FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

USING MICROSOFT EXCEL

HOW TO ADD COPY AND MOVE WORKSHEETS WITHIN EXCEL WORKBOOKS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If you want to type a formula in a cell, you must start your formula with a ____ sign.
A
=
B
!
C
$
D
?
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Simple formulas always start with an equal sign (=), followed by constants that are numeric values and calculation operators such as plus (+), minus (-), asterisk(*), or forward slash (/) signs. Let’s take an example of a simple formula. On the worksheet, click the cell in which you want to enter the formula.

Detailed explanation-2: -Press Tab. To start the formula, type an equal sign, and start typing the name of a function. A popup list will appear, showing any functions that match what you’ve typed. When the function that you want is highlighted, press the Tab key, to enter it in the cell, along with its opening bracket.

Detailed explanation-3: -Microsoft Excel formulas-the basics All Excel formulas begin with an equal sign (=). After the equal symbol, you enter either a calculation or function.

Detailed explanation-4: -The basic syntax for a function is an equals sign (=), the function name (SUM, for example), and one or more arguments. Arguments contain the information you want to calculate. The function in the example below would add the values of the cell range A1:A20.

Detailed explanation-5: -Excel uses standard operators for formulas, such as a plus sign for addition (+), a minus sign for subtraction (-), an asterisk for multiplication (*), a forward slash for division (/), and a caret (^) for exponents. All formulas in Excel must begin with an equals sign (=).

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