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CHAPTER 1
1. From the following list of choices, select the choice that BEST describes the Excel application.
(A) It is a multi-featured spreadsheet application.
(B) It is a multi-featured report design application.
(C) It is a multi-featured relational database application
(D) It is a multi-featured accounting application.
2. Touch Mode enlarges buttons within the Quick Access Toolbar and Ribbon in Excel 2013.
(A) True
(B) False

CHAPTER 2
1. You CANNOT save Excel workbooks to your Microsoft SkyDrive account in Excel 2013.
(A) True
(B) False
2. Which of the following tabs within the Ribbon would you click in order to access the Open
command in Excel 2013:2010?
(A) The File tab in the Ribbon
(B) The Home tab in the Ribbon
(C) The Insert tab in the Ribbon
(D) The View tab in the Ribbon

CHAPTER 3
1. The Flash Fill feature was introduced in Excel 2007.
(A) True
(B) False
2. From the following list, select the cell address of the cell that is located in row 1, column A.
(A) A1
(B) 1A
(C) A-1
(D) 1-A

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CHAPTER 4
1. From the following list, select the Excel formula that EXCLUSIVELY uses the simple syntax.
(A) =A1+A2
(B) =SUM(A1:A2)
(C) =SUM(A1,A2)
(D) =SUM(A1+A2)
2. From the following list, select the FUNCTION within the following formula:
=AVERAGE(Sheet1:Sheet3!A1:A5).
(A) =
(B) AVERAGE
(C) Sheet1:Sheet3!
(D) A1:A5

CHAPTER 5
1. From the following list of choices, select the type of formula referencing that Excel will use when
you copy and paste a formula from one cell to another.
(A) Definitive
(B) Relative
(C) Absolute
(D) Mixed
2. Select the type of formula referencing shown by the following cell address reference: $A1.
(A) Definitive
(B) Relative
(C) Absolute
(D) Mixed

CHAPTER 6
1. Select the choice that describes where new columns will be inserted in relation to the selected
columns when you insert new columns into an Excel worksheet.
(A) To the left
(B) To the right
(C) Above
(D) Below
2. Select the choice that describes where new rows will be inserted in relation to selected rows when
you insert new rows into an Excel worksheet.
(A) To the left
(B) To the right
(C) Above
(D) Below

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CHAPTER 7
1. From the following list, select the choice that BEST describes the purpose of the Number tab
within the Format Cells dialog box.
(A) It allows you to set the default numbering system used in Excel.
(B) It allows you to set the default decimal precision used in Excel.
(C) It allows you to set the calculation used in selected cells.
(D) It allows you to set the appearance of numbers in selected cells.
2. From the following list, select the choice that BEST describes the purpose of the Font tab within
the Format Cells dialog box.
(A) It allows you to set the default font used in Excel.
(B) It allows you to set the default font used in a worksheet.
(C) It allows you to format the font of selected cells.
(D) It allows you to set the font used when reviewing workbooks.

CHAPTER 8
1. From the following list, select the keyboard key that you can use in order to create an adjacent
selection of worksheet name tabs.
(A) Ctrl
(B) Alt
(C) Shift
(D) Spacebar
2. From the following list, select the keyboard key that you can use in order to create a non-adjacent
selection of worksheet name tabs.
(A) Alt
(B) Spacebar
(C) Ctrl
(D) Shift

CHAPTER 9
1. From the following list, select the choice that BEST describes the purpose of using Page Break
Preview in Excel.
(A) It allows you to set the page breaks within a worksheet so that data will print correctly.
(B) It allows you to set the default page breaks used in a workbook to save you time later.
(C) It allows you to set the page breaking behavior of cells when data flows across cell ranges.
(D) It allows you to set the page breaks in a worksheet before e-mailing it for review.
2. From the following list, choose the icon used to represent the location of the page breaks within
Page Break Preview.
(A) A thin green line
(B) A dashed blue line

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(C) A solid red line

(D) A dotted orange line

CHAPTER 10
1. From the following list, select the choice that BEST describes the purpose of using Print Preview in
Excel.
(A) It allows you to preview editing changes you are planning on making in the worksheet.
(B) It allows you to print a listing of changes that you are planning on making to a scenario.
(C) It allows you to preview how the printed worksheet will appear before actually printing it.
(D) It allows you to print out a preview of how your worksheet would appear in color.

