Section 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What is excel used for?

A

Organizign data, statitics, making predictions

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2
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ROWS VS COLUMNS
HOW ARE THEY DISTINGUISHED

A

Rows are horizontal!!! They are by number
Columns vertical!!!!!!! they are by letter

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3
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What is a cell

A

Where row and column intersect named by C,R
B1 H3 J18 F23

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4
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Range of cells

A

A selection of multiple cells

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5
Q

Organization of the top of excel

A

MENU is the one with FIle Home Insert
Ribbon is the big middle one!!!!!! wil cut copy paste
NAME BOX/INSERT FUNCTION/ FORMULA BAR IS WHAT IS RIGHT ABOVE WORKSHEET!

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6
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How to insert a function to a cell?

A

Directly to the cell

OR

INSERT FUNCTION BUTTON

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7
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Name box

A

What ssays the active cell/ the first cell in the range

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8
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Formula bar

A

shows content of active cell and lets you edit

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9
Q

Bottom left is the

A

WORKSHEET TAB

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10
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Status BAR

A

BOTTOM RIGHT! SHOWS: sum count average

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11
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Active cell

A

the cell you are working in!

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12
Q

Functions
ADD
SUBTRACT
MULTIPLY
DIVIDE
EXPONENNT

A

=A2+B2
=A2-B1
=A3*A2
=A1/V3
=H1^N4

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13
Q

How to add without using =X1+R1?

A

USE AUTOSUM
=(Find the Auto sum button in the home menu)

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14
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which function shoul dyou use to detemine how many cell inputs you have?

A

=Count(range)

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15
Q

how to count conditionally

A

=COUNTIF( RANGE, “—”)
THE “—” CAN BE REPLACED BY >4 ETC.

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16
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What is sumproduct

A

Gets the products of everything, and then sums it all up!

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17
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Logic operator- If?
** KEY TO NOTE?

A

=IF(CELL>4, “YES”, “NO”)

=IF(Cell(logic operation), “true”, “false”)
DONT NEED A QUOTES AROUND THE >4 SIGN HERE BC EXCEL KNOWS WASSUP

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18
Q

Formatting where are the decimals/whole numbers?

A

UNDER Menu on our RIBBON! there is everything

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19
Q

Formatting:
Decimal
Currencies
Percent
Whole number

A

Use the -> and <- buttons to adjust

$, or the arrow beside > more acct formats > currency > choose symbol

Click Percent button

COMMA

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20
Q

Conditionnaly formatting?

A
  1. click conditionally format
  2. HIGHLIGHT CELLS RULE, pick rule
  3. put in number, and then change the colour
21
Q

How to insert a chart?

A
  1. Select entire area
  2. Insert > choose ur type of chart
22
Q

EXCEL ERROR MESSAGES
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#DIV/0!
#NA
#NAME?
#NULL
#NUM!
#REF!
#VALUE!

A

Cell has negative date/time/column width is not wide

div by 0 or blank cell

No reference cell value available (not necessarily error value)

formula name text not recognized! (wHEN U FORGET “”)

2 or more cell references separated incorrectly by space in aforumla

invalid numeric data for sort of operation!!

reference is invalid

wrong type or argument is used

23
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EXCEL ERROR MESSAGES
####
#DIV/0!
#NA
#NAME?
#NULL
#NUM!
#REF!
#VALUE!

A

Cell has negative date/time/column width is not wide

div by 0 or blank cell

No reference cell value available (not necessarily error value)

formula name text not recognized! (wHEN U FORGET “”)

2 or more cell references separated incorrectly by space in aforumla

invalid numeric data for sort of operation!!

reference is invalid

wrong type or argument is used

24
Q

cell reference vs. absolute reference

A

Cell reference: they move with each new cell!!

absolute reference, will always reference one cell even if you move!!!

25
How to do absolute references?
When you put the column,row PUT A $ IN FRONT OF BOTH!!! $E$2 (will refer to the same column adn row) $E2 (will refer to the same column every time) E$2 (Will refere to the same row each time)
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How to make cell adress?
=ADDRESS(Row num, cell num)
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How to find adress
=ADDRESS(ROW#,COLUMN#) make sure you have the numbers not B1, 1,2
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Root fORMULA
ROOT= ^1/2 =(cell)^(1/cell 2)
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Growing by a percentage Dying by a percent NOTE what r these
(cell)*(1+---- %) (Cell)*(1------%) IT MUST BE IN PERCENTAGE FORMAT!!!!!!!!!!! FORMULAS
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Calculating square root function/ formula
1. either =swrt(cell) 2. cell^(1/2)
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FORMULA VS FUCNTION
Straight up add subtract w/ +-/* =SUM =AVERAGE =PRODUCT
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####
negative date/time column width is not wide
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#DIV/0!
Division by zero doesnt work
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#N/A
no value available
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#Null
cell references are wrong YOU put a space in the formula
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#num!
invalid numeric data (non numbers)
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#ref!
reference is invalid!!!!!!!
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#value
wrong argument is being used
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#name
text in formula not recognized
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VALUES vs ARRAYS when does this apply
Numbesrs, cell reference, cell ranges cell ranges Count(value1,value2) SUPRODUCT(array1, array 2)
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How to copy all the data in a sheet to another? 2
TRIANGLE IN TOP LEFT CORNER!!!!!!!! OR CLICK IN TOP LEFT BOX, CTRL SHIFT RIGHT AND CTRL SHIFT DOWN
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What would you do if you need to find a specific cell sections?
FILTER> EDIT> TYPE WHATEVER INTO THE BLANK BOX
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What is freeze pane
Basically making sure you can see a select amount of cells even when scrolling choose a cell to the bottom right of the two rows that you want to see even if you scroll
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WHEREVER POSSIBLE DO NOT WHAT? esp in what sort of scenarios (homework)
TYPE NUMBERS!!!!! YOU SHOULD USE CELL REFERENCE!! =SUM(XXX)/COUNT(XXX) NOT COUNT 53 OR WHATEEVER
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How to fill a column verticallyy?
Hover over the corner until you can see the white cross and double clikc
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How to do equal to more than or less?U
USE THE <= AND >= FORMULAS
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WHAT IF CTRL SHIFT GETS TOO MANY CELLS?
U USE THE SHIFT UP AND SHUFT FOWN TO MOVE INDIVIDUALLY UP DOWN
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HOW TO SEE ALL FORMULAS
CTRL+APOSTROPHE
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GROUP EXERCISES?
DO THE SHEET BEFOR EYOU START QUIZ