BUS 119 Excel Chapters 1-4 Terms
The term that refers to an image that appears to have all three spatial dimensions is
3-D
The function that retrieves and then displays the date and time from your computer is the
NOW function
An Excel function that looks up values that are displayed vertically in a column is the
VLOOKUP
A cell reference that refers to a cell by its fixed position in a worksheet is referred to as being
absolute
The type of cell reference that refers to cells by their fixed position in a worksheet is
absolute
A cell surrounded by a black border and ready to receive data is the
active cell
Tracer arrows are red if a cell contains
an Error Value
The values that an Excel function uses to perform calculations or operations are the
arguments
The feature that generates and extends values into adjacent cells based on the values of selected cells is
autofill
An Excel feature that adjusts the width of a column to fit the cell content of the widest cell in the column is
autofit
The starting point when you divide the amount of increase by it to calculate the rate of increase is the
base
The area along the bottom of a chart that identifies the categories of data is the
category axis
The x-axis is also known as the
category axis
When you use a defined name in a formula, the result is the same as if you typed a
cell reference
In a chart, each data point—bar, slice, and so on—has a unique
color or pattern
A shaded bar that provides a visual cue about the value of a cell relative to other cells is a
data bar
A pie slice is an example of
data marker
A range of cells that shows how changing certain values in your formulas affects the results of those formulas
data table
A word or string of characters that represents a cell, a range of cells, a formula, or a constant value is a
defined name
Cells that contain formulas that refer to other cells are
dependent cells
The worksheets that contain the details of the information summarized on a summary sheet are called
detail sheets
A municipal government fund that reports income and expenditures related to municipal services for which a fee is charged in exchange for goods or services is
enterprise fund
The action of pulling out a pie slice from a pie chart for emphasis is called
explode
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 is called
filtering
The Excel command that recognizes a pattern in your data and then automatically fills in the values when you enter examples of the desired output is
flashfill
An element in the Excel window that displays the value or formula contained in the active cell is the
formula bar
The default format that Excel applies to numbers is the
general format
A method to find a specific value for a cell by adjusting the value of one other cell. With this, you can work backward from the desired outcome to find the number necessary to achieve your goal
goal seek
The percent by which one number increases over another number is the percentage rate of
increase
A chart type that displays trends over time is a
line chart
A group of Excel functions that look up a value in a defined range of cells located in another part of the workbook to find a corresponding value is referred to as
lookup functions
The value in a chart's value axis that determines the spacing between tick marks and between the gridlines in the plot area is the
major unit
An element of the Excel window that displays the name of the selected cell, table, chart, or object is the
name box
The process of moving within a worksheet or workbook
navigate
The symbols with which you can specify the type of calculation you want to perform in an Excel formula are
operators
The action of placing cell contents that have been copied or moved to the Clipboard into another location is called
paste
The target destination for data that has been cut or copied using the Office Clipboard is the
paste area
The area bounded by the axes of a chart, including all the data series, is the
plot area
A value that originates in a worksheet cell and that is represented in a chart by a data marker is a data
point
Cells that are referred to by a formula in another cell are
precedent cells
The Excel command that enables you to specify rows and columns to repeat on each printed page is
print titles
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 is the
quick analysis tool
A feature that outlines cells in color to indicate which cells are used in a formula is called
range finder
The location within which a name is recognized without qualification
scope
A box in the upper left corner of the worksheet grid that selects all the cells in a worksheet is the
select all box
Related data points represented by data markers are referred to as the data
series
The labels along the lower border of the workbook window that identify each worksheet are the
sheet tabs
The process of arranging data in a specific order based on the value in each field is called
sorting
Tiny charts embedded in a cell that give a visual trend summary alongside your data are
sparklines
A worksheet where totals from other worksheets are displayed and summarized is a
summary sheet
A series of rows and columns that contains related data and that is managed independently from other data is an Excel
table
The command that displays arrows to indicate what cells affect the value of the cell that is selected is
trace precedents
The data that displays in the Formula Bar is referred to as the
underlying value
A list of values that are acceptable for a group of cells is a
validation list
The y-axis is also known as the
value axis
The term used to describe an Excel function that is subject to change each time the workbook is opened is called
volatile
On startup, Excel displays a new blank
workbook
Loans are typically made for a period of
years
In the Cell Styles gallery, the Currency [0] style and the Comma [0] style format the selected cell with how many decimal places?
zero
The future value at the end of a loan is typically
zero