CHAPTER 11
1. You can click the Help tab in the Ribbon to find information on using Excel.
(A) True.
(B) False.

CHAPTER 12
1. From the following list, select the punctuation mark that is placed between sheet names and cell
references within 3D formulas.
(A) Exclamation Point (!)
(B) Semi-colon (;)
(C) Colon (:)
(D) Comma (,)
2. From the following list, select the choice that is a 3D formula in Excel.
(A) =SUM(Sheet1!A1,A2,A3)
(B) =SUM(Sheet2!C2-Sheet2!D3)
(C) =SUM(Sheet3!$A:$A)
(D) =SUM(Sheet1:Sheet2!A1)

CHAPTER 13
1. From the following list of choices, select the choice that BEST describes the PRIMARY purpose of
using named ranges in Excel.
(A) They can simplify the process of finding a particular range of cells.
(B) They can simplify the process of referencing cell ranges in formulas.
(C) They can simplify the process of data entry within a cell range.
(D) They can resolve the problem of circular cell address referencing in formulas.

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2. From the following list, select the character that is NOT allowed in range names.
(A) Underscore (_)
(B) Hyphen (-)
(C) Space ( )
(D) Period (.)

CHAPTER 14
1. From the following list, select the choice that BEST describes the function of the Cell Styles button
in Excel.
(A) It allows you to apply preset styles to selected cells.
(B) It allows you to convert selected cells into a table while also applying a selected table format.
(C) It allows you to apply formatting based on cell values in a table.
(D) It allows you to convert selected cells into a PivotTable and then apply PivotTable formatting.
2. From the following list, select the choice that is NOT one of the choices shown in the drop-down
menu that appears when you click the Conditional Formatting button within the Ribbon.
(A) Top/Bottom Rules
(B) Highlight Cell Rules
(C) Cell Ranges
(D) Data Bars

CHAPTER 15
1. From the following list of choices, select the choice that BEST describes the purpose of using the
Paste Special feature in Excel.
(A) It allows you to paste special characters, such as the trademark symbol, into a worksheet.
(B) It allows you to copy data from a Microsoft Word table and paste it into Excel worksheet.
(C) It allows you to copy cells and then paste only selected elements into a new location.
(D) It allows you to paste links between Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel into a workbook.
2. From the following list, select the choice that is NOT an available option within the Paste section
of the Paste Special dialog box.
(A) All
(B) Comments
(C) Formats
(D) Characters

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CHAPTER 16
1. From the following list, select the name of the item that is NOT one of the items that become locked
and unable to be altered after sharing an Excel workbook.
(A) Charts
(B) Pictures
(C) Macros
(D) Named Ranges
2. From the following list, select the name of the checkbox option that you can check or uncheck
within the Share Workbook dialog box in order to share or remove sharing from a workbook.
(A) Share workbook and allow changes by other users.
(B) Allow changes by more than one user at a time. This also allows workbook merging.
(C) Allow reviewing and commentary by other users.
(D) Share workbook and allow user review.

CHAPTER 17
1. From the following list, select the choice that BEST describes the purpose of auditing workbooks in
Excel.
(A) Auditing allows you to trace relationships between worksheets.
(B) Auditing allows you to trace formula references between cells.
(C) Auditing allows you to spot financial errors in workbooks.
(D) Auditing allows you to trace relationships between workbooks.
2. From the following list, select the choice that BEST describes the purpose of using cell validation in
Excel worksheets.
(A) It allows you to see changing values in cells that you cannot actively view within the worksheet.
(B) It allows you to check if cell references being displayed by auditing arrows that point to external
workbooks are correct and valid.
(C) It allows you restrict the range of values that can be entered into selected cells in a worksheet.
(D) It allows you to validate that the functions used by formulas in Excel are backward-compatible
with previous versions of Excel.

CHAPTER 18
1. From the following list, select the choice that BEST describes the purpose of outlining workbooks in
Excel.
(A) Outlining allows you to better organize the flow of ideas in a workbook.
(B) Outlining allows you to outline the impact of scenarios on worksheet data.
(C) Outlining allows you to create collapsible/expandable cell groupings in a worksheet.
(D) Outlining allows you to outline the cell dependency references in a worksheet.

