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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Formatting affects how information appears in cells and does not alter the data in any way.
 

 2. 

Formatting alters the data in cells.
 

 3. 

The Increase Decimal button automatically adds dollar signs and two decimal places to your data.
 

 4. 

Bold, italics, and underlining are examples of Format Painter.
 

 5. 

Format Painter allows you to copy only the format of a cell.
 

 6. 

The Format Painter button allows you to change only the color of the specified cells.
 

 7. 

If you change the font size of a single cell, Excel will automatically adjust the font size of all the cells in the worksheet.
 

 8. 

Point size is the name given to a collection of characters with a specific design.
 

 9. 

The physical size of text is measured in inches.
 

 10. 

The default font in Excel is 10 point Arial.
 

 11. 

Excel provides 16 preset formats, called AutoFormats, which allow instant formatting of large amounts of data.
 
 
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 12. 

The default column width is a little less that one inch or 8.43 characters wide.
 

 13. 

The AutoFit Selection command automatically resizes a worksheet column to fit the widest entry in that column.
 

 14. 

Row height is calculated in units of measure called points.
 

 15. 

In order for text to be legible, row height must exceed font size.
 

 16. 

You might need to adjust column widths to make a worksheet more useable.
 

 17. 

You can adjust both the width of columns and height of rows in an Excel worksheet.
 

 18. 

If you choose the Standard Width command from the Format menu, your columns are reset to 1.5 inches.
 

 19. 

If you select the Hide command, it will hide all labels in a worksheet.
 

 20. 

When you delete a row or column within a range used in a formula you must change the formula.
 

 21. 

Excel does NOT automatically adjust formulas when a column or a row is inserted within a range used in a formula.
 

 22. 

Borders can be applied to selected cells in a worksheet.
 

 23. 

In the Format Cells dialog box, you can see what your text will look like in the Sample box.
 

 24. 

Automatically applying formatting attributes based on cell values is called conditional formatting.
 

 25. 

Any words you've added to the dictionary using Word, PowerPoint, and Access are also available in Excel's spell checker.
 

 26. 

It is not necessary to check for spelling errors after formatting.
 
 
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 27. 

In the figure above, item 2 displays the currently selected font.
 

 28. 

In the figure above, item 3 shows a sample of the selected font which is 10 point Arial, Excel's default font.
 

 29. 

The figure above illustrates the Format Cells dialog box with the Font tab selected.
 

 30. 

In the figure above, item 1 points to the available fonts.
 

 31. 

In the figure above, item 2 indicates line length in picas.
 

 32. 

In the figure above, item 1 points to pattern attribute options.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 33. 

Formatting affects how information appears in ____.
a.
Boxes
b.
Cells
c.
Formulas
d.
None of the above
 

 34. 

Cells and ranges in a worksheet can be formatted ____.
a.
Before data is entered
b.
After data is entered
c.
Before or after data is entered
d.
At the same time data is entered
 

 35. 

A cell's format can be "copied" into other cells using the ____.
a.
Clipboard
b.
Format Painter button
c.
Paste Function button
d.
None of the above