Spreadsheet Terms
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The cell in the spreadsheet that is currently selected for data entry
Range
Active cell
Used to arrange information in a particular order
Sort
Cell Reference
To highlight a set of cells
Fill
Selecting
To fill a cell with color using the paint bucket tool
Value
Fill
The procedure to select certain information in a spreadsheet.
Filter
Fill
The horizontal and vertical lines on the spreadsheet
Grid Lines
Column
The column number and the row letter of a cell
Cell Reference
Active Cell
The cell in the spreadsheet that is currently selected
Cell Reference
Active Cell
Tabs that identify the worksheets in a workbook
Value
Sheet tabs
Predefined Formulas that are built into your spreadsheet software
Functions
Variables
The horizontal reference on the spreadsheet
Column
Row
One page of a spreadsheet
Cell
Worksheet
One page of a spreadsheet
Cell
Worksheet
Many worksheets
Graph
Workbook
A visual representation of data
Graph
Cell
A vertical collection of cells
Column
Enter
A spreadsheet data type that will calculate a result and display it in the active cell
Value
Formula
A formula that will add up a column of numbers
Range
Auto sum
A group of cells in a spreadsheet that have been selected
Range
Cell Reference
A formula that will add up a column of numbers
Range
Auto sum
To add up the range of cells directly above an active cell, you could use
Auto Sum
Auto fill
To compare parts to a whole, use a
pie chart
line graph
The best chart to measure a trend over a period of time is
Pie Chart
Line GRaph
On a spreadsheet, letters reference
rows
Columns
On a spreadsheet, numbers reference
columns
rows
On a spreadsheet, a letter with a number references
a worksheet
a cell
it's dinnertime!
watch out! you werewrong, caveman
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Spreadsheet Terms
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Created on February 5, 2023
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Spreadsheet Terms
start
The cell in the spreadsheet that is currently selected for data entry
Range
Active cell
Used to arrange information in a particular order
Sort
Cell Reference
To highlight a set of cells
Fill
Selecting
To fill a cell with color using the paint bucket tool
Value
Fill
The procedure to select certain information in a spreadsheet.
Filter
Fill
The horizontal and vertical lines on the spreadsheet
Grid Lines
Column
The column number and the row letter of a cell
Cell Reference
Active Cell
The cell in the spreadsheet that is currently selected
Cell Reference
Active Cell
Tabs that identify the worksheets in a workbook
Value
Sheet tabs
Predefined Formulas that are built into your spreadsheet software
Functions
Variables
The horizontal reference on the spreadsheet
Column
Row
One page of a spreadsheet
Cell
Worksheet
One page of a spreadsheet
Cell
Worksheet
Many worksheets
Graph
Workbook
A visual representation of data
Graph
Cell
A vertical collection of cells
Column
Enter
A spreadsheet data type that will calculate a result and display it in the active cell
Value
Formula
A formula that will add up a column of numbers
Range
Auto sum
A group of cells in a spreadsheet that have been selected
Range
Cell Reference
A formula that will add up a column of numbers
Range
Auto sum
To add up the range of cells directly above an active cell, you could use
Auto Sum
Auto fill
To compare parts to a whole, use a
pie chart
line graph
The best chart to measure a trend over a period of time is
Pie Chart
Line GRaph
On a spreadsheet, letters reference
rows
Columns
On a spreadsheet, numbers reference
columns
rows
On a spreadsheet, a letter with a number references
a worksheet
a cell
it's dinnertime!
watch out! you werewrong, caveman
back