| SPREADSHEET DEFINITIONS Spreadsheet - a program that allows you to use rows and columns of data to manage, predict, and present information Row - horizontal, labeled by nubmers Column - vertical, labeled by letters Cell - the intersection of a column and a row (column letter and row number) Cell Address - the location of the cell (column letter and row number) Label - text, symbols, dates, or numbers (NOT used in calculations) Value - numbers that are used in calculations Formula - mathematical equation, starts with an = (example: =A3+B3) Functions - a shortcut formula, examples: SUM, AVG Range - a defined block of cells that are touching Active Cell or Selected Cell - the cell that you are currently clicked on or working on Status Line or Formula Line - shows what is really in the cell, displays the formula Grid Lines - the lines that separate the columns and rows, do not always have to be showing. |