chapter 11
autosum
a buttom that provides quick access to the SUM function
quick analysis tool
a tool that displays in the lower right conrner of a selected range, with which you can analyze your data by using excel tools such as charts, color-coding, and formulas
pixel
abbriviated name for a picutre element
formula bar
an element in the excel window that displays the value or formula contained in the active cell; here you can also enter or edit values or formulas
cell address
another name for a cell reference
value
another name for a constant value
lettered column headings
area along the top edge of a worksheet that identifies each column with a unique letter or combination of letters
select all box
box in the upper left corner of the worksheet grid that, when clicked, selects all the cells in a worksheet
chart filters button
button that enables you to change which data dispays in a chart
active cell
cell surrounded by a border, reay to recieve data or be affected by the next ecel command
chart layout
combination of chart elements that can be displayed in a chart such as a title, legend, labels for the columns, and the table of charted cells
context sensitive
command assoicated with the currently selected or active object, often activated by right-clicking a screen item
show formulas
command that displays the formula in each cell instead of the resulting value.
merge & center
command that joins selected cells in an Excel worksheet into one larger cell and centers the contents in a merged cell
number values
constant values consistig of only numbers
text values
constant values consisting of only text, and which usually provide infomation about number values, also referred to as labels
displayed value
data that displays in a cell
cell style
defined set of formatting charactersitics, such as font, font size, font color, cell borders, and cell shading
row
horizontal group of cells in a worksheet
sheet tabs
labels along the lower border of the excel window that identify each worksheet
arithmetic operators
symbols +-*/%^ used to denote addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, perentage, and exponenetiation in an excel worksheet
operators
symbols with which you can specify the type of calculation you want to perform in an excel formula
column
vertical group of cells in a worksheet
label
another name for a text value, and which usally provide infomation about number values
x-axis
another name for horizontal (category) axis
y-axis
another name for the vertical (value) axis
spreadsheet
another name for worksheet
cell content
anything typed into a cell
category axis
area along the bottom of a chart that identiies the categories of data, also referred as the x-axis
numbered row headings
area along the left edge of a worksheet that identifies each row with a unique number
status bar
area along the lower edge of the excel window that displays, on the left side, the current cell mode, page number, and worksheet infomation; on the right side, when numerical data is selected, common calcuations such ass Sum, average display
chart elements button
button that enables you to add, remove, or change chart elements such as thetitle, legend, gridlines, and data labels
chart style button
button that enables you to set a style and color scheme for your chart
sheet tab scrolling button
buttons to the left of the sheet tabs used to display excel sheet tabs taht are not in view, used when there are more sheet tabs than will display in the space provided,
left alignment
cell format in which characters align at the left edge of the cell; this is the default for text entries and is an example of formatting information stored in a cell
absolute cell reference
cell reference that refers to cells by their fixed position in a wooksheet; absolute cell refrenece remains the same when the formula is copied
format
changing the appearance of cells and worksheet elements to make a worksheet attractive and easy to read
legend
chart element that identifes the patterns or colors that are assigned to the categories in the chart
colum chart
chart in which the data is arranged in columns and that is useful for showing data changes over a perido of time or for ilustrating comparisions among items
switch row/column
charting command to swap the data ove rthe axis - data being charted on the vertical axis will be moved to the nortizontal axis and vice versa
data marker
column, bar, area, dot, pie slice, or other symbol in a chart that represents a single data point; related data points for a data series
underlying value
data that displays in the formula bar
general format
default format that exel applies to numbers, this format has no specific charactersitics - whatever you type in te cell will display, with the expection that trailing zeros to the right of a decimal point will not display
name box
element of the excel window that displays the name of the selected cell, table, chart, or object
formula
equation that performs mathematical calculations on values in a worksheet
autofit
excel feature that adjusts the with of a column to fit the cell content of the widest cell in the column
recommended charts
excel feature that displays a customized set of charts that, according to excel's calculations, will best fit your data based on the range of data that you selected.
