Excel C. 3

Rate

= amount of increase/base

Percent for new value

= base percent + percent of increase

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.

Pie chart

A chart that shows the relationship of each part to a whole

Line chart

A chart type that displays trends over time

Data marker

A column, bar, area, dot, pie slice, or other symbol in a chart that represents a single data point.

Axis

A line that serves as a frame of reference for measurement and which borders the chart plot area.

Value axis

A numerical scale on the left side of a chart that shows the range of numbers for the data points. Y-axis.

Bevel

A shape effect that uses shading and shadows to make the edges of a shape appear to be curved or angled

Data point

A value that originates in a worksheet cell and that is represented by data markers

Goal seek

A what-if analysis tool that finds the input needed in one cell to arrive at the desired result in another cell

Formula AutoComplete

An Excel feature which, after typing an = and the beginning letter of a function name

y-axis

Another name for the value axis. Vertical axis.

x-axis

Category axis. Horizontal axis

Relative cell 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

Order of Operations

PEMDAS

Explode

The action of pulling out one or more pie slices from a pie chart or emphasis

Category Axis

The area along the bottom of a chart that identifies the categories of data. The x-axis

Plot area

The area bounded by the axes of a chart, including all the data series

Chart area

The entire chart and all of its elements

Percentage rate of increase

The percent by which one number increases over another number

What if analysis

The process of changing the values in cells to see how those changes affect the outcome of formulas in a worksheet

Base

The starting point when you divide the amount of increase by it to calculate the rate of increase.

Major unit

The value in a chart's value axis that determines the spacing between tick marks and between the gridlines in the plot area.