Q2: EXCEL Flashcards
when was excel first released
sep 30, 1985
is a software program produced by Microsoft that allows users to organize, format and calculate data with formulas using a spreadsheet system.
excel
is aspreadsheet application developed and published by Microsoft. It is part of theMicrosoft Officesuite of productivity software.
excel
what was excel’s original name
odyssey
contain all the information from the worksheets in a workbook, including formatting, formulas, and etc.
XLSand XLSXfileformats
is a group of cells within a row column.
range
an expression telling the computer what mathematical operation to perform upon a specific value and allow to quickly make calculations and get totals of multiple cells, rows, or columns in a spreadsheet.
formula
work with formula in the current cell. Easily pick functions to use and get help on how to fill out the input values.
insert function
s a predefined formula that performs calculations using specific values in a particular order.
function
can be a range of data, a specified output, or other parameters, depending on the particular function.
argument
You can click it to check the Backstage view, where you come to open or save files, create new sheets, print a sheet, and do other file-related operations.
file tab
You will find this toolbar just above the File tab and its purpose is to provide a convenient resting place for the Excel’s most frequently used commands. You can customize this toolbar based on your comfort.
quick access toolbar
They appear across the top of the Ribbon and contain groups of related commands. Home, Insert, Page Layout are the examples of ribbon tabs.
tabs
They organize related commands; each group name appears below the group on the Ribbon.
groups
appear within each group as mentioned above.
commands
This lies in the middle and at the top of the window.
title bar
The group of three buttons located to the left of the Zoom control, near the bottom of the screen, lets you switch among excel’s various sheet views.
view buttons
This displays the page in normal view.
normal layout view
This displays pages exactly as they will appear when printed
page layout view
This gives a full screen look of the document.
page layout view
This shows a preview of where pages will break when printed.
page break view
The area where you enter data. The flashing vertical bar is called the insertion point and it represents the location where text will appear when you type.
sheet area
maximum row
1,048,576 rows
Rows are numbered from 1 onwards and keeps on increasing as you keep entering data.
row bar