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2. To get the most benefit from outlining worksheets, a worksheet should to have its data organized
using a logical data storage structure.
(A) True
(B) False

CHAPTER 19
1. From the following list, select the choice that BEST describes the purpose of consolidating data in
Excel.
(A) Data consolidation allows you to perform a mathematical calculation on data gathered from
multiple worksheets and/or workbooks.
(B) Data consolidation allows you to create a consolidated workbook by performing a selected
function upon all worksheets in the workbook.
(C) Data consolidation allows you to perform a consolidation of data that is gathered from multiple,
external Microsoft Access tables.
(D) Data consolidation allows you to perform a mathematical calculation on data gathered from
multiple, external Microsoft Word tables.
2. When performing a data consolidation, you may choose whether or not to create links back to the
source data that is being consolidated in Excel.
(A) True
(B) False

CHAPTER 20
1. From the following list, select the term that is used to refer to the column name data that is stored
within the topmost row of an Excel table.
(A) Header Row
(B) Initial Values Row
(C) Start Row
(D) Footer Row
2. When you define a table in Excel, what item is added to the top of each column within the table?
(A) A command button
(B) A field menu
(C) A drop-down arrow
(D) A subtotal

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CHAPTER 21
1. From the following list, select the choice that is an available method of sorting field data within an
Excel table.
(A) Ascending
(B) Opposing
(C) Reversing
(D) Increasing
2. An Excel table may only be sorted by one column.
(A) True
(B) False

CHAPTER 22
1. In Excel, AutoFilters are automatically enabled when you define a selection of cells as being a table.
(A) True
(B) False
2. From the following list of choices, select the choice that any table that uses the AutoFilter feature
MUST possess in order for the feature to function properly.
(A) An applied sort order
(B) A custom sort order
(C) A list AutoFormat
(D) A header row

CHAPTER 23
1. From the following list, select the choice that BEST describes the purpose of creating data tables
within Excel.
(A) Data tables allow you to change variables in a formula to view different possible outcomes.
(B) Data tables allow you to change filters in a table to view different possible outcomes.
(C) Data tables allow you to change scenarios in a worksheet to view different possible outcomes.
(D) Data tables allow you to change functions in a formula to view different possible outcomes.
2. From the following list, select the MAXIMUM number of cells that are allowed to change within a
single scenario in Excel.
(A) 13
(B) 23
(C) 32
(D) 52

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CHAPTER 24
1. From the following list, select the function within Excel that allows you to look up values in a table
that is structured in rows with a header column at the left end of the table.
(A) HLOOKUP
(B) VLOOKUP
(C) RLOOKUP
(D) CLOOKUP
2. From the following list, select the function within Excel that allows you to look up values in a table
that is structured in columns with a header row at the top of the table.
(A) HLOOKUP
(B) VLOOKUP
(C) RLOOKUP
(D) CLOOKUP

CHAPTER 25
1. Sparklines are mini-charts that illustrate data trends in a row or column.
(A) True
(B) False
2. What is the name of the tab that appears in the Ribbon when you select a sparkline and allows you
to modify the attributes of the selected sparkline?
(A) The Modify Chart tab
(B) The Edit Sparklines tab
(C) The Sparkline Tools contextual tab
(D) The Sparkline Charting contextual tab

CHAPTER 26
1. From the following list, select the choice that is a name of one of the tabs that appear within the
Chart Tools contextual tab within the Ribbon when you have a chart selected in Excel 2013.
(A) Chart Data
(B) Options
(C) Trendlines
(D) Format
2. From the following list, select the name of the button group that appears within the Chart Tools
contextual tab within the Ribbon that contains a listing of the various preset chart formats that you
can apply to a selected chart within a worksheet in Excel 2013.
(A) Chart AutoFormats
(B) Chart Formatting
(C) Chart Styles
(D) Chart Design

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CHAPTER 27
1. From the following list, select the name of the object that you can choose from the Chart
Elements drop-down within the Ribbon in order to select ONLY the area within the chart where the
actual data is being plotted in Excel 2010:2007.
(A) Plot Area
(B) Chart Area
(C) Data Table
(D) Legend
2. From the following list, select the name of the button that you can click within the Chart Tools
contextual tab within the Ribbon that allows you to change the placement of a selected chart within
a workbook in Excel 2010:2007.
(A) Change Chart
(B) Location
(C) Move Chart
(D) Chart Placement

