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 perguntas
Verificado em 13 de outubro de 2026
Verificado em 13 de outubro de 2026

Resposta rápida

Este curso gratuito tem cerca de 120 minutos de lições, 6 questionários temáticos sem limite de tempo (100 perguntas no total) e uma avaliação final cronometrada de 30 perguntas escolhidas ao acaso. Obtenha 80 % ou mais na avaliação final para descarregar um certificado de conclusão (privado, não acreditado). Verificado com fontes oficiais em 13 de outubro de 2026.

Comece pelas liçõesExcel for Beginners Course: Lessons: cerca de 120 minutos de leitura. Todas as perguntas do teste são abordadas nas lições.

O que vai aprender

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

Obtenha 80% ou mais para descarregar o seu certificado.

O seu plano de estudo

Leia cada lição, faça o questionário temático (sem limite de tempo, com explicações) e depois a avaliação final cronometrada. De cada vez é escolhida uma nova mistura de perguntas. O seu progresso fica guardado neste navegador.

Questionário temático 1: Workbooks, worksheets, cells and ranges

Pergunta 1 de 16
What is the name of the cell where column C meets row 4?
- 4C
- C:4
- C4
- D3
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Resposta: C. C4
A cell name is the column letter followed by the row number, so column C and row 4 give C4.
Pergunta 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
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Resposta: A. A5
"Radios" is in column A on row 5, so the cell is A5.
Pergunta 3 de 16
How many worksheets does a new blank workbook have by default in current versions of Excel?
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 3
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Resposta: B. 1
Microsoft lists the default number of sheets in a new workbook as 1. You can add more at any time.
Pergunta 4 de 16
Which keyboard shortcut creates a new blank workbook?
- Ctrl+W
- Ctrl+N
- Ctrl+B
- Ctrl+L
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Resposta: B. Ctrl+N
Ctrl+N opens a new blank workbook. You can also open Excel and select Blank workbook.
Pergunta 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
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Resposta: B. Select the + icon next to the sheet tabs
The plus (+) icon next to the sheet tabs at the bottom adds a new worksheet.
Pergunta 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
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Resposta: 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.
Pergunta 7 de 16
How many cells are in the range B2:B6?
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 6
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Resposta: B. 5
The range runs from row 2 to row 6 in one column: rows 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 make 5 cells.
Pergunta 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
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Resposta: 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.
Pergunta 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
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Resposta: A. 28
The range has 4 columns (A to D) and 7 rows (2 to 8), so 4 × 7 = 28 cells.
Pergunta 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
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Resposta: 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.
Pergunta 11 de 16
Which of these sheet names will Excel refuse?
- Week 1 and 2
- Week_1_2
- Week 1/2
- Week 1-2
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Resposta: C. Week 1/2
Sheet names can't contain the characters / \ ? * : [ or ]. The slash makes "Week 1/2" invalid.
Pergunta 12 de 16
What is the longest name a worksheet tab can have?
- 64 characters
- 31 characters
- 15 characters
- 255 characters
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Resposta: B. 31 characters
Excel limits sheet names to 31 characters, and a name can't be blank.
Pergunta 13 de 16
Which sheet name can't be used, even though it has no forbidden characters?
- History
- Payroll
- Inventory
- Summary
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Resposta: A. History
Excel reserves the name "History" for its own use, so you can't give a sheet that name.
Pergunta 14 de 16
How many rows does one Excel worksheet have?
- 1,000,000
- 16,384
- 1,048,576
- 65,536
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Resposta: C. 1,048,576
A worksheet has 1,048,576 rows and 16,384 columns.
Pergunta 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
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Resposta: 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.
Pergunta 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
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Resposta: 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

O que saber antes do exame

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.

Perguntas frequentes

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.

O certificado é acreditado ou reconhecido oficialmente?

Não. É um certificado de conclusão privado, apenas para o seu conhecimento. Não é reconhecido, acreditado nem aprovado por nenhum governo, entidade licenciadora, regulador ou instituição de ensino e não substitui qualquer licença, certificação ou formação exigida por lei.