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Excel Vocabulary
Vocabulary words about Microsoft Excel
Term | Definition |
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Spreadsheet | Primary document in Excel that has cells in columns and rows |
Workbook | Spreadsheet program file that has worksheets that you can enter and calculate data |
Worksheet | primary document in Excel that has cells in columns and rows |
Workbook Window | an open group of spreadsheets |
Cell | a box formed by the intersection of a row and a column |
Sheet Tab | the current worksheet being displayed |
Active Worksheet | the sheet that is currently open and the name of the tab should be bold |
Workspace | a file that saves display information about open windows |
Columns | a list of cells going up and down |
Rows | a list of cells going left to right |
Headings | the shaded area at the top of a data pane that has the field name |
Cell Reference | set of coordinates that a cell occupies on a spreadsheet |
Name Box | box at the left end that identifies the selected cell |
Formula Bar | bar at the top of the excel window that you use to enter or edit values or formulas in the cells or charts |
Formula | a sequence of values, cell references, names, functions, or operators in a cell that together produce a new value |
Relative Reference | the address of a cell based on the relative position of the cell that contains the formula and the cell referred to |
Absolute Reference | cell address that contains a dollar sign in the row of column coordinate or both |
Mixed Reference | combination of an absolute reference and a relative reference |
Active Cell | the selected cell in which data is entered why you begin typing |
Enter Data | data that is typed into a cell |
Range | two or more cells on a sheet |
Gridlines | intersecting lines used to align objects |