Introduction to Microsoft Excel

Multiple Choice

What is Microsoft Excel?

• A graphical word processing program that users can type with. It is made by the computer company Microsoft. Its purpose is to allow users to type and save documents. Similar to other word processors, it has helpful tools to make documents.

• An information management tool, or relational database, that helps you store information for reference, reporting and analysis.

• A software program produced by Microsoft that allows users to organize, format and calculate data with formulas using a spreadsheet system.

• A powerful slide show presentation program.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a reason to use Microsoft Excel?

• To analyze and store data

• Utilize mathematical formulas to make the process easier.

• Managing expenses

• To create a power point presentation containing a lot of pictures for my Religion class.

Poll

How familiar are you with the parts of an Excel Sheet?

• Very familiar

• Somewhat Familiar

• I do not know what it is

• I am an expert

Multiple Choice

What is a work book ?

• A collection of one or more spreadsheets, also called worksheets, in a single file.

• A collection of cells organized in rows and columns. It is the working surface you interact with to enter data.

• An intersection of a column and row.

• Shows the address of the current selection or active cell.

Multiple Choice

What is the Title Bar in Microsoft Excel?

• Shows the address of the current selection or active cell.

• Displays information entered—or being entered as you type—in the current or active cell.

• Displays both the name of the application and the name of the spreadsheet.

• A collection of icons that provides a shortcut to using a drop-down menu.

Multiple Choice

Toolbars offer quick shortcuts to commonly used commands and can be moved and repositioned.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

By default the quick access toolbar only contains _____________ commands but the commands it contains can be customized to suit the user.

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 4

Multiple Choice

The columns in an Excel sheet are named through the use of letters or combination of letters

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Each row is named by a number.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following shows the address of the current selection or active cell.

• Formula Bar

• Tool Bar

• Name Box

• Cell

Multiple Choice

Which of the following displays information entered—or being entered as you type—in the current or active cell. The contents of a cell can also be edited in the formula bar.

• Formula Bar

• Tool Bar

• Name Box

• Cell

Multiple Choice

The heavy border around the selected cell is called the _________________.

• Cell Pointer

• Bolded Section

• Selected Cell

• Cell

Multiple Choice

The __________ cell is the cell that receives data and commands you give it.

• Passive

• Active

• Intersected

• Pointed

Multiple Choice

To scroll through the worksheet you can only use your Keyboard arrows.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Navigation buttons are used to:

• Scroll through the worksheet

• Enter a formula in a cell.

• To move to another worksheet in an Excel workbook.

• To navigate through cells.

Multiple Choice

Each Excel worksheet is made up of more Excel Worksheets.

• True

• False