Chapter 1 Excel
function
prewritten excel formula
normal view
A view that maximized the number of cells visible on the screen
formula
An equation that performs mathematical calculations on numeric values
Formula AutoComplete
An excel feature that suggest values as you type a function
Formula Bar
An excel window area that displays the value contained in the active cell
Page layout view
Page headers and footers can be changed in this view
arithmetic operations
Symbols that specify mathematical operations such as addition or subtraction
cell address
The column letter and row numbers that identifies a cell
name box
The excel window area that displays the address of a selected cell
workbook
an excel file that contains one or more worksheets
value
data in a cell - text or number
text value
data in a cell made up of text only
number value
data in cell made up of numbers only
active cell
the cell surrounded by a green boarder
display value
the data displayed in a cell
cell reference
the identification of a specific cell by its interesting column letter and row number
Row heading
the number that displays at the left of the row
worksheet
the primary document that you can use in Excel to store and work with data
fill handle
the small green square in the low right corner of active cell
range
two or more cells on a worksheet