Microsoft Excel Study Guide 2026
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📋 Microsoft Excel Exam Format at a Glance
📚 Microsoft Excel Topics to Study (89)
✍️ Sample Microsoft Excel Questions & Answers
1. Which Excel feature allows you to automatically fill a series of dates, numbers, or text patterns?
AutoFill uses the fill handle (small square at the bottom-right of a selection) to extend a series automatically.
2. Which function would you use to find the position of a value in a list?
MATCH returns the relative position (row or column number) of a value within a range.
3. Which function replaces all occurrences of a substring within a text string?
SUBSTITUTE replaces all (or a specific) occurrences of a given text with new text within a string.
4. What does the SUMIFS function do differently from SUMIF?
SUMIFS can apply multiple criteria across different columns simultaneously, while SUMIF is limited to a single condition.
5. Let's say that cell A1 shows the value "12000.7789". How should this number be rounded to the nearest integer using the following formula?
The `ROUND` function in Excel is used to round a number to a specified number of decimal places. To round a number to the nearest integer, you specify `0` as the number of decimal places. This instructs Excel to round the value in cell A1 to the closest whole number.
6. What is the purpose of Custom Views?
Custom Views save combinations of display, filter, print settings for quick switching.
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