Chapters 1-5 Terms
Absolute cell reference
A cell reference that refers to cells by their fixed position in a worksheet.
Legend
A chart element that identifies the patterns or colors that are assigned to the categories in the chart.
Switch Row/Column
A charting command to swap the data over the axis—data being charted on the vertical axis will move to the horizontal axis and vice versa.
Auto fill
An Excel feature that generates and extends values into adjacent cells based on the values of selected cells.
Average
An Excel function that adds a group of values, and then divides the result by the number of values in the group.
Max
An Excel function that determines the largest value in a selected range of values.
Now
An Excel function that retrieves the date and time from your computer's calendar and clock and inserts the information into the selected cell.
Scale to Fit
Excel commands that enable you to stretch or shrink the width, height, or both, of printed output to fit a maximum number of pages.
Access database file
One possible source of data for a PivotTable is a(n):
column titles
PivotTable field names are formed from the source data's:
filter data
Slicers are used to:
Plot area
The area bounded by the axes of a chart, including all the data series.
Filters area
The area in the layout section of the PivotTable Fields pane where you position fields by which you want to filter the PivotTable report, thus enabling you to display a subset of data in the PivotTable report is the:
Merge & Center
The command that joins selected cells into one larger cell and centers the contents in the merged cell.
Subtotal
The command that totals several rows of related data together.
list
The data for a PivotTable should be in the format of a:
Value axis
The numerical scale on the left side of a chart that shows the range of numbers for the data points.
Sort
The process of arranging data in a specific order based on the value in each field.
Go To
command to move to a specific cell or range of cells in a large worksheet.
Data point
A value that originates in a worksheet cell and that is represented in a chart by a data marker.
Goal seek
A what-if analysis tool that finds the input needed in one cell to arrive at the desired result in another cell.
A widely used file format developed by Adobe Systems that lets you create a representation of electronic paper that displays your data on the screen as it would look when printed.
Chart sheet
A workbook sheet that contains only a chart.
Associated PivotTable
The ____________ is a report in a workbook that is graphically represented in a PivotChart.
Values area
The area in the layout section of the PivotTable Fields pane where data is summarized is the:
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.
Sort
A command that organizes data in a particular order.
Cell style
A defined set of formatting characteristics, such as font, font size, font color, cell borders, and cell shading.
Clear filter
The ____________ button removes a filter from a slicer.
Filter
A command that displays only the rows that meet a criteria.
Freeze panes
A command that enables you to select one or more rows or columns and lock them into place; the locked rows and columns become separate panes.
CSV
A file type that saves the contents of the cells by placing commas between them and an end-of-paragraph mark at the end of each row.
Compound filter
A filter that uses more than one condition or that uses comparison operators.
Conditional formatting
A format that changes the appearance of a cell—for example, by adding cell shading or font color—based on a condition; if the condition is true, the cell is formatted based on that condition, and if the condition is false, the cell is not formatted.
Excel Table
A series of rows and columns that contains related data that is managed independently from the data in other rows and columns in the worksheet.
Number format
A specific way in which Excel displays number in a cell.
CountIf
A statistical function that counts the number of cells within a range that meet the given condition and that has two arguments—the range of cells to check and the criteria.
Sparkline
A tiny chart in the background of a cell that gives a visual trend summary alongside your data; makes a pattern more obvious.
Line
A type of chart that displays trends over time.
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.
Sorted
Before subtotaling a list, the list must be:
Field buttons
Buttons on a PivotChart with an arrow to choose a filter, and thus change the data that is displayed in the chart are:
Pie
A type of chart that shows the relationship of each part to a whole.
PivotChart
A(n) ____________ displays data series, categories, data markers, and axes in the same manner as a standard chart.
Hyperlink
Colored and underlined text that you can click to go to a file, a location in a file, a webpage on the Internet, or a webpage on your organization's intranet.
Chart Layout
The combination of chart elements that can be displayed in a chart such as a title, legend, labels for the columns, and the table of charted cells.
Page Break Preview
The Excel View in which you can adjust paging in a worksheet.
Values & Number Formatting
The Paste option used to paste calculated values that result from the calculation of formulas along with the formatting applied to the copied cells.
Move chart
The command that moves a chart to a worksheet that contains only a chart and no other worksheet data.