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1) Sparklines are:
A) the same as trendlines.
B) tiny charts that fit within a cell.
C) lines that connect the high point of columns.
D) the border that displays around a selected range.
Answer: B
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Objective: 1. Create and Format Sparklines and a 3-D Column Chart
4) To help choose the best type of chart for your data, use:
A) sparklines.
B) Recommended Charts.
C) trendlines.
D) styles.
Answer: D
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Objective: 1. Create and Format Sparklines and a 3-D Column Chart
8) To create a column chart, you must first select the ________ data to be plotted.
A) labels
B) columns
C) totals
D) rows
Answer: A
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9) By default, Excel displays a chart as a(n) ________ object within the worksheet.
A) embedded
B) separate
C) layered
D) selected
Answer: A
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11) Objects that make up a chart are called:
A) chart data.
B) chart elements.
C) chart markers.
D) chart objects.
Answer: B
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12) The entire chart with all of its elements is called the:
A) plot area.
B) chart object.
C) chart element.
D) chart area.
Answer: D
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14) The key that defines the colors assigned to categories in a chart is called a(n):
A) object.
B) element.
C) legend.
D) marker.
Answer: C
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16) The ________ is the range of numbers in the data series that controls the minimum,
maximum, and incremental values on the value axis.
A) legend
B) template
C) scale
D) matrix
Answer: C
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Objective: 2. Create and Format a Line Chart
17) When selecting the range for a line chart, you may need to include a(n) ________ to have the
same number of cells in each row.
A) total
B) empty cell
C) legend
D) column
Answer: B
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Objective: 2. Create and Format a Line Chart
18) When you create a chart, Excel uses the column and row headings that describe the values as
________ for the data.
A) legends
B) data
C) objects
D) labels
Answer: D
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Objective: 2. Create and Format a Line Chart
19) If there is only one line in a line chart, you should delete the:
A) label.
B) data marker.
C) legend.
D) title.
Answer: C
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Objective: 2. Create and Format a Line Chart
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20) A ________ is a visual representation of information and ideas that you can create by
choosing from among many different layouts to communicate your message easily and
effectively.
A) template
B) chart area
C) SmartArt graphic
D) trendline
Answer: C
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Objective: 3. Create and Modify a SmartArt Graphic
21) Which of the following SmartArt graphic categories would be used to show a timeline?
A) List
B) Pyramid
C) Cycle
D) Process
Answer: D
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Objective: 3. Create and Modify a SmartArt Graphic
22) The Text Pane includes ________ in which text can be typed.
A) cells
B) legends
C) placeholders
D) objects
Answer: C
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Objective: 3. Create and Modify a SmartArt Graphic
24) The Text Pane displays to the ________ of the SmartArt diagram.
A) left
B) bottom
C) top
D) right
Answer: A
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Objective: 4. Create and Modify an Organization Chart
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25) To delete a box from a SmartArt organization chart, you must display a ________ border.
A) solid line
B) dashed line
C) double line
D) dotted line
Answer: A
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Objective: 4. Create and Modify an Organization Chart
26) Effects can be added to SmartArt diagrams from the ________ tab.
A) DESIGN
B) PAGE LAYOUT
C) INSERT
D) FORMAT
Answer: D
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Objective: 4. Create and Modify an Organization Chart
27) To add a shape to a lower level of an organization chart, click Add Shape, and then click:
A) Add Shape Below.
B) Add Shape Above.
C) Add Shape After.
D) Add Shape Before.
Answer: A
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Objective: 4. Create and Modify an Organization Chart
28) Templates can have built-in ________ for performing calculations based on the data you
enter.
A) tables
B) cell references
C) formulas
D) ranges
Answer: C
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Objective: 5. Create an Excel Template
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30) If you want all of the forms within an organization to have a uniform appearance and the data
organized in the same way, you should use:
A) standardization.
B) protection.
C) validation.
D) equality.
