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Ecxel chapter 2
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12th Grade
02/10/2009

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Excel
Definition
Is a powerful decesion-making tool containing data that can be manipulate to asnwer "what if" situations.
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Shift + tab
Definition
After typing a formula in a cell, press the enter, or click the enter button on the formala bar.
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Order of operations
Definition
From left to right in a formula
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Relative cell Reference
Definition
Copys the formula containing relative cell references and the cell reference change.
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Fill handle
Definition
copy a relative version of a formula.
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Writing a formula by Pointing
Definition
You wrote formulas using cell reference such as =c3-b3.A method is to "point" to the specific cells that are part of the formula.
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Trace error button
Definition
You can use it to read information on what Excel percieves as the error.
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Smart tag
Definition
Is the another name for trace error.
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Functions
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Is a built-in formulas. An example of a function is =sum.
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Argument
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An argument may consist of a constant, a cell reference, or another function.
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Nested Function
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Is a function that includes in an argument within the function.
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Returning the result
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Is when a value calculated by the formula is inserted in a cell.
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Returning
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Refers to the process of calculating the formula and the term result.
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Insert Function
Definition
Insert Function button on the Formula bar or in the Formulas tab to help you write the formula.
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More Functions
Definition
You can also dispay the Insert Function dialog box by cliking the down-pointing arrow at the right side of the sum button and then cliking more button.
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Formula tab
Definition
Click the down-pointing arrow at the right side of the sum button in the Formulas tab and common functions dsplay a drop-down list.
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Select a Function
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With the disired function category selected, choose a function in the select a function box and then click OK.
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11 different categories
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Financial, Date & Time, Math & Trig, Statistical, Lookup & Reference, Database, Text, Logical, Information, Engineering, and Cube.
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Average function
Definition
It returns the average of the argument.
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Max function
Definition
Returns teh maximum value in a cell range
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Min function
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Returns the minimum value in a cell range.
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Count function
Definition
It counts the numeric values in a range.
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Displaying formulas
Definition
Displaying all formulas in a workseet rather than the result by pressing Ctrl + ' this turn off the formulas.
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PMT Function
Definition
Finds the periodic payment for a loan base on costant payments and a costant interest rate.
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FV Function
Definition
It calculates the future value of a series of equal payments or annuity.
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Now and Date Function
Definition
Now function returns the serial number of the current date and time. The Date function returns the serial number that represents a particular date.
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Ctrl + ;
Definition
Is the keyboard shortcut to insert the current date in the active cell.
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Conditional function
Definition
It consired the IF function
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Logical test
Definition
a question that can be answered with true or false considered.
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