Excel Unit 8 Flashcards
electronic spread sheet within Microsoft office
Excel
program used to preform numeric calculations and analyze and present numeric data calculations are updated automatically
Electronic spread sheet
each individual spread sheet you work in
Worksheet
file of several worksheets file extension .xlsx
Workbook
using a worksheet to ask a question
What if analysis
predesigned formatted files
Templates
preform calculations, represent graphics valuably, generate reports, organize data, analyze data, create what if scenarios
you can use spread sheets to
displays the active cell adress
name box
allows you to enter or edit data in worksheet
formula bar
intersection of a column and row
cell
unique location identified by the corridor of the intersecting column and row
cell address
dark rectangle that outlines the cell in which you are working
cell pointers
the cell that is outlined
active cell
below the worksheet grid lets you switch from sheet to sheet in a workbook
sheet tabs
let you navigate to additional sheet tabs when available
sheet tab scrolling buttons
at bottom provides brief description of the active command or task in progress
status bar
in bottom left corner of the status bar provides additional info about certain tasks
mode indicator
a selection of two or more cells is a range
range
equations in a worksheet
Formulas
+ =a5+a7
Addition
- =a5-10
subtraction
- =a5*a7
multiplication
/ =a5/a7
division
% =35%
percent