Excel for Beginners Course 2026

This course is for people who are new to Excel or want to fill gaps before starting an office, retail or warehouse job. It covers cells and ranges, formatting, formulas and basic functions, cell references, sorting and tables, and charts, printing and sharing. Study each lesson, try its topic quiz, then take the timed final assessment. Score 80% or more to earn a certificate of completion.

Curso
Canadá
100 preguntas
Revisado el 13 de octubre de 2026
Verificado el 13 de octubre de 2026

Respuesta rápida

Este curso gratuito tiene unos 120 minutos de lecciones, 6 pruebas temáticas sin límite de tiempo (100 preguntas en total) y una evaluación final cronometrada de 30 preguntas elegidas al azar. Saca un 80 % o más en la evaluación final para descargar un certificado de finalización (privado, no acreditado). Contrastado con fuentes oficiales el 13 de octubre de 2026.

Empieza por las leccionesExcel for Beginners Course: Lessons: unos 120 minutos de lectura. Todas las preguntas del test se tratan en las lecciones.

Qué aprenderás

Find your way around workbooks, worksheets, cells and ranges
Enter, edit and format numbers, dates, money and text
Write formulas with SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX, COUNT, COUNTIF, ROUND and IF
Use relative and absolute references and fill formulas with AutoFill
Sort, filter and total data in an Excel table
Make a simple chart, print a sheet neatly and share a workbook

Obtén un 80 % o más para descargar tu certificado.

Tu plan de estudio

Lee cada lección, haz su prueba temática (sin límite de tiempo, con explicaciones) y luego la evaluación final cronometrada. Cada vez se elige una nueva mezcla de preguntas. Tu progreso se guarda en este navegador.

Prueba temática 1: Workbooks, worksheets, cells and ranges

Pregunta 1 de 16
What is the name of the cell where column C meets row 4?
- 4C
- C:4
- C4
- D3
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. C4
A cell name is the column letter followed by the row number, so column C and row 4 give C4.
Pregunta 2 de 16
In the sheet below, which cell contains the word "Radios"?
A B C D
1 Item Category Qty Unit cost
2 Safety vests PPE 42 12.50
3 Hard hats PPE 15 24.00
4 Flashlights Tools 8 18.75
5 Radios Electronics 6 149.00
6 Batteries (AA) Electronics 120 0.85
7 Gloves PPE 64 4.20
8 Traffic cones Site 30 16.40
- A5
- A4
- B5
- E1
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. A5
"Radios" is in column A on row 5, so the cell is A5.
Pregunta 3 de 16
How many worksheets does a new blank workbook have by default in current versions of Excel?
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 3
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. 1
Microsoft lists the default number of sheets in a new workbook as 1. You can add more at any time.
Pregunta 4 de 16
Which keyboard shortcut creates a new blank workbook?
- Ctrl+W
- Ctrl+N
- Ctrl+B
- Ctrl+L
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. Ctrl+N
Ctrl+N opens a new blank workbook. You can also open Excel and select Blank workbook.
Pregunta 5 de 16
How do you add a new worksheet with the mouse?
- Select the Data tab, then select Filter
- Select the + icon next to the sheet tabs
- Select View, then Freeze Panes
- Double-click cell A1 and press Enter
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. Select the + icon next to the sheet tabs
The plus (+) icon next to the sheet tabs at the bottom adds a new worksheet.
Pregunta 6 de 16
What is a quick way to rename a worksheet?
- Select the column letter and press F4 to type a name
- Press Ctrl+N and type the new name
- Double-click its sheet tab and type a name
- Double-click cell A1 and type the new name
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. Double-click its sheet tab and type a name
You can double-click a sheet tab (or right-click it and choose Rename) and type a new name.
Pregunta 7 de 16
How many cells are in the range B2:B6?
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 6
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. 5
The range runs from row 2 to row 6 in one column: rows 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 make 5 cells.
Pregunta 8 de 16
What does the range B15:E15 refer to?
- Columns B to E on every row of the sheet
- Column B, from row 15 down to row E
- Row 15, from column B to column E
- Only the two cells B15 and E15
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. Row 15, from column B to column E
A colon joins the first and last cell of a range. B15:E15 is row 15, columns B through E.
Pregunta 9 de 16
In the sheet below, the data (without the header row) is in A2:D8. How many cells is that?
A B C D
1 Item Category Qty Unit cost
2 Safety vests PPE 42 12.50
3 Hard hats PPE 15 24.00
4 Flashlights Tools 8 18.75
5 Radios Electronics 6 149.00
6 Batteries (AA) Electronics 120 0.85
7 Gloves PPE 64 4.20
8 Traffic cones Site 30 16.40
- 28
- 24
- 11
- 32
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. 28
The range has 4 columns (A to D) and 7 rows (2 to 8), so 4 × 7 = 28 cells.
Pregunta 10 de 16
What does the reference 5:10 mean in a formula?
- All cells in rows 5 through 10
- Only the cell in column E, row 10
- All cells in columns E through J
- Cells A5 to A10 only
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. All cells in rows 5 through 10
A reference made of two row numbers, such as 5:10, means every cell in those whole rows.
Pregunta 11 de 16
Which of these sheet names will Excel refuse?
- Week 1 and 2
- Week_1_2
- Week 1/2
- Week 1-2
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. Week 1/2
Sheet names can't contain the characters / \ ? * : [ or ]. The slash makes "Week 1/2" invalid.
Pregunta 12 de 16
What is the longest name a worksheet tab can have?
- 64 characters
- 31 characters
- 15 characters
- 255 characters
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. 31 characters
Excel limits sheet names to 31 characters, and a name can't be blank.
Pregunta 13 de 16
Which sheet name can't be used, even though it has no forbidden characters?
- History
- Payroll
- Inventory
- Summary
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. History
Excel reserves the name "History" for its own use, so you can't give a sheet that name.
Pregunta 14 de 16
How many rows does one Excel worksheet have?
- 1,000,000
- 16,384
- 1,048,576
- 65,536
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. 1,048,576
A worksheet has 1,048,576 rows and 16,384 columns.
Pregunta 15 de 16
A formula contains Sales!B2:B9. What does the exclamation point (!) do?
- It separates the sheet name from the cell range
- It means "not equal to" in Excel
- It makes the reference absolute when copied
- It tells Excel to ignore any errors in those cells
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. It separates the sheet name from the cell range
In a reference to another sheet, the ! separates the worksheet name from the cells, so Sales!B2:B9 is B2:B9 on the Sales sheet.
Pregunta 16 de 16
You want a formula that uses cell A1 on a sheet named March Hours. Which reference is written correctly?
- March Hours!A1
- (March Hours)!A1
- 'March Hours'!A1
- "March Hours"!A1
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. 'March Hours'!A1
When a sheet name has a space, put it inside single quotation marks (apostrophes) before the exclamation point.

