Hey there friends, today I am going to be answering the 19 most frequently asked questions about Excel.

Most of the people have many doubts about Excel so today, I am going to be clearing all of them.

So, let’s not waste any time, and let’s get started.

Table Of Contents:

• List Of 19 MS Excel Frequently Asked Questions
• Conclusion

List Of 19 MS Excel Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is ms excel?

MS Excel is a software program produced by Microsoft that allows users to organize, format, and calculate data with formulas using a spreadsheet system.

2. Where is vlookup in excel?

To find vlookup follow the instructions below.

Step 1: Click the cell where you want the VLOOKUP formula to be calculated.

Step 2: Click Formulas at the top of the screen

Step 3: Click Lookup & Reference on the Ribbon.

Step 4: Click VLOOKUP at the bottom of the drop-down menu.

Step 5: Specify the cell in which you will enter the value whose data you're looking for

3. Where is the pivot table in excel?

To insert a pivot table follow the steps below.

Step 1: Click any single cell inside the data set.

Step 2: On the Insert tab, in the Tables group, click PivotTable.

Step 3: Click Ok.

Step 4: The PivotTable Fields pane appears.

4. What is a spreadsheet?

A spreadsheet is an electronic document in which data is arranged in the rows and columns of a grid and can be manipulated and used in calculations.

5. Where is VBA in excel?

To open VBA, follow the steps below

Step 1: Go to 'File'

Step 2: Click on 'Options'

Step 3: Go to 'Customize ribbon'

Step 4: Tick Developer, You can also open VBA with a shortcut. Alt + F11. This is the keyboard shortcut.     

6. Where are freeze panes in excel?

To freeze the first column follow the below steps:

Step 1: Select view

Step 2: Freeze panes

Step 3: Freeze the first column

To freeze the first two columns follow the below steps:

Step 1: Select the third column

Step 2: Select view

Step 3: Freeze panes

Step 4: Freeze panes

To freeze columns and rows follow the below steps:

7. How to work in Excel?

When you start Excel, it doesn't automatically open a blank page.

Instead, you'll see Excel's Home page, where you will get the opportunity to open an existing spreadsheet or choose a template.

Excel displays spreadsheets you have recently used or pinned.           

8. What is conditional formatting in excel?

A conditional format changes the appearance of cells on the basis of conditions that you specify.

If the conditions are true, the cell range is formatted; if the conditions are false, the cell range is not formatted.

9. How to autofill in excel?

Put the mouse pointer over the bottom right-hand corner of the cell until it's a black plus sign.

Click and hold the left mouse button, and drag the plus sign over the cells you want to fill. And the series is filled in for you automatically using the AutoFill feature.

10. Why use pivot tables in excel?

A Pivot Table is used to summarise, sort, reorganize, group, count, total or average data stored in a table.

It allows us to transform columns into rows and rows into columns. It allows grouping by any column and using advanced calculations on them.

11. Why use macros in excel?

A macro is an action or a set of actions that you can run as many times as you want.
When you create a macro, you are recording your mouse clicks and keystrokes.

12. What is the compatibility mode in Microsoft excel?

After you save a workbook in an older format, Excel runs in Compatibility Mode. In this mode, you can't use any newer functionality that your newer Excel version provides.

This ensures that you do not add enhanced features to the document that people using an older Excel version cannot view.

13. What is advanced excel?

Advanced excel has more advanced elements that are not discussed in basic excel. Some of these are math, financial and statistical formulas.

PowerPivot tables and VBA programming.

14. Where is the quick access toolbar in ms excel?

A customizable toolbar is located in the upper left corner of the Excel window, above the ribbon.

If you want QAR to be closer to the worksheet area, you can move it below the ribbon.

15. What is a filter in excel?

Filters can be used to narrow down the data in your worksheet and hide parts of it from view.

While it may sound a little like grouping, filtering is different because it allows you to qualify and display only the data that interests you. 

16. Where can you choose automatic & manual calculation modes in excel?

For manual calculations click the “File” tab, on the backstage screen, click “Options” in the list of items on the left, the Excel Options dialogueue box displays.

Click “Formulas” in the list of items on the left, In the Calculation options section, click the “Manual” radio button to turn on the ability to manually calculate each worksheet.

For automatic calculations click “office button”, then click “excel options”, then “Formulas” and then workbook calculations.

17. Where is the page setup in excel?

For page, setup follows the below steps.

Step 1: Click the page layout tab in the Ribbon

Step 2: Go to the page setup group, where you will find some commonly used setups like margins, backgrounds, and size. For further setup, you should click the little square with an arrow in the right bottom of the group.

Step 3: Then a “page setup” box appears, then you can choose the settings based on your need.

Step 4: Click ok to finish.

18. Where is macro in excel?

19. What does it mean in excel?

The mean is the average number when all of the data is added and divided by the number of data points.

Conclusion

So there you have it, friends. The 19 most frequently asked questions. I hope reading this blog has made it much easier for you to use Ms Excel.

If you have any problems or need to clear some more doubts then feel free to leave a comment below and I will get back to you.

Good luck.