Answer: A
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Objective: 5. Create an Excel Template
31) To prevent others from changing the formulas and formatting of a worksheet, you should
use:
A) validation.
B) uniformity.
C) standardization.
D) protection.
Answer: D
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Objective: 5. Create an Excel Template
32) When you save a template on your own computer to the template folder, it will be available
for future use from:
A) My workbooks.
B) My worksheets.
C) My charts.
D) My templates.
Answer: D
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Objective: 5. Create an Excel Template
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34) To create a form for others to complete, you should first ________ the cells that will need to
be filled in and then protect the workbook.
A) select
B) unlock
C) password
D) unprotect
Answer: B
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Objective: 6. Protect a Worksheet
35) If you try to enter data in a protected cell, a message appears informing you that the cell is
protected and therefore:
A) read-only.
B) unlocked.
C) invalid.
D) embedded.
Answer: A
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Objective: 6. Protect a Worksheet
36) If the Select locked cells option is selected in the Protect Sheet dialog box, the user can click
the locked cells and ________ the formulas.
A) view
B) delete
C) modify
D) format
Answer: A
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Objective: 6. Protect a Worksheet
37) All cells are locked by default, but the locking feature is only enabled when ________ is
applied.
A) validation
B) security
C) protection
D) locking
Answer: C
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Objective: 6. Protect a Worksheet
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38) When you protect a worksheet, you may add an optional ________ to prevent someone from
disabling the worksheet protection.
A) lock
B) legend
C) scale
D) password
Answer: D
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Objective: 6. Protect a Worksheet
39) When a template is opened from the New tab in the Backstage view, it is opened as a(n):
A) object.
B) worksheet.
C) workbook.
D) template.
Answer: C
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Objective: 7. Create a Worksheet Based on a Template
40) When a template is opened from Windows File Explorer, it is opened as a(n):
A) Excel Workbook (*.xlsx).
B) Excel Template (*.xltx).
C) Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook (*.xlsm).
D) Excel Macro-Enabled Template (*.xltm).
Answer: A
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Objective: 7. Create a Worksheet Based on a Template
43) High Point, Low Point, and Last Point markers can be used to further emphasize the visual
story that sparklines depict.
Answer: TRUE
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Objective: 1. Create and Format Sparklines and a 3-D Column Chart
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44) You should plot both totals and details on the same chart.
Answer: FALSE
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46) To select all the columns that represent a data series in a column chart, you must click on
each column individually.
Answer: FALSE
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47) Once you have created a chart, it is not possible to change the range of data that is displayed.
Answer: FALSE
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49) When selecting a range of cells for a chart, it is sometimes necessary to include an empty cell
in the selection.
Answer: TRUE
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Objective: 2. Create and Format a Line Chart
50) You can change the values on the value axis to increase or decrease the variations among the
numbers displayed.
Answer: TRUE
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Objective: 2. Create and Format a Line Chart
54) Preformatted SmartArt styles can be applied from the DESIGN tab.
Answer: TRUE
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Objective: 3. Create and Modify a SmartArt Graphic
57) To apply an effect to shapes in an organization chart, you must hold Ctrl and click on all
shapes individually to select them.
Answer: TRUE
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Objective: 4. Create and Modify an Organization Chart
60) Standardization means designing a workbook so that individuals cannot enter data into cells.
Answer: FALSE
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Objective: 5. Create an Excel Template
61) Organizations use standardization and protection when creating templates for commonly
used forms.
Answer: TRUE
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Objective: 5. Create an Excel Template
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62) When a template design is complete, you should enable protection.
Answer: TRUE
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Objective: 6. Protect a Worksheet
63) If you need to make changes to a template, it is not necessary to remove protection.
Answer: FALSE
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Objective: 6. Protect a Worksheet
64) When you open a template from the Templates folder in Backstage view, a new copy of the
template opens as a workbook.
Answer: TRUE
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Objective: 7. Create a Worksheet Based on a Template
65) Templates can only be used on the computer on which they are created.
