EXCEL CRASH COURSE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | 2025 UPDATE | 100%
CORRECT
Auto-width columns to fit the size ......ANSWER........Alt + H + O
+I
Define width of columns ......ANSWER........Alt + H + O + W
Rename a worksheet ......ANSWER........ALT + H + O + R
Add worksheet ......ANSWER........Alt + H + I + S
Freeze and unfreeze panes ......ANSWER........Alt + W + F + F
Split pane ......ANSWER........Alt + W + S
Jump from split pane to split pane ......ANSWER........F6
To navigate outside the cell when in formula ......ANSWER........F2
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Add comment ......ANSWER........Alt + N + C2
Delete Row/Column ......ANSWER........Ctrl -
Add row ......ANSWER........Ctrl + Shift + +
Paste special ......ANSWER........Alt + E + S or Ctrl + Alt + V
Transpose ......ANSWER........Alt + E + S + E
How to get to date format "April-24" ......ANSWER........Go to
Ctrl + 1, then Custom, then select mm-yy
Remove all borders ......ANSWER........Ctrl + Shift + _
Trace precedents ......ANSWER........Alt + M + P
Trace dependents ......ANSWER........Alt + M + D
Remove arrows ......ANSWER........Alt + M + A
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How to format inputs/hardcodes blue ......ANSWER........Go to
special (Ctrl + G), then Custom, select Constants and format text
blue
Go to special ......ANSWER........Ctrl + G
Conditional formatting ......ANSWER........Alt + O + D or Alt + H
+L
Custom formatting formula syntax ......ANSWER........[positive
number format; negative number format, 0 format]
How to out text after a number in custom formatting
......ANSWER........Use quote marks
How to align positive numbers with negative numbers in custom
formats ......ANSWER........Put a ) after the positive number
format, it will appear as a space
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Zoom in and out ......ANSWER........Ctrl + Alt + +/-
In custom formatting, what should you use instead of 0s to ensure
commas only appear in the thousands ......ANSWER........#
What function is the same as EOMONTH but for a specific date?
......ANSWER........EDATE
How to output different things depending on if there's text or
numbers in a cell ......ANSWER........IF + ISTEXT functions
Function to turn things into a date ......ANSWER........DATE
When to use HLOOKUP ......ANSWER........When your comparison
values are all in a row across the top of the data table, and you
want to look down a specified number of rows
When to use a VLOOKUP ......ANSWER........When your
comparison values are located in a col to the left of a data