SMARTSHEET CORE PRODUCT CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
What can you customize when you insert a hyperlink in a cell? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Display text
Which takes priority when a sheet has 2 conditional formatting rules? -
CORRECT ANSWER- The rule on the top
Which type of user can create or own a sheet in Smartsheet? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Licensed
What permission is required to hide and unhide columns? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Admin
Vivian uses a sheet to track the status of a project that she is managing.
Several cells are cell linked to a sheet that the IT director uses to track
all IT projects. Vivian updates her sheet.
When do the linked cells on the director's sheet update? - CORRECT
ANSWER- When Vivian's sheet is saved
Which column type tracks when a row was added to a sheet? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Created (Date) column
,Which are the 3 column types that can enable Card View? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Contact List, Dropdown (Single Select), Symbol
Tyrone created a project plan sheet and is adding tasks. He added the
first task, then moved to the next row to add his second task.
What will automatically be copied down to the new row? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Formatting
Which view must include 2 date columns in order to be displayed? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Gantt
Which file type can you insert in a cell? - CORRECT ANSWER- .gif
Alex is building a sheet to keep track of her tasks on a website project.
She must perform the same set of tasks for each webpage. She listed
each webpage on her sheet and has written out the tasks for the first one.
What is the fastest way for her to add the tasks to the remaining
webpages? - CORRECT ANSWER- Copy the rows with tasks, then
paste them under each webpage
Which program files can you import into Smartsheet to create a new
sheet? - CORRECT ANSWER- Excel
,Where can you see the hierarchy in a row? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Primary Column
You are building a sheet to keep track of opportunities for your sales
team. You want a column to show which of the 4 regions each
opportunity is assigned to.
Which column type would be best? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Dropdown (Single Select)
What is the minimum permission you need to add or edit the options in
the column properties of a dropdown list column? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Admin
Sanjay is using a sheet to collect requests for his IT team. He has shared
the sheet, giving them Editor permissions so they can update the status
of tickets they are assigned to. When a ticket is marked as "Complete,"
he doesn't want them to be able to edit the ticket.
How can Sanjay do this? - CORRECT ANSWER- Lock the rows
Your manager wants to check on the status of each task in a project that
you are managing periodically throughout the day. They do not use
Smartsheet.
Which action should you take to allow this? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Publish the sheet
, Jason is managing a new project and created a sheet to track its status.
The project charter was just approved by his stakeholders. It is a PDF
document.
What is the recommended way to include it in Smartsheet? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Attach the file to the sheet
How can you make sure that a specific collaborator receives a
notification about a comment that you make? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Mention them with the @ symbol in the comment
Shawn is managing a project that includes a subcontractor. His sheet
contains sensitive budget data that he does not want the subcontractor to
view.
How can Shawn have the subcontractor make updates to his project
sheet? - CORRECT ANSWER- Send an update request
Maria manages requests for a marketing shared services team. She has
separate sheets to track new requests, projects that are in progress, and
archived requests.
What is the recommended way to share these assets with her team? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Put them in a workspace
You created a workspace to organize a program you manage. Inez told
you that she has a few sheets to add to the workspace.
What permission does she need for her to be able to move these sheets
into your workspace? - CORRECT ANSWER- Admin
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
What can you customize when you insert a hyperlink in a cell? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Display text
Which takes priority when a sheet has 2 conditional formatting rules? -
CORRECT ANSWER- The rule on the top
Which type of user can create or own a sheet in Smartsheet? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Licensed
What permission is required to hide and unhide columns? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Admin
Vivian uses a sheet to track the status of a project that she is managing.
Several cells are cell linked to a sheet that the IT director uses to track
all IT projects. Vivian updates her sheet.
When do the linked cells on the director's sheet update? - CORRECT
ANSWER- When Vivian's sheet is saved
Which column type tracks when a row was added to a sheet? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Created (Date) column
,Which are the 3 column types that can enable Card View? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Contact List, Dropdown (Single Select), Symbol
Tyrone created a project plan sheet and is adding tasks. He added the
first task, then moved to the next row to add his second task.
What will automatically be copied down to the new row? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Formatting
Which view must include 2 date columns in order to be displayed? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Gantt
Which file type can you insert in a cell? - CORRECT ANSWER- .gif
Alex is building a sheet to keep track of her tasks on a website project.
She must perform the same set of tasks for each webpage. She listed
each webpage on her sheet and has written out the tasks for the first one.
What is the fastest way for her to add the tasks to the remaining
webpages? - CORRECT ANSWER- Copy the rows with tasks, then
paste them under each webpage
Which program files can you import into Smartsheet to create a new
sheet? - CORRECT ANSWER- Excel
,Where can you see the hierarchy in a row? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Primary Column
You are building a sheet to keep track of opportunities for your sales
team. You want a column to show which of the 4 regions each
opportunity is assigned to.
Which column type would be best? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Dropdown (Single Select)
What is the minimum permission you need to add or edit the options in
the column properties of a dropdown list column? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Admin
Sanjay is using a sheet to collect requests for his IT team. He has shared
the sheet, giving them Editor permissions so they can update the status
of tickets they are assigned to. When a ticket is marked as "Complete,"
he doesn't want them to be able to edit the ticket.
How can Sanjay do this? - CORRECT ANSWER- Lock the rows
Your manager wants to check on the status of each task in a project that
you are managing periodically throughout the day. They do not use
Smartsheet.
Which action should you take to allow this? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Publish the sheet
, Jason is managing a new project and created a sheet to track its status.
The project charter was just approved by his stakeholders. It is a PDF
document.
What is the recommended way to include it in Smartsheet? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Attach the file to the sheet
How can you make sure that a specific collaborator receives a
notification about a comment that you make? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Mention them with the @ symbol in the comment
Shawn is managing a project that includes a subcontractor. His sheet
contains sensitive budget data that he does not want the subcontractor to
view.
How can Shawn have the subcontractor make updates to his project
sheet? - CORRECT ANSWER- Send an update request
Maria manages requests for a marketing shared services team. She has
separate sheets to track new requests, projects that are in progress, and
archived requests.
What is the recommended way to share these assets with her team? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Put them in a workspace
You created a workspace to organize a program you manage. Inez told
you that she has a few sheets to add to the workspace.
What permission does she need for her to be able to move these sheets
into your workspace? - CORRECT ANSWER- Admin
