Excel Chapter 3

10 September 2022
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what auto fill option is the same as the fill series option?
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fill months
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cell references in a formula are called_________
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assumptions
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A ___________ chart provides a simple way to show trends and variations in a range of data within a single cell
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sparkline
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the copy button copies the contents and format of the source area to the office ____ a temporary storage area in the computer's memory
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clipboard
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charts can either be embedded in a worksheet or placed in a separate _______
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chart sheet
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__________ tect often provides a strong visual appeal
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rotated
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you can press the ________ keys to open the format cells dialog box
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ctrl+1
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the path to the format painter button is _________
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home tab, clipboard group
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_________ refers to cells not wide enough to display the entire entry
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#######
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using the mouse to move or copy cells is called
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drag and drop
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if you enter 90 in the degrees box in the ________ area of the format cells dialog box, the text will appear vertically and read from bottom to top in the cell
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orientation
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to open the format cells dialog box with the alignment sheet active, click the alignment settings ________
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dialog box launcher
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if formulas located in other cells reference cells in a deleted row or column, excel does not adjust these cell references but instead displays the ____ error message
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#ref!
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when working with a large worksheet, you can split the window into _______ panes
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two or four
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________ seeking assumes you can change the value of only one cell referenced directly or indirectly to reach a specific oal for another cell
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goal
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error messages begin with the _____ symbol
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#
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which comparison operator means not equal to?
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<>
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the _____ function is useful when you want to affign a value to a cell based on a logical test
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IF
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which of the following is not a valid format symbol?
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semi-colon ;
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_________ the format painter button and then drag through the nonadjacent ranges to paint the formats to the ranges
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double-click
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you use the _____ sheet in the format cells dialog box to position data in a cell by centering it for example
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alignment
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which of the following is an extension of the fill pattern sunday tuesday?
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thursday saturday monday
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a ____ IF function is one in which the action to be taken for the true or false includes yet another IF function
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nested
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which of the following patterns extends the fill series to 525 475 425
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625 575
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the increase indent button indents the contents of a cell to the right by ______ spaces
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two
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when assigned to a cell, the _____ function returns a number that corresponds to the system date and time beginning with december 31, 1899
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now
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which of the following is the path to the zoom button?
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view tab, zoom group
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when you set up a worksheet, you should use cell references in formulas whenever possible, rather than ____ values
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constant
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whats the cell content that extends qrt3 qrt4 qrt1 by dragging the fill handle
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qrt2
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the ______ auto fill option that fills the destination area using the format of the source area, no content is filled
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fill formatting only
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which of the following formulas contains an absolute cell reference?
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$b$4
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you should use a ____ chart to compare values side by side, broken down by category
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clustered column
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a cell reference with only one dollar sign before either the column or the row is called an absolute reference
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false
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in the content of copying a range of cells to a nonadjacent location, an alternative to clicking the paste button is to press the _____ key
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enter
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excel includes four types of sparkline charts, line, column, win/loss, and stock
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false
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when you magnify a worksheet, excel enlarges the view of the characters on the screen and displays more rows and columns
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false
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a data stamp shows the date a worksheet, report or other document was created or the time period it represents
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true
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you can nest IF functions at deep as you want, but after you get beyond a nest of three IF functions the logic becomes difficult to follow
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true
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the path to the logical button is formulas tab, function library group
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true
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a relative cell reference instructs excel to adjust the cell reference as it copies it to the destination area
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true
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you can select nonadjacent ranges using the shift key
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false
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a nested IF function is one in which the action to be taken for the true or false case includes yet another IF function
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true
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the underline format underlines the entire cell not just the characters in the cell
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false
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the <= comparison operator means less than or equal to
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true
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the linked pictures option in the paste options gallery copies an image of the source area as a picture so that a change to the cells in the source area updates the picture in the destination area
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true
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the range of entries that identifies the major groups for a clustered column chart we called the category names
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true
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the increase indent button indents the contents of a cell to the right by three spaces each time you click it
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true
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excel allows you to rotate text in a cell counterclockwise by entering a number between -1 degrees and -90 degrees
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false