BUS 225 Chapter 1

Select all box

A box in the upper left corner of the worksheet grid that, when clicked, selects all the cells in a worksheet.

Merge and Center

A command that joins selected cells in an Excel worksheet into one larger cell and centers the contents in the merged cell:

Quick Analysis tool

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

Range finder

A feature that outlines cells in color to indicate which cells are used in a formula

Chart

A graphical representation of data in a worksheet

Row

A horizontal group of cells

Column

A vertical group of cells in a table.

AutoFit

An Excel feature that adjusts the width of a column to fit the cell content of the widest cell in the column.

Workbook

An Excel file with one or more worksheets.

Formula Bar

An element in the Excel window that displays the value or formula contained in the active cell

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.

Cell Address

Another name for a cell reference.

Spreadsheet

Another name for a worksheet.

Cell content

Anything typed into a cell.

Number values

Constant values consisting of only numbers.

Constant value

Numbers, text, dates, or times of day that you type into a cell.

AutoFill

The Excel feature that generates and extends values into adjacent cells based on the values of selected cells

Category axis

The area along the bottom of a chart that identifies the categories of data; also referred to as the x-axis

Active cell

The cell, surrounded by a black border, ready to receive data

Underlying value

The data that displays in the Formula Bar is referred to as the:

General format

The default format that Excel applies to numbers

Sheet tabs

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

Fill handle

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

Operators

The symbols with which you can specify the type of calculation you want to perform in an Excel formula.

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

Value

another name for constant value

Cell

intersection of a column and a row

Data

texts or numbers in a cell