	A	B	C	D
1	Item	Category	Qty	Unit cost
2	Safety vests	PPE	42	12.50
3	Hard hats	PPE	15	24.00
4	Flashlights	Tools	8	18.75
5	Radios	Electronics	6	149.00
6	Batteries (AA)	Electronics	120	0.85
7	Gloves	PPE	64	4.20
8	Traffic cones	Site	30	16.40

	A	B	C	D
1	Item	Category	Qty	Unit cost
2	Safety vests	PPE	42	12.50
3	Hard hats	PPE	15	24.00
4	Flashlights	Tools	8	18.75
5	Radios	Electronics	6	149.00
6	Batteries (AA)	Electronics	120	0.85
7	Gloves	PPE	64	4.20
8	Traffic cones	Site	30	16.40

Qué debes saber antes del examen

Every Excel formula starts with an equal sign (=).
Excel multiplies and divides before it adds and subtracts, so =5+2*3 returns 11 but =(5+2)*3 returns 21.
A dollar sign makes a reference absolute: $A$1 stays the same wherever you copy the formula. Press F4 to switch reference types.
AVERAGE ignores empty cells and text in a range, but it includes cells that contain zero.
A number format changes only how a value looks. Excel calculates with the stored value, which you can see in the formula bar.
A table's Total Row uses SUBTOTAL, so totals skip rows hidden by a filter.
One worksheet has 1,048,576 rows and 16,384 columns.

Preguntas frecuentes

What certificate do I get, and what is it not?

If you score 80% or more on the final assessment, you can download a certificate of completion for this course. It shows that you finished a general skills course. It is not a Microsoft certification such as Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS), and it is not an accredited qualification.

Which version of Excel does this course use?

The lessons describe Excel for Microsoft 365 on Windows and Excel for the web. Most steps are the same on a Mac, but some keyboard shortcuts are different.

Do I need Excel installed to take the course?

No. You can read the lessons and answer the quizzes in your browser. To try the practical exercises, use Excel on a computer or Excel for the web, and copy the practice data into a new workbook.

How does the final assessment work?

It has 30 questions picked at random from the course's question bank, and you have 40 minutes. You get a new mix of questions each time you try.

Why does the invoice exercise use 5% GST?

It is an example only. Sales tax rates differ by province and territory. Some places charge 5% GST only, and others charge HST, such as 13% in Ontario.

¿El certificado está acreditado o reconocido oficialmente?

No. Es un certificado de finalización privado, solo para tus conocimientos. No está reconocido, acreditado ni aprobado por ningún gobierno, organismo de licencias, regulador ni institución educativa, y no sustituye ninguna licencia, certificación ni formación exigida por la ley.