WALLSTREETPREP: EXCEL CRASH COURSE

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

All of the following are keyboard shortcut that allow the user input to add more
sheets to a workbook EXCEPT:
Alt h i w
What is a keyboard shortcut to open a file?`
Ctrl o
What is the recommended workbook calculation setting for Excel?
Automatic Except for Data Tables
To add a cell reference from a different worksheet into an existing formula with
your keyboard, you should follow the following steps:
1. Hit F2 to get into the existing formula; delete any incorrect formulas or operators 2.
Hit F2 again to enable "Enter" mode on the bottom-left corner of the Excel sheet 3.
Holding down Ctrl, use PageUp or PageDown to find the desired worksheet 4. Let go of
the Ctrl and PageUp/Down keys 5. Use the arrow keys to locate the desired cell
reference 6. Hit Enter
What is the keyboard shortcut to move sheets within a workbook?
Alt H O M
What is the keyboard shortcut to open the formatting cells dialog box?
Ctrl 1
What are the keyboard shortcuts for auto-fitting a range of columns?
1) Select the columns by hitting Ctrl Spacebar. 2) Hold down the shift key and use left
and right arrow keys to highlight the range of columns. 3) Hit Alt H O I to auto fit the
columns.
When you are in the Format Cells dialog (Ctrl 1):
What is the keyboard shortcut for moving across tabs (Number, Alignment, Font
Border, Fill, Protection)?
How do you move counter clockwise across form elements?
How do you select a checkbox (put a checkbox next to it)
1) Ctrl Tab 2) Shift Tab 3) Spacebar
If I want to add the title "Company Financials" in cell A1 ensure that all columns
are the same width across all the worksheets in my workbook, how would I do
that?
1. Group the wroksheets by hitting Ctrl Shift and use the PageUp/Down keys to select
the worksheets. 2. In the active sheet type in "Company Financials" in A1 and apply the
desired width to all columns 3. Remember to hit Ctrl Pageup or Pagedown to make sure
that future edits only apply to active sheet.
What is the keyboard sequence to

1) Group highlighted columns (but not to hide group)

2) Hide the group (will show a + sign above the column)

3) Show the group (will show a + sign above the column)

1. Shift Alt Right Arrow 2. Alt a h 3. Alt a j
What is the keyboard shortcut to open the paste special dialog box?
Alt e s or Alt h v s
Which of the following keys IS NOT a way to trace precedent cells?
Ctrl Alt [
What is the keyboard shortcut to freeze panes within a worksheet?
Alt W F F
Please select the answer that best describes the shortcut to

Split (not freeze) an excel sheet into just two panes (top and bottom)
To navigate from pane to pane
1. With the active cell on any row but in column A, hit Alt W S to split the panes to a top
and bottom. 2. Hit F6 to jump from pane to pane (in some versions of Excel you will
need to hit F6 several times to get from one pane to the other).
You are in cell A1 and start a formula by typing = in a worksheet with split top and
bottom panes. In order to jump to the bottom pane while working on the formula:
Hit F6
Identify a function in cell D6 that will return the fraction of the year elapsed
assuming a 360 day count basis.
=YEARFRAC(D4,D5,2)
Identify the formula that will always output a date that is the end-of-month date 3
months after the date inputted in D5.
=EOMONTH(D5,3)
Identify the formula that, based in user inputs in cells B1 and B2, outputs the text
"animal lover" for users who have at least 1 dog and at least one cat, and outputs
"lonely person" when those conditions are not met.
=IF(AND(B1>0,B2>0),"animal lover","lonely person")
Identify the best formula that will output 2016 expenses. Hint: Only select the
'range lookup' argument if it is necessary.
=HLOOKUP(2016,A1:D4,3)
Identify the formula that will output 2016 expenses (55).
=OFFSET(A1,2,2)
Identify the formula that will output 2016 expenses:
=CHOOSE(2,B3,C3,D3)
Identify the formula that outputs 2016 expenses.
=VLOOKUP("Expenses",A1:D4,3,0)
Identify the formula that outputs data from the table based on the user inputs in
cells C6 and C7.
=OFFSET(A1,MATCH(C6,A2:A4,0),MATCH(C7,B1:D1))
Identify the formula that sums the property values of properties in Boston.`
=SUMIF(C2:C5,"Boston",B2:B5)
Identify the formula that outputs the sum of property values for properties in
Boston that were built after 1950.
=SUMIFS(B2:B5,C2:C5,"Boston",D2:D5,">1950")
What is the NPV of these cash flows, assuming end of period discounting?

Round to nearest whole number and use comma separator, so if your answer is
1,578.6, input 1,579. Don't input currency symbols or any extra spaces
4,648
What is the NPV, this time assuming beginning of period discounting?

Round to nearest whole number and use comma separator, so if your answer is
1,578.6, input 1,579. Don't input currency symbols or any extra spaces
5,112