Week 1 Flashcards

•Describe key components of the Excel user interface •Operate essential navigational controls •Perform the basics of data entry in Excel •Explain basic Excel terminology

1
Q

The cell that is currently selected is known as ______

A

Active cell

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2
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A cell is referenced by the column _______and row ________

A

Letter; number

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3
Q

A cell B6; B refers to the ______and 6 refers to the _______

A

column ; row

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4
Q

How to write date for the sake of excel class

A

International (y-m-d).

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5
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This bar allows you to see what data is in a cell, and also edit the data.

A

Formula bar

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6
Q

Where is the “quick access toolbar”?

A

Top , where “save” and “undo” are listed is known as the quick access toolbar.

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7
Q

Bottom of workbook is another small bar called ______

A

Status bar

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8
Q

_______ bar give you the average, count and sum of selected values.

A

Status bar

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9
Q

You click on the active cell and then wants to select all of the cells what do you press?

A

Control + A

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10
Q

How do you select non-continuous data?

A

Select the first set of data then press down command on your keyboard then next set of data

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11
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What is the shortcut you used to switch between two open worksheets?

A

Ctrl + F6

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12
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How do you use Freeze panes?

A

click in the cell directly right and directly below the columns and rows you want to freeze. So, you can see are below row three and to the right of column three

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13
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How do you add continous dates? Like 3/14/2025 all the way down to 3/20/25 (columns?

A

Double click on the fill handle of the first date

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14
Q

With dates you get a ______and with numbers you get a _____copy

A

series; copy

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15
Q

There are ______________columns in an Excel spreadsheet

16
Q

There are _____________rows in an Excel spreadsheet.

17
Q

How do you hide columns

A

Column+Shift+”—>” or right click hide

18
Q

The large toolbar that stretches across the top of the Excel window is known as the_________

19
Q

True or False? Clicking on cell C3 and clicking Freeze Panes will freeze the top 3 rows and the first 3 columns.

A

False , it will freeze the top 2 rows (not 3 rows) and the first 2 columns.

20
Q

What is relative cell referencing?

A

For example, when you’re using the fill handle, excel automatically change the formula going down (E5; E6 , E7 etc. and the values change based on the data.

21
Q

What is ABSOLUTE CELL REFERENCING

A

Absolute cell referencing is when you’re using one cell (for example commission 5%) to fill handle other data and you want excell to use that one cell to calculate all other values.

22
Q

What sign do you use for Absolute cell referencing? Say you’re referencing cell F4

23
Q

What is the quick way to convert a cell J1 to $J$1?

A

Fn + F4 (MAC users)
F4 (windows users)

24
Q

If I have two different columns with first and last name, and want to put first name and last name together on different column, what should I do?

A

First, do the first row then flash fill the remaining columns