Microsoft Excel Study Guide 2026
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Microsoft Excel exam key facts
- Microsoft Office Specialist Excel exams last 50 minutes, with 60 minutes of total seat time. Source
- The passing score for Microsoft Office Specialist Excel exams is always 700 on Certiport's 1 to 1000 scaled score. Source
- After failing a Microsoft Office Specialist Excel exam, candidates must wait 24 hours before the first retake and 48 hours before each later retake, and there is no annual limit on attempts. Source
- Microsoft Office Specialist Excel certifications earned on or after September 23, 2025 are valid for five years; those earned earlier do not expire. Source
📋 Microsoft Excel Exam Format at a Glance
📚 Microsoft Excel Topics to Study (73)
✍️ Sample Microsoft Excel Questions & Answers
1. Which Excel feature allows you to automatically fill a series of dates, numbers, or text patterns?
AutoFill uses the fill handle (small square at the bottom-right of a selection) to extend a series automatically.
2. Which function would you use to find the position of a value in a list?
MATCH returns the relative position (row or column number) of a value within a range.
3. Which function replaces all occurrences of a substring within a text string?
SUBSTITUTE replaces all (or a specific) occurrences of a given text with new text within a string.
4. What does the SUMIFS function do differently from SUMIF?
SUMIFS can apply multiple criteria across different columns simultaneously, while SUMIF is limited to a single condition.
5. Let's say that cell A1 shows the value "12000.7789". How should this number be rounded to the nearest integer using the following formula?
The `ROUND` function in Excel is used to round a number to a specified number of decimal places. To round a number to the nearest integer, you specify `0` as the number of decimal places. This instructs Excel to round the value in cell A1 to the closest whole number.
6. What is the purpose of Custom Views?
Custom Views save combinations of display, filter, print settings for quick switching.
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Sources & references
Exam facts on this page (fees, format, dates, passing scores) are checked against these official sources; the date is our last check. Editorial policy
- learn.microsoft.com — Retake policy, test delivery, time limit, eligibility · verified Oct 2026
- certiport.pearsonvue.com — Exam format, score validity, passing score, score release, exam information · verified Oct 2026