ Ctrl o
What is the recommended workbook calculation setting for Excel? - ✔✔ Automatic 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: - ✔✔ 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
What is the keyboard shortcut to move sheets within a workbook? - ✔✔ Alt H O M
What is the keyboard shortcut to open the formatting cells dialog box? - ✔✔ Ctrl 1
OF TERMS
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) - ✔✔ 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? - ✔✔ Alt e s or Alt h v s
Which of the following keys IS NOT a way to trace precedent cells? - ✔✔ Ctrl Alt [
What is the keyboard shortcut to freeze panes within a worksheet? - ✔✔ 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 - ✔✔ 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).
, 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: - ✔✔ Hit F6
Identify a function in cell D6 that will return the fraction of the year elapsed assuming a 360 day
count basis. - ✔✔ =YEARFRAC(D4,D5,2)
All of the following are keyboard shortcut that allow the user input to add more sheets to a
workbook EXCEPT: - ✔✔ Alt h i w
What is a keyboard shortcut to open a file?` - ✔✔ Ctrl o
What is the recommended workbook calculation setting for Excel? - ✔✔ Automatic 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: - ✔✔ 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
What is the keyboard shortcut to move sheets within a workbook? - ✔✔ Alt H O M
What is the keyboard shortcut to open the formatting cells dialog box? - ✔✔ Ctrl 1
