Excel for Data Entry - Interview Prep Guide
1. Important Excel Topics for Data Entry Jobs
- Basic Excel Interface: Cells, Rows, Columns, Workbook vs Worksheet
- Data Entry & Formatting: Bold, Font Size, Color, Alignment
- Basic Formulas: SUM(), AVERAGE(), COUNT(), MAX(), MIN()
- Sorting & Filtering Data
- Data Validation: Drop-downs, restrictions
- Copy, Paste, Paste Special
- Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
- Basic Charts (Bar, Pie) - Optional
- Freeze Panes / Split View
- Excel Table Creation from Range
2. Common Interview Questions with Answers
Q: Aap Excel me kis level tak kaam kar sakte ho?
A: Mujhe basic se lekar intermediate level tak kaam aata hai jaise data entry, sorting, filtering aur formulas ka
use.
Q: Kya aapko basic formulas pata hain jaise SUM, AVERAGE?
A: Haan, main SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, MIN jaise formulas ka use karta hoon.
Q: Aapne kabhi Excel me data filter kiya hai? Kaise karte ho?
A: Haan, Data tab me jaakar Filter option se specific data ko filter kiya ja sakta hai.
Q: Sorting aur Filtering me kya difference hai?
A: Sorting data ko order me arrange karta hai (A-Z), jabki filtering se specific data dikhai deta hai.
Q: Data validation kya hota hai?
A: Ye feature data entry ko control karta hai jaise ke sirf numbers ya dropdown values allow karna.
Q: Freeze Panes ka use kab aur kaise karte ho?
A: Jab hume headers ko scroll karte waqt bhi dikhana hota hai, toh View tab me jaake Freeze Panes use
karte hain.
Q: Excel me Table aur Range me kya farak hai?
A: Table me filtering, formatting aur dynamic referencing hoti hai, range me ye features limited hote hain.
Q: Shortcuts batao data copy-paste ke liye.
A: Ctrl+C (Copy), Ctrl+V (Paste), Ctrl+X (Cut)
Q: Ek column me duplicate values kaise check karoge?
A: Conditional Formatting ka use karke Duplicate Values select karke.
Q: Excel me error #DIV/0! ka matlab pata hai?
A: Jab kisi number ko 0 se divide karte hain toh ye error aata hai.
3. Useful Excel Keyboard Shortcuts
- Ctrl + C : Copy
- Ctrl + V : Paste
- Ctrl + X : Cut
- Ctrl + Z : Undo
- Ctrl + Y : Redo
- Ctrl + Arrow keys : Move to edge of data region
- Ctrl + Shift + L : Apply/remove filters
- Ctrl + Space : Select column
- Shift + Space : Select row
- Alt + E + S + V : Paste Special (Values)