Answer: FALSE
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Objective: 7. Create a Worksheet Based on a Template
66) ________ make a series of numbers easier to understand by displaying numerical data in a
graphical format.
Answer: Charts
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67) To create sparklines, you must first ________ the data you want to plot.
Answer: select
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70) The entire chart and all of its elements comprise the ________.
Answer: chart area
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71) ________ show trends over time.
Answer: Line charts
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Objective: 2. Create and Format a Line Chart
72) When a chart has only one line of data, a(n) ________ is unnecessary and the chart title can
be more specific.
Answer: legend
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Objective: 2. Create and Format a Line Chart
73) The ________ controls the minimum, maximum, and incremental values on the value axis.
Answer: scale
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Objective: 2. Create and Format a Line Chart
75) A(n) ________ graphic is a graphical tool that depicts ideas or associations.
Answer: SmartArt
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Objective: 3. Create and Modify a SmartArt Graphic
77) Both the Text Pane and the SmartArt graphic contain ________ in which you can type text.
Answer: placeholders
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Objective: 3. Create and Modify a SmartArt Graphic
79) To add text to a SmartArt graphic, you can type in the placeholders or you can open the
________.
Answer: Text Pane
Diff: 2
Objective: 4. Create and Modify an Organization Chart
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80) To insert a footer on several worksheets at the same time, you must first ________ the
worksheets.
Answer: group
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Objective: 4. Create and Modify an Organization Chart
82) A(n) ________ is a workbook that you create to use as a basis for another similar
workbooks.
Answer: template
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Objective: 5. Create an Excel Template
84) ________ means that all forms created within an organization will have a uniform
appearance.
Answer: Standardization
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Objective: 5. Create an Excel Template
86) Specific cells in a protected worksheet can be ________ so that data can be entered.
Answer: unlocked
Diff: 2
Objective: 6. Protect a Worksheet
87) You may add an optional ________ to prevent others from disabling worksheet protection.
Answer: password
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Objective: 6. Protect a Worksheet
90) An advantage to creating a(n) ________ is that it can be made available to coworkers on a
company intranet or to customers through a website.
Answer: template
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Objective: 7. Create a Worksheet Based on a Template
A. display along the bottom of the chart to identify the category of data
B. all objects that make up a chart
C. line that borders the chart plot area
D. area that includes the data series
E. entire chart and all its elements
Answer: B, E, C, A, D
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Objective: 1. Create and Format Sparklines and a 3-D Column Chart
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93) Match the following five terms to their meanings:
I. data labels
II. data marker
III. data points
IV. data series
V. gridlines
A. identifying information for a tick mark generated from the cells on the worksheet used to
create the chart
B. axis that displays along the left side of the chart to identify the numerical scale
C. axis that displays along the bottom of the chart to identify the categories of data
D. the short lines that display on an axis at regular intervals
E. areas surrounding a 3-D chart that give dimension and boundaries within plot area
Answer: D, A, B, C, E
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Objective: 1. Create and Format Sparklines and a 3-D Column Chart
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95) Match the following five terms to their meanings:
I. legend
II. line chart
III. scale
IV. trendline
V. data marker
A. illustrates connections
B. a visual representation of your information and ideas
C. shows steps in a timeline or process
D. shows a continual process
E. shows nonsequential information
Answer: B, D, E, C, A
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Objective: 3. Create and Modify a SmartArt Graphic
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97) Match the following five terms to their meanings:
I. Text Pane
II. organization chart
III. Hierarchy
IV. solid line border
V. Add Shape button
A. assures that all forms created within an organization will have a uniform appearance
B. extension used for an Excel workbook
C. extension used for an Excel template
D. a workbook that you can create and use as the basis for other similar workbooks
E. prevents individuals from changing areas of the worksheet
Answer: D, A, E, C, B
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Objective: 5. Create an Excel Template
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99) Match the following five terms to their meanings:
I. password
II. Protect Sheet dialog box
III. Select locked cells
IV. locked
V. unlocked
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