auto fill
excel feature that generates and extends values into adjacent cells based on the values of selected cells
range finder
excel feature that outlines cells in color to indicate which cells are used in a formula, useful for verifying which cells are referenced in a formula
workbook
excel file that contains one or more worksheets
comma style
excel number format that inserts thousand comma separators where appropriate and applies two decimal places; comma style also leaves space at the right to accommodate a parenthesis when negative numbers are present
accounting number formatting
excel number format that paplies a thousand omma separator when appropriate, inserts a fixed US dollar sign aligned at the left edge of the cell, applies two decmal places, and leaves a small amount of space at the right edge of the cell to accommodate a parenthesis for negative number
excel pointer
excel window element with which you can display that location of the pointer
expand formula bar button
excel window element with which you can increase the height of the formula bar to display length cell context
expand horizontal scroll bar button
excel window element with which you can increase the width of the horizontal scroll bar
autocalculate
feature that displays three calculations in the status bar by defualt - average, count, and sum - when you select a range of numerical data
underlying formula
formula entered in a cell and visible only on the formula bar
chart
graphic representation of data in a worksheet, data presented as a chart is usually easier to understand than a table of numbers
chart style gallery
group of predesigned chart styles that you can apply to an excel chart
series
group of things that come one after the other in succession, like the months
cell reference
identification of a specific cell by its interseting column letter and row number
relative cell referencw
in a formula, the address of a cell based on the realtive positions of the cell that contains the formula and the cell referred to in the formula
cell
intersection of a column and a row
category labels
labels that display along the bottom of a chart to identify the categories of data, excel uses the row titles as the category names.
column heading
letter that displays at the top of a vertical group of cells in a worksehtt, beginning with the first letter of the alphabet, a unique letter or combination of letters idenfiites each column
row heading
numbers along the left side of an excel worksheet that designate the row numbers
constant value
numbers, text, dates, or times of day that you type into a cell
value axis
numerical scale on the left side of a chart that shows the range of numbers for the data points; also referred to as the Y-axis
chart style
overall visual look of a chart in terms of its graphic effects, colors, and backgrounds; for example, flat or beveled columns, colors that are solid or transparent, and backgrounds that are dark or light.
worksheet grid area
part of the excel window that displays the columns and rows that insersect to form the worksheet's cells
function
perdefined formula - a formula that excel has already built for you - performs calculations by using specific values in a particular order
picture element
point of light measured in dots per square inch on a screen; 64 pixels equals 8.43 characters, which is average number of characters that will fit in a cell in an excel worksheet using default font
SUM function
predefined formula that adds all the numbers in a selected range of cells
theme
predefined set of colors, fonts, lines, and fill effects that coordinate with each other
worksheet
primary documnet that you use in excel to work with and store data, and which is formatted as a pattern of uniformly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
rounding
procedure in which you determine which digit at the right of the number will be the last digit display and then increase it by one if the next digit to its right is 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9
scaling
process of shrinking the width and/or height of printed output to fit a maximum number of pages
data series
related data points rerpresented by data markers; each data series has a unique color or pattern rerpesented in the chart legend.
normal view
screen view that maximizes the number of cells visible on you sreen and keeps the colums letters and row numbers close to the columns and rows
fill handle
small square in the lower right corner of a selected cell
number format
specific way in which excel displays numbers in a cell
point and click method
technique of constructing a formula by pointing to and then clicking cells; this method is convenient when the referenced cells are not adjacent to one another
data
text or numbers in a cell
sparkline
tiny chart in the background of a cell that gives a visual trend summary alongside you data, makes a pattern more obvious
range
two or more selecred cells on a worksheet that are adjacent or nonadjacent; because the range is treated as a single unit, you can make the same changes or combination of changes to more than one cell at a time
data point
value taht orignates in a worksheet cell and that is represented in a chart by a data marker
chart types
various chart formats used in a way that is meaningful to the reader; common examples are column charts, pie charts and line charts