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| Certificate authority | The certificate associated with a digital signature that is issued to the reputable signer |
| Change history | Information that is maintained about changes made in past editing sessions |
| Cloud computing | Use of Web servers of a third-party provider on the Internet to store files and run applications |
| Collaboration | The process of working jointly with others |
| Compatibility Checker | A feature that finds any potential compatibility issues and creates a report so that you can resolve the issues |
| Digital certificate | A digital means of proving identity and authenticity |
| Digital signature | An electronic, encryption-based, secure stamp of authenticationon a macro or document |
| Document Inspector | A feature that can find and remove hidden properties and personal information in a workbook |
| Encryption | The process of restricting access to files by scrambling the contents with a program |
| Intranet | A network within an organization that uses Internet technologies |
| Mark as Final command | A command which makes the document read-only and prevents additional changes to the document and disables typing, editing comments, and proofing marks |
| Metadata | Details about a file that describe or identify it, including the title, author name, subject, and keywords that identify the document's topic or contents |
| Properties | Characteristics of an object that can be changed; details about a file that help identify it |
| Self-signed | An unauthenticated certificate created by the signer of a document |
| Shared workbook | A workbook set up to allow multiple users on a network to view and make changes at the same time |
| Signature line | A line in a document that specifies the individual who must sign the document |
| Track Changes | A feature in which you can make changes that can be viewed by others and also in which the changes can be accepted or rejected |
| Watermark | A faded image or text used as a background of a document. |
| Accessibility Checker | An Excel tool that finds any potential accessibility issues and creates a report so that you can resolve the issues to make your file easier for those with disabilities to use. |
| Alt text | Text used in documents and webpages to provide a text description of an image. |
| Background image | An image inserted in a worksheet that is behind, not in, the worksheet cells. |
| Cloud storage | Online storage of data so that you can access your data from different places and devices. |
| Compatibility Mode | Using a workbook in Excel 97-2003 file format (.xls) instead of the newer XML-based file format (.xlsx). |
| SkyDrive | Microsoft’s free cloud storage for anyone with a free Microsoft account. |
| Synchronization | The process of updating computer files that are in two or more locations according to specific rules— also called syncing. |
| Syncing | The process of updating computer files that are in two or more locations according to specific rules— also called synchronization. |
