Excel 1

workbook

An Excel file that contains one or more worksheets.

spreadsheet

Another name for a worksheet

cell

The intersection of a column and a row

sheet tab

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

Select all box

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

active cell

a cell surrounded by a black border and ready to receive data is a;

number value

a constant value consisting of only numbers.

row

a horizontal group of cells in a worksheet.

column

a vertical group of cells in a worksheet.

formula

an equation that performs mathematical calculations on values in a worksheet.

name box

an excel window element that displays the name of the selected cell, table, chart, or object is the;

formula bar

an excel window element that displays the value or formula contained in the active cell is the;

cell address

another name for a cell reference

value

another name for a constant value

cell content

anything typed into a cell.

data

information such as numbers, text, data, or time of day that you type into a cell.

workbooks

on startup, excel displays a new blank

constant value

text or numbers in a cell that are not a formula

underlying value

the data that displays in the formula bar is a reference to as the

general format

the default; format that excel applies to numbers is the

auto fill

the feature that generates and extends values into adjacent cells based on the value of the selected cell is;

chart

the graphic representation of data in a worksheet.

fill handle

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

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 are;