CHAPTER 28
1. You can set the value, but NOT the position, of data labels that you add to a chart in Excel 2013.
(A) True
(B) False
2. From the following list of choices, select the name of the drop-down which appears within the
Current Selection button group on the Format tab of the Chart Tools contextual tab in the
Ribbon and that allows you to select objects within a chart.
(A) Select Object
(B) Shape Styles
(C) WordArt Styles
(D) Chart Elements

CHAPTER 29
1. From the following list of choices, select the name of the button group in the Chart Tools
contextual tab within the Ribbon that contains the Plot Area button in Excel 2010:2007.
(A) Properties
(B) Walls
(C) Background
(D) Insert
2. From the following list of choices, select the name of the button group in the Chart Tools
contextual tab that contains a listing of premade formats that you can apply to text objects within a
chart in Excel 2010:2007.
(A) Labels

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(B) WordArt Styles

(C) Title Styles
(D) Text Styles

CHAPTER 30
1. From the following list of choices, select the choice that BEST describes the purpose of the data
model in Excel 2013.
(A) The data model is used to combine PivotCharts and PivotTables.
(B) The data model is used to store multiple tables of information from both internal and external
data sources within a single workbook.
(C) The data model is used to create a single, relational database from tables that exist within a
single Excel workbook.
(D) The data model is used to diagram and design database tables that are created within, and
whose data is stored exclusively within, the data model.
2. From the following list of choices, select the name of the choice that is a possible type of table
relationship that can be created between two tables within the Create Relationships window.
(A) Many to many
(B) One to many
(C) None to many
(D) None to none

CHAPTER 31
1. The Recommended PivotTables feature is introduced in Excel 2013.
(A) True
(B) False
2. You CANNOT add a PivotChart to an existing PivotTable in Excel 2013.
(A) True
(B) False

CHAPTER 32
1. From the following list of choices, select the choice that BEST describes the function of the Values
quadrant within a PivotTable in Excel 2010:2007.
(A) Fields that you add to this quadrant will be used as the column labels within the PivotTable.
(B) Fields that you add to this quadrant will be used as the row labels within the PivotTable.
(C) Fields that you add to this quadrant will be used as the name of the PivotTable.
(D) Fields that you add to this quadrant will be the intersecting calculated fields within the
PivotTable.

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2. From the following list of choices, select the name of the button group within the PivotTable Tools
contextual tab in the Ribbon that contains the Field Settings button in Excel 2010:2007.
(A) PivotTable
(B) Actions
(C) Tools
(D) Active Field

CHAPTER 33
1. PowerPivot comes pre-installed with all versions of Excel.
(A) True
(B) False
2. You can manage the data model within an Excel workbook by using the PowerPivot tool.
(A) True
(B) False

CHAPTER 34
1. From the following list of choices, select the choice that BEST describes the purpose of the Power
View tool within Excel 2013.
(A) Power View allows you to view multiple workbooks within a single view.
(B) Power View is used to create a 3D view that allows you to view multiple worksheets within a
workbook at the same time.
(C) Power View is a data visualization and reporting tool.
(D) Power View is a tool used to manage the data within the data model in a visual environment.
2. From the following list of choices, select the name of the choice that is NOT a type of data
visualization that you can create in Power View.
(A) Map
(B) Card
(C) Matrix
(D) Coordinate

CHAPTER 35
1. From the following list of choices, select the name of the type of object that you CANNOT filter using
a slicer.
(A) Tables
(B) PivotTables
(C) PivotCharts
(D) Named Ranges

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CHAPTER 36
1. From the following list, select the step that should be performed BEFORE applying worksheet
protection in Excel.
(A) You should select the cells in the worksheet that you do not wish to protect.
(B) You should lock the cells that you do not want to allow users to change.
(C) You should unlock cells that you want users to be able to change later.
(D) You should select the cells in the worksheet that you wish to protect.
2. You MUST specify a password in order to apply worksheet protection within Excel.
(A) True
(B) False

CHAPTER 37
1. From the following list, select the choice that BEST describes the purpose of creating macros within
Excel.
(A) Macros are small programs that allow you to automate repetitive tasks within Excel.
(B) Macros are add-in components that will reprogram functions within Excel.
(C) Macros create data portals to allow you to import data from SQL Server into Excel.
(D) Macros are used to apply user restrictions and security on workbooks in Excel.

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