Microsoft Excel Expert (Excel and Excel 2019) MO-201 Practice Exam

The Microsoft Excel Expert exam assesses candidates who demonstrate their proficiency in utilizing the key features of Excel 2019 at an advanced level. This includes the ability to create, manage, and distribute professional-grade spreadsheets tailored for diverse specialized purposes and scenarios.

Examples of expert workbook content may comprise:

• Customized business templates
• Financial charts with multiple axes
• Amortization tables
• Inventory schedules

Who should take the exam?

The exam is best for candidates who:

• Accumulate approximately 150 hours of instruction and hands-on experience with the software.
• Demonstrate a validated competency equivalent to an industry expert-level standard.
• Be prepared to enter the job market with your attained expertise.

Exam Details 

• Exam Code: MO-201
• Exam Name: Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Excel Expert (Office 2019)
• Exam Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
• Exam Questions: 40-60 Questions
• Time: 50 minutes
• Passing Score: 700 or greater (On a scale 1 - 1000)

Exam Course Outline 

The Exam covers the given topics  - 

Domain 1: Learn how to Manage workbook options and settings (15-20%)

Manage workbooks

• copy macros between workbooks
• reference data in other workbooks
• enable macros in a workbook
• manage workbook versions

Prepare workbooks for collaboration

• restrict editing
• protect worksheets and cell ranges
• protect workbook structure
• configure formula calculation options
• manage comments

Use and configure language options

• configure editing and display languages
• use language-specific features

Domain 2: Understand about managing and formatting data (20-25%)

Fill cells based on existing data

• fill cells by using Flash Fill
• fill cells by using advanced Fill Series options

Format and validate data

• create custom number formats
• configure data validation
• group and ungroup data
• calculate data by inserting subtotals and totals
• remove duplicate records

Apply advanced conditional formatting and filtering

• create custom conditional formatting rules
• create conditional formatting rules that use formulas
• manage conditional formatting rules

Domain 3: Creating advanced formulas and macros (30-35%)

Perform logical operations in formulas

• perform logical operations by using nested functions including the IF(), IFS(), SWITCH(), SUMIF(), AVERAGEIF(), COUNTIF(), SUMIFS(), AVERAGEIFS(), COUNTIFS(), MAXIFS(), MINIFS(), AND(), OR(), and NOT() functions

Look up data by using functions

• look up data by using the VLOOKUP(), HLOOKUP(), MATCH(), and INDEX() functions

Use advanced date and time functions

• reference date and time by using the NOW() and TODAY() functions
• calculate dates by using the WEEKDAY() and WORKDAY() functions

Perform data analysis

• summarize data from multiple ranges by using the Consolidate feature
• perform what-if analysis by using Goal Seek and Scenario Manager
• forecast data by using the AND(), IF(), and NPER() functions
• calculate financial data by using the PMT() function

Troubleshoot formulas

• trace precedence and dependence
• monitor cells and formulas by using the Watch Window
• validate formulas by using error checking rules
• evaluate formulas

Create and modify simple macros

• record simple macros
• name simple macros
• edit simple macros

Domain 4: Managing advanced charts and tables (25-30%)

Create and modify advanced charts

• create and modify dual axis charts
• create and modify charts including Box & Whisker, Combo, Funnel, Histogram, Map, Sunburst, and Waterfall charts

Create and modify PivotTables

• create PivotTables
• modify field selections and options
• create slicers
• group PivotTable data
• add calculated fields
• format data

Create and modify PivotCharts

• create PivotCharts
• manipulate options in existing PivotCharts
• apply styles to PivotCharts
• drill down into PivotChart details