Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Vocabulary Review

Vocabulary Review

1. Active Cell-In Excel, the cell that is currently selected is called the active cell.
The active cell that its in is on A1.

2. Cell-A cell is the intersection of a row and a column in a table or worksheet. It contains information such as text, numbers, or graphics.
I needed to get to cell A1 so i clicked Ctrl + Home.

3.Column-A column is the vertical line of cells identified by an alphabetic label in the first cell on the top.
I needed to get to cell B5 to so i clicked on the column number 5 in cell B.

4. Find-The Find command allows you to search for specified text and/or formatting in a document.
I needed to Find a word so i clicked on the Edit menu and whent to Find.

5. Formula-In Excel, a cell entry that performs a calculations and begins with an equal sign in the cell [i.e. =SUM(A1:A20)] is called a formula.
I'm still tring to figure out how to use formulas for excel.

6. Label-A label is a text entry in an Excel worksheet.
The labels are super helpful when looking for specific spread sheets.

7. Range-A cell or group of cells that can be selected in an Excel worksheet is called a range.
A1:A7 are the ranges that i had to use to replace the command on.

8. Replace-The Replace command allows you to search for specified text and/or formatting in a document and replace it with new text and/or formatting that you specify.
I used the replace key to replace a word to another.

9. Row-A row is the horizontal line of cells identified by a number in the first cell on the left.
Their are 12 Rows and 6 columns in the graph that i made.

10. Value-A numeric entry in Excel is called a value.
I placed a value in B2.

11. Workbook-A workbook is an Excel file that can contain up to 256 worksheets.
I have one workbook for everything in lesson one.

12 Worksheet-A worksheet is a page—or one spreadsheet—in an Excel workbook.
My first worksheet is called bah-Facts.

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