Wall Street Prep: Excel Crash Course Exam (questions and answers) Keyboard Versus the Mouse - CORRECT ANSWER -Almost everything that can be done in Excel using a mouse can also be done using the keyboard shortcuts Best way to learn is to disconnect the mouse and work through Excel using only the keyboard Name Box - CORRECT ANSWER -Tells you what cell you are in (top left below the ribbon) Formula Bar - CORRECT ANSWER -When you insert a formula into a cell and hit return, the cell will show you the output The formula bar, however, will show you the formula Next to "fx" right below the ribbon Worksheets - CORRECT ANSWER -An Excel file is called a workbook; You start with 1 worksheet but you can add/delete more The active worksheet is highlighted in Excel Moving Between Worksheets - CORRECT ANSWER -Ctrl + PageDown/PageUp (Option + RightArrow/LeftArrow) Adding Worksheets - CORRECT ANSWER -(Fn Shift F11) Columns - CORRECT ANSWER -Alphabetically labeled (A, B, C, etc.) Rows - CORRECT ANSWER -Numerically labeled (1, 2, 3, etc.) Main tabs - CORRECT ANSWER -Although we focus on shortcuts, virtually all commands, functions, and Excel features can be accessed through the task -oriented tabs which organize them into nine logical categories: (1) Home (2) Insert (3) Draw (4) Page Layout (5) Formulas (6) Data (7) Review (8) View (9) Developer How to Access Ribbon on Mac - CORRECT ANSWER -Ctrl Fn F2 Use arrow keys to peruse the Mac ribbon Mac Settings to Disable - CORRECT ANSWER -(1) Function Keys: Settings - Keyboard - Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys (2) Mission Control: System Preferences - Keyboard - Shortcuts - Mission Control - Disable "Move a space left" and "Move a space right" to use Ctrl RightArrow or Ctrl LeftArrow Using Function Keys - CORRECT ANSWER -Hit Fn and then the function key to use the function keys themselves on a Mac Open a New Workout - CORRECT ANSWER -Ctrl N Cmnd N The File Tab - CORRECT ANSWER -Many Excel features (Open file, Save file, Print file, etc.) are located in this tab Excel also has alternative keyboard shortcuts (using Ctrl) for many of these features Open a File: Ctrl O (Cmnd O) Save a File: Ctrl S (Cmnd S) Print a File: Ctrl P (Cmnd P) Save a File - CORRECT ANSWER -Ctrl S Cmnd S Print a File - CORRECT ANSWER -Ctrl P Cmnd P Open a File - CORRECT ANSWER -Ctrl O Cmnd O Toolbars - CORRECT ANSWER -Within each of the main tabs you will find all of Excel's features, grouped by commands 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, the Space to open a drop down, and Enter to select Bold Command - CORRECT ANSWER -Ctrl B Cmnd B The Home Tab - CORRECT ANSWER -Includes most formatting properties: Font type, size, and color Background color Text/cell alignment Changing currency, decimal, percent formats Inserting, deleting, and hiding rows and columns Adjusting columns and rows width Inserting, deleting, and renaming worksheets The Insert Tab - CORRECT ANSWER -Important Features: Pivot Table, Charts, Header & Footer Page Layout Tab - CORRECT ANSWER -Important Features: Print Area, Fonts, Gridlines Formulas Tab - CORRECT ANSWER -Important Features: Insert Function, Function Library, Name Manager, Formula Auditing Tools (Trace Precedents, Trace Dependents) Data Tab - CORRECT ANSWER -Important Features: Filter, Sort, Text to Columns, Flash Fill, Data Validation, Data Tables (Goal Seek), Group/Ungroup Review Tab - CORRECT ANSWER -Important Features: New Comment View Tab - CORRECT ANSWER -Important Features: Zoom, Gridlines Developer Tab - CORRECT ANSWER -Important Features: Record Macro, Add -Ins Accessing Settings (Excel Options) - CORRECT ANSWER -File > Options (Alt F T or Alt T O) MAC: Excel > Preferences Excel Settings Changes - CORRECT ANSWER -General: Change "Sheets in New Workbook" to 3 Uncheck "Show Workbook Gallery when opening Excel" Calculation/Functions: Change Calculation Options to "Automatic except for data tables" Check "Enable iterative calculation" Edit/Advanced: Uncheck "After pressing Enter, move selection" *Optional - Check "Automatically insert a decimal point" Protection - CORRECT ANSWER -Go to File > Info > Password Protecting Files (File > Passwords) Alt F T I You can password protect files "Encrypt with Password" You can also protect individual worksheets so that people can't see or edit formulas "Protect Current Sheet"
