ICT True Or False Part 2

The equal sign precedes a formula.

The most common error when entering a formula is to reference the wrong cell in the formula.

An asterik (*) following a cell refernce in a formula is the arithmetic operator that directs Excel to perform the division operation.

The arithmetic operator, ^, directs Excel to perform the division operation.

As in algebra, you can use brackets to override the order of operations Excel follows to perform formula calculations.

Moving from left to right, the first calculation in the order of operations is negation.

Point mode allows you to select cells for use in a formula by using your finger or the pointer

Using Point mode to enter formulas often is faster and more accurate than using the keyboard to type the entire formula.

The Insert Options button lists formatting options.

Excel has more than 400 functions that perform just about every type of calculation you can imagine.

Clicking the Create Function box opens the Function Arguments dialog box.

The Sum button menu allows you to enter one of five often-used functions easily into a cell.

Excel attempts to guess which cells you want to include in the function by looking for ranges that are adjacent to the selected cell and that contain numeric data.

The range automatically selected by Excel is always correct.

You can use the arrow keys to complete an entry in Point mode.

The AVERAGE function requires that the argument be included within parentheses following the function name.

To use Range Finder to verify that a formula contains the intended cell references, click or tap the cell with the formula you want to check.

When you click the Decrease Font Size button, Excel assigns the next highest font size in the Font Size gallery.

The default font for the Basis theme is different than the default font for the Office theme.

You can click the Format Cells Dialog Box Launcher to open the Format Cells dialog box.