Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365 Apps) - MO-210 Exam Practice Test
Instructions
Exam Environment
Exam Interface and Controls
The exam panel provides access to the project task(s). Each project has an associated file in which you will perform the project tasks.
Overview:
Guitar Stores
You and a partner own several Guitar Stores. You are analyzing your revenue from the past two quarters.
Task 2:
Without using the New Sheet button, move the pie chart on the Qtr 2 worksheet to its own chart sheet named Qtr 2 Chart.
Exam Environment
Exam Interface and Controls
The exam panel provides access to the project task(s). Each project has an associated file in which you will perform the project tasks.
Overview:
Guitar Stores
You and a partner own several Guitar Stores. You are analyzing your revenue from the past two quarters.
Task 2:
Without using the New Sheet button, move the pie chart on the Qtr 2 worksheet to its own chart sheet named Qtr 2 Chart.
Correct Answer:
See the solution in Explanation below.
Explanation:
To move the pie chart to its own dedicated chart sheet without using the "New Sheet" button, follow these steps:
Step 1: Select the Pie Chart
Click anywhere on the Pie Chart located on the Qtr 2 worksheet. This action will activate the contextual chart tabs on the Ribbon.
Step 2: Open the Move Chart Dialog
Once the chart is selected, look at the top of your Excel window:
Go to the Chart Design tab (this tab only appears when a chart is selected).
On the far right of the Ribbon, in the Location group, click the Move Chart button.
Step 3: Configure the New Chart Sheet
A Move Chart dialog box will appear. To move the chart to its own sheet:
Select the New sheet: radio button.
In the text box next to "New sheet:", delete the default text and type Qtr 2 Chart.
Click OK.
Result
Excel will create a new sheet tab at the bottom of your workbook named Qtr 2 Chart that contains only the pie chart, scaled to fill the entire page.
Explanation:
To move the pie chart to its own dedicated chart sheet without using the "New Sheet" button, follow these steps:
Step 1: Select the Pie Chart
Click anywhere on the Pie Chart located on the Qtr 2 worksheet. This action will activate the contextual chart tabs on the Ribbon.
Step 2: Open the Move Chart Dialog
Once the chart is selected, look at the top of your Excel window:
Go to the Chart Design tab (this tab only appears when a chart is selected).
On the far right of the Ribbon, in the Location group, click the Move Chart button.
Step 3: Configure the New Chart Sheet
A Move Chart dialog box will appear. To move the chart to its own sheet:
Select the New sheet: radio button.
In the text box next to "New sheet:", delete the default text and type Qtr 2 Chart.
Click OK.
Result
Excel will create a new sheet tab at the bottom of your workbook named Qtr 2 Chart that contains only the pie chart, scaled to fill the entire page.
Instructions
Exam Environment
Exam Interface and Controls
The exam panel provides access to the project task(s). Each project has an associated file in which you will perform the project tasks.
Project 1
Overview:
Video Games
You are tracking video game popularity by compiling a workbook to document your findings.
Task 2:
On the Top 20 Videos worksheet, change the width of column C to 2.
Exam Environment
Exam Interface and Controls
The exam panel provides access to the project task(s). Each project has an associated file in which you will perform the project tasks.
Project 1
Overview:
Video Games
You are tracking video game popularity by compiling a workbook to document your findings.
Task 2:
On the Top 20 Videos worksheet, change the width of column C to 2.
Correct Answer:
Here are the complete solutions below.
Explanation:
Step-by-Step Instructions
* Navigate to the Correct Worksheet:
* Click on the tab labeled Top 20 Videos at the bottom of the Excel window to ensure you are on the correct sheet.
* Select Column C:
* Click on the letter C in the column header to select the entire column.
* Open Column Width Settings:
* Method A (Ribbon): Go to the Home tab. In the Cells group (towards the right), click Format.
Select Column Width... from the dropdown menu.
* Method B (Right-click): Right-click directly on the column header "C". A context menu will appear. Click Column Width...
* Enter the Width:
* A small dialog box labeled "Column Width" will appear.
* Type 2 in the box.
* Click OK.
Visual Verification
Before: Column C (containing the "Year" data) is likely wider, fitting the four-digit years comfortably.
After: Column C will become very narrow. The "Year" header and the dates (like 2011, 1984) might display as hashes (####) because the column is now too narrow to display the numbers, or the text will simply be cut off. This is expected behavior for the exam task; do not widen it back out unless instructed to do so.
Explanation:
Step-by-Step Instructions
* Navigate to the Correct Worksheet:
* Click on the tab labeled Top 20 Videos at the bottom of the Excel window to ensure you are on the correct sheet.
* Select Column C:
* Click on the letter C in the column header to select the entire column.
* Open Column Width Settings:
* Method A (Ribbon): Go to the Home tab. In the Cells group (towards the right), click Format.
Select Column Width... from the dropdown menu.
* Method B (Right-click): Right-click directly on the column header "C". A context menu will appear. Click Column Width...
* Enter the Width:
* A small dialog box labeled "Column Width" will appear.
* Type 2 in the box.
* Click OK.
Visual Verification
Before: Column C (containing the "Year" data) is likely wider, fitting the four-digit years comfortably.
After: Column C will become very narrow. The "Year" header and the dates (like 2011, 1984) might display as hashes (####) because the column is now too narrow to display the numbers, or the text will simply be cut off. This is expected behavior for the exam task; do not widen it back out unless instructed to do so.
