Excel 360

Vocabulary

Key Terms: Roll your mouse over the terms to get the definitions. You will ned to know these terms to continue on through out the tutorial site.

Active CellAnswer: A cell ready for data entry	AlignmentAnswer: When data is entered into a cell, labels will align on the left and values will align on the right.	CellAnswer: Intersection of a row and a column and identified by a cell reference	Cell Range Answer: A selected group of cells that form a rectangle
ColumnAnswer: Identified by letters that appear at the top of the spreadsheet. (Vertical)	FormulaAnswer: Equations with symbols for math operations. A formula begins with an equals sign. Example= B6+B7+B8+B9	FunctionAnswer:Special formulas that do not use operations to calculate a result. I.E. a shortcut formula. Example: =Sum(A6:A9)	LabelAnswer: Text, symbol, date, or number not used in calculationsr
RowAnswer: Identified by numbers that appear at the left of the spreadsheet. (Horizontal)	Cell ReferenceAnswer: The column letter and the row number. Example: B12	SpreadsheetAnswer: A program that allows you to use rows and columns of data to mange, predict, and present information	ValueAnswer: A number entered into a spreadsheet cell that will be used for calculations
Types of Cell FormatAnswer: General, number, currency, percentage, text, comma, date	Printing OptionsAnswer: Portrait, Landscape, With/without gridlines, With/without row and column headings	Basic Spreadsheet FunctionAnswer: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division	Data TypeAnswer: Labels (left default alignment), data expressed in words, symbols, dates, or numbers not used in calculations; values (right default alignment, data expressed in numbers; formulas (algebraic format of formulas)
Alternative Input DevicesAnswer: PDA, Tablet PC, Speech Recognition, virtual keyboard	Keyboard or Menu Commands Answer: Mouse, arrow keys, enter	External ReferenceAnswer: Reference to cell or range of cells on sheet in another Excel workbook, or reference to defined name in another workbook	Linked ObjectAnswer: A linked to source file