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Microsoft Excel Skills Test

Please take the following test:
Which is not a kind of chart?
Pie
0

Scatter
0

Line
0

Distribution
2

How might you average a column of figures?
Aver function
0

Autosum button
2

Total the column then divide by the number of entries
0

Don't know
0

How can you alter the height of a row?
Drag the divider between row headers
2

Use the format menu row command
2

Right click the row and type a height
1

Don't know
0

Which function shows just the current date?
Today
2

Now
1

Date
0

Don't know
0

What kind of reference is $C4?
Absolute
0

Mixed
2

Relative
0

Don't know
0

To automatically copy formulae from one cell to another you would use
The Autocopy button
0

Copy and Paste
1

The Autofill button
2

Don't know
0

What formula do you need to count numbers in an excel 2007 table?
Don’t need one - turn on the totals row and use the drop button
2

The Count function
1

The Numbercount formula
0

Don't know
0

You have several rows containing headings in a distinctive style, and you need to change their font. Would you -
Highlight each of them and choose a different font in turn
1

Use the find & replace command
2

Create and apply a style
1

Don't know
0

What kind of entry is the number 01522 999999?
Number
0

Text
2

Telephone Number
0

Don't know
0

To display several different options on a spreadsheet without duplicating the figures we might use
Goal Seeking
0

Futurecasting
0

Scenarios
2

Evaluations
0

To summarize a large spreadsheet to show aggregate totals the best tool would be.
Pivot Table
2

The Autosum function
0

The Vlookup formula
0

Don't know
0

Thank you for taking the test.
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