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Editing Cell Contents in Excel 2016

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct words :


Right Clipboard Delete Cells Redo
1. The Undo and Redo buttons are present on the Quick Access toolbar.
2. To delete the cell content, select the cell and press Delete.
3. The Insert, Delete, and Format options are present in the cells group on the Home tab.
4. The Insert, Delete, and Format options are present in the cells group on the Home tab.
5. To change the width of a column, drag its Right border.

B. Write True or False :

1. Select the cell and press F2 to edit the cell content. - True
2. You cannot change the row height of more than one row at a time - False
3. To add a new row, right-click the row heading and select Insert - True
4. To change the column width manually, drag the column’s heading to the left or right
Until the column is of the desired width - False
5. You can edit the content of the active cell only - False

C. Choose the correct option :

1. Which key is used for editing the selected cell ?


a) F2 b) F3 c) F4 d) F5

2. On clicking the Cut or Copy option for a cell range ______ appears.
a) A dark wide border b) A dotted border c) A blinking border d) None of these

3. You can copy or move the content in a cell by using the


a) Commands in the Clipboard group on the Home tab b) Commands in the context menu
c) Drag and drop d) All of these

4. Which of the following options are present in the Cells group on the Home tab ?
a) Delete b) Insert c) Format d) All of these

D. Answer the following questions :

1. Write down two ways by which you can edit the content in a cell.

Ans: We can edit the content in a cell in two ways –


• By overwriting, thus changing the content completely.
• By modifying them partially.

2. How can you partially modify the content of a cell?

Ans: To modify the content of a cell partially, you can use any one of the following ways :

• Double-click the cell and edit the content directly in the cell.
• Select the cell, press F2, and edit the content of the cell.
• Select the cell and click the Formula Bar to edit the content in the Formula Bar.
The modified data will appear.

3. Write down the shortcut keys of undo an action and redo an action.

Ans: Undo an action – Ctrl + Z and Redo an action – Ctrl + Y.


4. How can you copy a data by drag-and -drop?

Ans: We can also copy data by drag-and-drop. Press Ctrl and position the cursor at the border of the selected range so
that a + sign appears next to the cursor. While holding down the Ctrl key, drag the data to the desired location.

5. How can you move data by drag-and-drop?

Ans: To move data by drag-and-drop, position the cursor on the border of the selected range so that the cursor changes
to a four-sided arrow shape. Now, drag the data to the desired location.

6. How can you insert a cell or a block of cells in a worksheet.

Ans: To insert a cell or a block of cells, the following steps are –


• Select the range of cells where you want to insert the block of cells.
• On the Home tab, in the Cells group, click the down arrow of Insert. Select Insert Cells.
• The Insert dialog box is displayed. It shows four options.
• Select the appropriate option and click OK.

7. How can you insert rows or columns?

Ans: To insert a new row or rows, first select the row or multiple rows, starting from the row above which you want the
new row or rows. Similarly, if you want to insert a new column, select the column to the left of which you want the new
column.
• On the Home tab, in the Cells group, click the down arrow of Insert.
• Select Insert Sheet Rows or Insert Sheet Columns. The new row(s) or columns are inserted in the worksheet and
the selected row(s) shift down which the selected column(s) shift to the right.

8. How can you delete cells?

Ans: Steps of Deleting Cells –


• Select the range of cells you want to delete.
• On the Home tab, in the Cells group, click he down arrow of the Delete option.
• Select the Delete Cells option.
• The Delete dialog box is displayed. It has four options.
• Select the appropriate option and click OK.

9. How can you delete rows and columns?

Ans: To delete a row or rows, first select the rows you wish to delete. Similarly, in the case of columns, first select the
columns you wish to delete.
• In the Cells group, click the down arrow of the Delete button.
• Select Delete Sheet Rows or Delete Sheet Columns from the menu that appears.
• The selected rows or columns are deleted. The remaining rows shift up. The remaining columns shift left.

10. How can you change the row height for several rows at once?

Ans: To change the row height for several rows at once, follow these steps –
• Select the rows.
• On the Home tab, in the Cells group, click Format.
• Select Row Height from the menu that appears.
• The Row Height dialog box appears, showing the current height of the row. Enter a value, say 20, and click OK.
The height of all the selected rows will change to 20.
11. Write down the steps to change column width.

Ans: To change the width of several columns, follow these steps –


• Select the columns.
• On the Home tab, in the Cells group, click Format.
• Select the column Width option from the menu that appears.
• The Column width dialog box appears. Enter a value in points and click OK. The width of the selected columns will
change.

12. What is the default font and default font size. What is the default column width?

Ans: The default row height using the default Font (Calibri) and the default font size (11) is 15 points. The default column
width is 8.43 points.

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