Chapter 2 Flashcards
Arguments
The values that an Excel function uses to perform calculations or operations.
AVERAGE function
An Excel function that adds a group of values, and then divides the result by the number of values in the group
Comparison operator
Symbols that evaluate each value to determine if it is the same (=), greater than (>), less than (<), or in between a range of values as specified by the criteria.
Conditional format
A format that changes the appearance of a cell - for example, by adding cell shading or font color - based on a condition; if the condition is true, the cell is formatted based on the that condition, and if the condition is false, the cell is not formatted.
COUNTIF function
A statistical function that counts the number of cells within a range that meet the given condition and that has two arguments - the range of cells to check and the criteria.
Criteria
Conditions that you specify in a logical function.
Data Bar
A cell format consisting of a shaded bar that provides a visual cue to the reader about the value of a cell relative to other cells; the length of the bar represents the value in the cell - a longer bar represents a higher value and a shorter bar represents a lower value.
Detail sheets
The worksheets that contain the detail of the information summarized on a summary sheet.
Drag and drop
The action of moving a selection by dragging it to a new location.
Excel table
A series of rows and columns that contains related data that is managed independently from the data in other rows and columns in the worksheet.
Filter
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.
Find and replace
A command that searches the cells in a worksheet - or in a selected range - for matches and then replaces each match with a replacement value of your choice.
Freeze panes
A command that enables you to select one or more rows or columns and freeze (lock) them into place; the locked rows and columns become separate panes.
Function
A predefined formula - a formula that Excel has already build for you - that performs calculations by using specific values in a particular order or structure.
IF function
A function that uses a logical test to check whether a condition is met, and then returns one value if true, and another value if false.
Logical functions
A group of functions that test for specific conditions and that typically use conditional tests to determine whether specified conditions are true or false.
Logical test
Any value or expression that can be evaluated as being true or false.
MAX functions
An excel function that determines the largest value in a selected range of values.
MEDIAN functions
An Excel function that finds the middle value that has as many values above it in the group as below it; it differs from AVERAGE in that the result is not affected as much by a single value that is greatly different from the others.
MIN function
An Excel function that determines the smallest value in a selected range of values.
Navigate
The process of exploring within the organizing structure of windows.
NOW function
An Excel function that retrieves the date and time from your computer’s calendar and clock and inserts the information into the selected cell.
Pane
A portion of a worksheet window bounded by and separated from other portions by vertical and horizontal bars.
Paste
The action of placing text or objects that have been copied or moved from one location to another location.
Paste area
The target destination for data that has been cut or copied using the office clipboard.
Paste Options gallery
A gallery of buttons that provide a Live Preview of all the Paste options available in the current context.
Print Titles
An Excel command that enables you to specify rows and columns to repeat on each printed page
Scale to Fit
Excel commands that enable you to stretch or shrink the width, height, or both, of printed output to fit a maximum number of pages.
Sheet tab
The labels along the lower border of the excel window that identify each worksheet.
Sort
The process of arranging data in a specific order based on the value in each field.
Statistical functions
Excel functions, including the AVERAGE, MEDIAN, MIN and MAX functions, which are useful to analyze a group of measurements.
SUM function
A predefined formula that adds all the numbers in a selected range of cells.
Summary sheet
A worksheet where totals from other worksheets are displayed and summarized.
Volatile
A term used to describe an Excel function that is subject to change each time the workbook is opened; for example the NOW function updates itself to the current date and time each time the workbook is opened.
