Column transformations in Excel - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the formula to convert the text in cell A1 to uppercase.

Excel

=UPPER([1])

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AA1

BB1

Ca1

D1A

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3 left

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Common Mistakes

Using lowercase cell references like 'a1' which Excel recognizes properly.

Referencing the wrong cell like B1 or 1A.

The UPPER function converts text to uppercase. You need to reference the cell A1 where the text is located.

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medium

Complete the formula to extract the first 5 characters from the text in cell B2.

Excel

=LEFT([1], 5)

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AA2

BC2

CB2

DD2

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Referencing the wrong cell like A2 or C2.

Using lowercase cell references.

The LEFT function extracts characters from the start of a text string. You need to reference cell B2 where the text is.

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hard

Fix the error in the formula to replace all spaces in cell C3 with underscores.

Excel

=SUBSTITUTE([1], " ", "_")

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AC3

Bc3

C"C3"

DC4

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Putting the cell reference in quotes, which makes it a text string.

Using lowercase cell references which Excel recognizes properly.

The SUBSTITUTE function replaces text within a string. The cell reference should be C3 without quotes.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a formula that trims extra spaces from cell D4 and converts the result to proper case.

Excel

=PROPER([1]([2]))

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ATRIM

BD4

CUPPER

DLOWER

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3 left

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Common Mistakes

Using UPPER or LOWER instead of TRIM inside the formula.

Referencing the wrong cell.

The TRIM function removes extra spaces, and PROPER capitalizes the first letter of each word. The cell reference is D4.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a formula that concatenates the text in cells E1 and F1 with a space between them.

Excel

=CONCATENATE([1], [2], [3])

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AE1

B" "

CF1

DE2

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Forgetting to put the space in quotes.

Referencing the wrong cells.

Using cell E2 instead of E1.

The CONCATENATE function joins text. You need to join E1, a space " ", and F1 to get the combined text with a space.