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Excel Lesson 2
vocab for Excel lesson 2
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Computer Science
09/29/2010

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range

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a block of cell in an Excel worksheet
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contiguous range
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a block of adjacent cells in a worksheet
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noncontiguous range
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cells in a worksheet that act as a block, but are not necessarily adjacent to each other
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format
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to apply attributes to cell data to change the appearance of the worksheet
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theme
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a collection of coordinated fonts, colors, & effects for graphic elements such as charts & images that can be quickly applied to all sheets in a workbook
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font
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the typeface or design of text
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fill
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a color that fills a cell, appearing behind the data
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cell style
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a combination of a font, text color, cell color, & other font attributes applied to a single cell; are called Quick Styles in other Office programs
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font size
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the measurement of the typeface in points (1 point=1/72 of an inch)
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number format
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a format that controls how numerical data is displayed including the use of commas, dollar signs (or other symbols), & the number of decimals
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accounting format
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a style that vertically aligns with $'s, thousands separators, and decimal points
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percent format
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a style that displays decimal numbers as a percentage
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comma format
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a style that displays numbers with a thousands separator
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currency format
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a style that displays $ immediately preceding the number & includes a thousands separator
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clipboard
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a feature of Windows that holds data or graphics that you have cut or copied & are ready to be pasted into any document
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fill handle
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dragging this handle, located in the lower-right corner of the active cell, will copy cell contents, formatting, or a formula to adjacent cells
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format painter
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a button on the Home tab that allows you to copy formatting from a selected object or cell & apply it to another object or cell
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relative cell reference
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a cell address expressed in relation to the cell containing the formula; when such a formula is copied, this is adjusted to reflect the new location of the formula cell
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absolute cell reference
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a cell address, such as E14 the relative cell references are adjusted to reflect the new location of the formula cell; such as $E$14, referenced in a formula that doesn't change based on the location of the cell containing the formula
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print preview
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a feature used to display a document as it will appear when printed
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cut
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the command used to remove data from a cell or range of cells & place it on the clipboard
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paste
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the command used ot place data from the clipboard to a location on the worksheet
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drag-&-drop feature
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a method used to move or copy the contents of a range of cells by dragging the border of a selection from 1 location in a worksheet & dropping it in another location 
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grouping
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worksheets that are selected as a unit; any action performed on this unit will affect all the worksheets in the group
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active sheet tab
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the selected worksheet; the tab name of this is bold