Excel Vocabulary
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Excel – Spreadsheet, graphing software that can perform
mathematical functions.
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Table or Spreadsheet– Tool for organizing information into
rows, columns, and cells.
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Workbook – An Excel file consisting of many spreadsheets is
called a workbook.
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Tab – is a spreadsheet rename tabs/spreadsheets.
Workbooks are made of many spreadsheets.
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Cell – One box in a table or spreadsheet is referred to as a
cell. You can enter data or formulas into cells.
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Rows - are numbered 1, 2, 3 etc.
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Columns –are lettered A, B, C etc.
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Data – Information, text, numbers
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Formula FX = Formula toolbar for math operations toolbar
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Decrease Decimal: Decreases one decimal place at a time.
Values are rounded when decimals are decreased.
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Charts & Graphs - are visual representations of worksheet
data.
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Analyze – examine in detail for purpose of explanation
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Determine – Cause something to occur, result
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Explain – describe in detail relevant facts, cause, give
reason
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Refer – point out, mention, comment
Format –Appearance, style, color
Borders – Frame of table or spreadsheet Lines
Graph or ChartWizard - A visual representation of data
Commonly Used Mathematical Formulas
1. AutoSum = Addition =Sum(B3:B10) Example
2. Average – Math Formula, [Some of all numbers divided
by the number of numbers], Excel =AVERAGE(B4:B6)
3. = Represents Formula NOT DATA in cell when using
EXCEL
4. Black Crosshair + gives the command to copy formula
Commands
 Sort – Ascending (A-Z) or descending (Z-A)
alphabetical order.
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Resize Symbol
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Resize Symbol
Math Words Describe Data Graph Pictures:
 More, Most, Greatest, Highest
 Less, Least, lesser, few
 Than measure compare word
 Large, great, Maximum
 Small, Slight,
 Even the same