Excel Vocabs
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| 1. Spreadsheet | an electronic document in which data is arranged in the rows and columns of a grid and can be manipulated and used in calculations.
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| 2. Workbook | a single spreadsheet that contains cells organized by rows and columns.
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| 3. Worksheet | a collection of cells where you keep and manipulate the data.
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| 4. Workbook window | minimize/maximize options appear immediately below these Excel Window options, if the workbook window is maximized.
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| 5. Cell | a box formed by the intersection of a row and column in a worksheet or table, in which you enter information.
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| 6. Sheet tab | the different worksheets in a workbook.
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| 7. Active worksheet | the sheet that you’re working on in a workbook.
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| 8. Workspace | a file that saves display information about open workbooks.
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| 9. Columns | labeled by letters; runs vertically.
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| 10. Rows | labeled by numbers; runs horizontally.
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| 11. Headings | the colored row of letters used to identify each column in the sheet or workbook.
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| 12. Cell reference | the set of coordinates that a cell occupies on a worksheet.
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| 13. Name box | box at the left end of the formula bar that identifies the selected cell, chart item, or drawing object.
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| 14. Formula bar | a bar at the top of the Excel window that you use to enter or edit values or formulas in cells or charts.
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| 15. Formula | a sequence of values, cell references, names, functions, or operators in a cell that together produce a new value.
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| 16. Relative reference | in a formula, the address of a cell based on the relative position of the cell that contains the formula and the cell referred to.
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| 17. Absolute reference | remain constant, no matter where they are copied.
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| 18. Mixed reference | either an absolute column and relative row or absolute row and relative column.
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| 19. Active cell | the selected cell in which data is entered when you begin typing.
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| 20. Enter data | information that is stored in any spreadsheet program.
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| 21. Range | two or more cells on a sheet.
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| 22. Gridlines | lines you can add to a chart that makes it easier to view and evaluate data.
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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