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| Absolute cell reference | Cell refrence that does not adjust to the new cell location when copied or moved. |
| AutoFormat | Predefined set of formatting options that have been named and saved. |
| Cell | Intersection of a row and column in a worksheet or table. |
| Column | Appear vertically in a worksheet and are identified by letters at the top of the worksheet window. |
| Filling | Copies data into the cell(s) adjacent to the original. |
| Formula bar | Appears directly below the toolbar in the worksheet; displays a formula when the cell of a worksheet contains a calculated value. |
| Formulas | Equation that calculates a new value from values currently on a worksheet. |
| Freezing | Keeps row or column titles on the screen no matter where you scroll the worksheet. |
| Highlight | Entry point of a worksheet; a highlighted cell is indicated by a dark border. |
| Name box | Area on the left side of the formula bar that identifies the cell refrence of the active cell. |
| Operand | Numbers or cell refrences used in calculations in the formulas of worksheets. |
| Operator | Tells Excel what to do with operands in a formula. |
| Order of evaluation | The sequence used to calculate the value of a formula |
| Range | Selected group of cells on a worksheet identified by the cell in the upper left corner and the cell in the lower right corner, separated by a colon (for example, A3: C5:). |
| Relative cell refrence | Cell refrence that adjusts to a new location when copied or moved. |
| Rotated text | Displays text at an angle within a cell of a worksheet. |
| Row | Appear horizontally in a worksheet and are identified by numbers on the left side of the worksheet window. |
| Style | Collection of font, patterns, and alignments that can be applied to a range of data. |
| Workbook | Collection of related worksheets in Excel. |
| Worksheet | Computerised spreadsheet in Excel; a grid of fows and columns containing numbers, text, and formulas. |
| Wrapped text | Begins with a new line within the cell of a worksheet when the data exceeds the width of a column. |
| Active Cell | Highlighted cell ready for data entry. |
| Indented text | Moves the text several spaces to the right. |
| Mixed cell refrence | Cell refrence containing both relative and absolute refrences. |
| Point-and-click method | Constructs a cell formula in Excel by clicking on the cell you want to refrence rather than keying the refrence. |
| Splitting | Divides the screen into two or for parts so that more than one area of the worksheet may be viewed at the same time. |
| Spreadsheet | Grid of rows and columns containing numbers, text, and formulas; the purpose of a spreadsheet is to solve problems that involve numbers. |
