Digital Literacy Bell Ringer Day 1: Excel

How do you select an entire column?

• Select Edit > Select > Column from the menu
• Click the column heading letter
• Hold down the shift key as you click anywhere in the column.
• Hold down the Ctrl key as you click anywhere in the column

To create a formula, you first:

• Select the cell you want to place the formula into
• Type the equals sign (=) to tell Excel that you're about to enter a formula
• Enter the formula using any input values and the appropriate mathematical operators that make up your formula
• Choose the new command from the file menu

What would be a correct formula for SUM in excel?

• =SUM(B3:B9)
• =SUMB3+B9
• SUM(B3:B9)
• =ADD(B3:B9)

You can edit a cell by...

• Clicking the formula button
• Double clicking the cell
• Selecting Edit>Edit Cell from the menu
• None of above

Which formula gets the biggest value of a range of cells?

• MAX
• MIN
• LARGE
• SUM

Which formula gets the smallest value of a range of cells?

• MAX
• MIN
• SMALL
• SUM

Which symbol must all formula begin with?

• =
• +
• (
• @

Which of the following formulas is not entered correctly?

• =10+50
• =B7+B8
• =B7+14
• 10+50

Which of the following formulas will Excel not be able to calculate?

• =SUM(Sales)-A3
• =SUM(A1:A5)*0.5
• =SUM(A1:A5)/(10-10)
• =SUM(A1:A5)-10

Columns go...

• Across
• Down