Computer Applications - Ch. 14 Excel

Select All Box

A box in the upper left corner of the worksheet grid that selects all the cells in a worksheet

Active Cell

A cell surrounded by a black border and ready to receive data

Merge & Center

A command that joins selected cells in an Excel worksheet into one larger cell and centers the contents in the merged cell

Quick Analysis Tool

A feature that displays in the lower right corner of a selected range with which you can analyze your data by using Excel tools such as charts, color-coding, and formulas

Range Finder

A feature that outlines cells in color to indicate which cells are used in a formula

Row

A horizontal group of cells in a worksheet

Column

A vertical group of cells in a worksheet

AutoFit

An Excel feature that adjusts the width of a column to fit the cell content of the widest cell in the column

Workbook

An Excel file that contains one or more worksheets

Formula Bar

An element in the Excel window that displays the value or formula contained in the active cell

Name Box

An element of the Excel window that displays the name of the selected cell, table, chart, or object

Formula

An equation that performs mathematical calculations on values in a worksheet

Cell Address

Another name for a cell reference

Value

Another name for a constant value

Spreadsheet

Another name for a worksheet

Cell Content

Anything typed into a cell

Number Values

Constant values consisting of only numbers

Constant Value

Numbers, text, dates, or times of day that you type into a cell

Data

Text or numbers in a cell

AutoFill

The Excel feature that generates and extends values into adjacent cells based on the values of selected cells

Category Axis

The area along the bottom of a chart that identifies the categories of data

Underlying Value

The data that displays in the Formula Bar

General Format

The default format that Excel applies to numbers

Chart

The graphic representation of data in a worksheet

Cell

The intersection of a column and a row

Sheet Tabs

The labels along the lower border of the Excel window that identify each worksheet

Fill Handle

The small black square in the lower right corner of a selected cell

Operators

The symbols with which you can specify the type of calculation you want to perform in an Excel formula

Absolute

The type of cell reference that refers to cells by their fixed position in a worksheet

Sparklines

Tiny charts embedded in a cell that give a visual trend summary alongside your data