Basic Excel Stuff
Hodgepodge
Order of Operations
Write a Formula
What Word/Function
100

All Excel formulas begin with _______

What is an = (equal sign)?

100

What is the "absolute" symbol used in a formula to make sure the cell range does NOT CHANGE.

$

100

PEMDAS helps remember the _____

What is order of operations?


100

A formula that adds 2 cells A1 and A22

What is =A1+A22

100

adds a range of cells together

What is SUM

200

Currency formatting has a $ sign and how many default decimal places?

2
200

An _____ cell reference that does not change when the formula is copied or moved.

What is absolute?

200

When solving a formula, always complete the items in _____ first.

What is parentheses?

200

That will subtract A3 from A4

What is =A4-A3

200

gives you the average of a range of cells

What is AVERAGE?

300

There are tabs at the bottom of the "workbook" file, where you can observe, add and delete the number of "what" in the file.

What is a worksheet?

300

The _____ error occurs when the column is not wide enough or a negative date is entered.

What is ####?

300

_____ is the answer for 9+5x8

What is 49?

300

use the function that will add the total of the range of cells A1:A11

What is =SUM(A1:A22)

300

returns the smallest amount in a series

What is MIN?

400

10+(6-3)/2^2*4-1 is a simple formula.

FALSE as a simple formula only has one operator

400

_____ are pre-written formulas

What are functions?

400

Simply the numerical expression using the order of operations and provide the answer 4-9/3+5x2=

4-9/3+10

4-3+10

1+10

The answer is 11


400

that will return the largest number between A1 and A22

What is =MAX(A1:A22)

400

The function that can produce the highest value in a group of cells

What is MAX?

500

The #NAME? error occurs when Excel does not recognize _____ in a formula.

What is text?

500

The fill handle to copy formulas from one cell to others is located where?

The square at the bottom right corner of the cell.


500

This type of error is displayed when the formula displays the wrong type of argument. 


What is #VALUE! error

500

This method of creating a formula can save a lot of time and effort. You do not have to type in the cell addresses. 

What is the point & click method?

500

What would you use to find "duplicates" in a series of data?

What is "conditional formatting":