Instructions
Exam Environment
Exam Interface and Controls
The exam panel provides access to the project task(s). Each project has an associated file in which you will perform the project tasks.
Overview:
Guitar Stores
You and a partner own several Guitar Stores. You are analyzing your revenue from the past two quarters.
Task5:
Display the formulas that are in the cells of the Qtr 2 worksheet.
Exam Environment
Exam Interface and Controls
The exam panel provides access to the project task(s). Each project has an associated file in which you will perform the project tasks.
Overview:
Guitar Stores
You and a partner own several Guitar Stores. You are analyzing your revenue from the past two quarters.
Task5:
Display the formulas that are in the cells of the Qtr 2 worksheet.
Correct Answer:
See the solution in Explanation below.
Explanation:
To display the formulas within the cells of the Qtr 2 worksheet instead of the resulting values, you can use the Show Formulas command.
Step 1: Navigate to the Qtr 2 Worksheet
Open your Excel workbook.
Click on the Qtr 2 sheet tab at the bottom of the screen.
Step 2: Enable "Show Formulas" via the Ribbon
Go to the Formulas tab on the Ribbon at the top of the Excel window.
Locate the Formula Auditing group.
Click the Show Formulas button.
Alternative Method: Keyboard Shortcut
You can quickly toggle this view on and off by pressing:
Ctrl + ` (the accent mark or backtick key, usually located to the left of the "1" key).
What to Expect
Once activated, Excel will:
Expand column widths to accommodate the formula text.
Hide the calculated results and show the actual syntax (e.g., instead of seeing $411,912, you will see =SUM (B10:D10)).
Explanation:
To display the formulas within the cells of the Qtr 2 worksheet instead of the resulting values, you can use the Show Formulas command.
Step 1: Navigate to the Qtr 2 Worksheet
Open your Excel workbook.
Click on the Qtr 2 sheet tab at the bottom of the screen.
Step 2: Enable "Show Formulas" via the Ribbon
Go to the Formulas tab on the Ribbon at the top of the Excel window.
Locate the Formula Auditing group.
Click the Show Formulas button.
Alternative Method: Keyboard Shortcut
You can quickly toggle this view on and off by pressing:
Ctrl + ` (the accent mark or backtick key, usually located to the left of the "1" key).
What to Expect
Once activated, Excel will:
Expand column widths to accommodate the formula text.
Hide the calculated results and show the actual syntax (e.g., instead of seeing $411,912, you will see =SUM (B10:D10)).
Instructions
Exam Environment
Exam Interface and Controls
The exam panel provides access to the project task(s). Each project has an associated file in which you will perform the project tasks.
Overview:
Clearance Sale
You are the administrative assistant for a retail company that is going out of business. You've been tasked to prepare a workbook for the clearance sale.
Task 4:
On the Sold worksheet, format the table so that every other row is shaded. Use a technique that automatically updates the formatting if you insert a newrow.
Exam Environment
Exam Interface and Controls
The exam panel provides access to the project task(s). Each project has an associated file in which you will perform the project tasks.
Overview:
Clearance Sale
You are the administrative assistant for a retail company that is going out of business. You've been tasked to prepare a workbook for the clearance sale.
Task 4:
On the Sold worksheet, format the table so that every other row is shaded. Use a technique that automatically updates the formatting if you insert a newrow.
Correct Answer:
See the solution in Explanation below.
Explanation:
To ensure every other row is shaded and that this formatting updates automatically when new rows are added, you should use theBanded Rowsfeature within theTable Designoptions.
Since your data is already formatted as a Table (indicated by the filter arrows in the header row), follow these steps:
Step-by-Step Solution
* Select the Table: Click anywhere inside the data on theSoldworksheet (for example, cellB5). This will make the contextual "Table Design" tab appear in the Ribbon.
* Go to Table Design: Click on theTable Designtab at the top of the Excel window.
* Enable Banded Rows: In theTable Style Optionsgroup, check the box labeledBanded Rows.
Why this works:
* Automatic Updating: Because this is a Table feature rather than manual cell shading, if you insert a new row between existing data, Excel will automatically re-calculate the "every other row" pattern to maintain the shading.
* Consistency: This method ensures that even if you sort or filter the data, the alternating stripes remain consistent visually.
Verification
Look at your table; you should see that rows 4, 6, 8, etc., have a different background color than rows 5, 7, 9.
Try right-clicking a row and selectingInsertto see how the shading shifts automatically to maintain the pattern.
Explanation:
To ensure every other row is shaded and that this formatting updates automatically when new rows are added, you should use theBanded Rowsfeature within theTable Designoptions.
Since your data is already formatted as a Table (indicated by the filter arrows in the header row), follow these steps:
Step-by-Step Solution
* Select the Table: Click anywhere inside the data on theSoldworksheet (for example, cellB5). This will make the contextual "Table Design" tab appear in the Ribbon.
* Go to Table Design: Click on theTable Designtab at the top of the Excel window.
* Enable Banded Rows: In theTable Style Optionsgroup, check the box labeledBanded Rows.
Why this works:
* Automatic Updating: Because this is a Table feature rather than manual cell shading, if you insert a new row between existing data, Excel will automatically re-calculate the "every other row" pattern to maintain the shading.
* Consistency: This method ensures that even if you sort or filter the data, the alternating stripes remain consistent visually.
Verification
Look at your table; you should see that rows 4, 6, 8, etc., have a different background color than rows 5, 7, 9.
Try right-clicking a row and selectingInsertto see how the shading shifts automatically to maintain the pattern.