Excel Ch. 2- Functions, Tables, Managing Large Workbooks

Pane

A portion of a worksheet window bounded by and separated from other portions by vertical or horizontal bars

SUM function

A predefined formula that adds all the numbers in a selected range of cells

Function

A predefined formula that performs calculations by using specific values in a particular order or structure

COUNT

A statistical function that counts the number of cells in a range that contain numbers

COUNTIF Function

A statistical function that counts the number of cells within a range that meet the given condition

MEDIAN function

A statistical function that finds the middle value that has as many values above it in the group as are below it

Drag and Drop

A technique to move cell contents to another location by clicking the cell and dragging it to the new location

Navigate

The process of moving within a worksheet or workbook

Statistical functions

Used to analyze a group of measurements

Comparison Operators

Used to compare two values: <, >, =, <=, >=, <>

Volatile

Will not remain the same, changeable

Freeze Panes

A command that enables you to select one or more rows or columns and freeze (lock) them into place; the locked rows and columns become separate panes

Find and Replace

A command that searches the cells in a worksheet--or selected range--for matches and then replaces each match with a replacement value of your choice

IF Function

A function that uses a logical text to check whether a condition is met, and then returns one value if true, and another value if false

Paste Options Gallery

A gallery of buttons that provides a Live Preview of all the Paste options available in the current context

Logical Functions

A group of functions that test for specific conditions and that typically use conditional tests to determine whether specified conditions are true or false

Summary sheet

A worksheet where totals from other worksheets are displayed and summarized

AVERAGE function

Adds a group of values, then then divides the result by the number of values in the group

Formula AutoComplete

An Excel feature that, after typing an = and the beginning letter or letters of a function name, displays a list of function names that match the typed letter(s), and from which you can insert the function by pointing to its name and pressing the Tab key or double-clicking

Logical test

Any value or expression that you can evaluate as being true or false

Sort

Arrange all the data in a specific order

Conditional Format

Changes the appearance of a cell based on a condition

Print Titles

Command that enables you to specify rows and columns to repeat on each printed page

Scale to Fit

Commands that enable you to stretch or shrink the width, height, or both, of printed output to fit a maximum number of pages

Criteria

Conditions that you specify in a logical function

MAX function

Determines the largest value in a selected range of values

MIN function

Determines the smallest value in a selected range of values

Data bar

Provides a visual cue to the reader about the value of a cell relative to other cells

Flash Fill

Recognizes a pattern in your data, and then automatically fills in values when you enter examples of the output that you want. Use it to split data from two or more cells or to combine data from two cells

NOW function

Retrieves the date and time from your computer's calendar and clock and inserts the information into the selected cell.

Excel Table

Series of rows and columns that contains related data that is managed independently from the data in other rows and columns in the worksheet

Split

Splits the window into multiple resizable panes that contains views of your worksheet. This is useful to view multiple distant parts of your worksheet at one time

Sheet Tabs

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

Filter

The process of displaying only a portion of the data based on matching a specific value to show only the data that meets the criteria that you specify

Paste area

The target destination for data that has been cut or copied

Arguments

The values that an Excel function uses to perform calculations or operations

Detail Sheets

The worksheets that contain the details of the information summarized on a summary sheet