Excel Ch 1
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 the:
Merge & 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 is called:
range finder
A feature that outlines cells in color to indicate which cells are used in a formula is called:
Row
A horizontal group of cells in a worksheet.
Column
A vertical group of cells in a worksheet.
AutoFit
An Excel feature that adjusts the width of a column to fit the cell content of the widest cell in the column is:
Workbook
An Excel file that contains one or more worksheets.
formula bar
An element in the Excel window that displays the value or formula contained in the active cell is the:
name box
An element of the Excel window that displays the name of the selected cell, table, chart, or object is the:
Formula
An equation that performs mathematical calculations on values in a worksheet.
Cell address
Another name for a cell reference.
Value
Another name for a constant value.
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.
Data
Text or numbers in a cell.
Auto Fill
The Excel feature that generates and extends values into adjacent cells based on the values of selected cells is:
category axis
The area along the bottom of a chart that identifies the categories of data is the:
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 is the:
Chart
The graphic representation of data in a worksheet.
Cell
The intersection of a column and a row.
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 are:
absolute
The type of cell reference that refers to cells by their fixed position in a worksheet is:
sparklines
Tiny charts embedded in a cell that give a visual trend summary alongside your data are:
