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Unit A Excel Vocab.
Unit A; Excel Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Worksheet | The electronic spreadsheet you work in is called worksheet. |
workbook | Worksheet is contained in a file called a workbook. |
templates | Create new worksheets quickly. |
name box | Displays the active cell address. |
formula bar | Allows you to enter or edit data in the worksheet. |
cell | The intersection of a column and a row is called a cell. |
cell address | Every cell has its own unique location or cell address, which is identified by the coordinates of the intersecting column and row. |
cell pointer | A dark rectangle that outlines the cell you are working in. |
active cell | The highlighted cell. |
sheet tabs | The worksheet grid let you switch from sheet to sheet in a workbook. |
status bar | Located at the bottom of the Excel window. |
mode indicator | In the lower-left corner of the status bar provides additional information about certain tasks. |
range | You select a range when to perform an action on the a group of cells at once. |
formula | An equation in a worksheet. |
labels | Entries that contain text and numerical information not used in calculations, such as "2011 Sales" or "Travel Expanses." |
values | Numbers, formulas, and functions that can be used in calculations. |
function | Is a built-in formula |
arguments | (The information necessary to calculate an answer) as well as cell references and other unique information. |
formula prefix | Followed by cell addresses, range names, values, and calculation operators. |
calculation operators | Indicate what type of calculation you want to perform on the cells, ranges, or values. |
comparison operators | Which compare values for the purpose of true/false results. |
reference operators | Which enable you to us ranges in calculations. |
enter button | Check on the formula bar. |