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Excel Chapter 2 Notes
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Business
11th Grade
09/23/2008

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Function

Definition
a prewritten formula that is built into Excel.
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Order of operations
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      as follows: first negation, then all percentages, then all exponentiations, then all multiplications and divisions, and finally, all additions and subtractions.

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Point mode
Definition
allows you to select cells for use in a formula by using the mouse.
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Smart tags
Definition

dates, financial symbols, people’s names, and more.

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Smart tag indicators
Definition
a small purple triangle
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Arguments
Definition

      the values you use with the function.

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AVERAGE Function

Definition

       sum the numbers in the specified range and then divides the sum by the number of nonzero cells in the range.

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MAX Function

Definition
displays the highest value in a range.
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MIN Function

Definition
determines the lowest or the minium number in the range.
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theme

Definition
a predefined set ofcolors, fonts, chart styles, cell styles, and fill effects that can be applied to an entire worksheet.
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Accounting number format
Definition

       adds a dollars sign to the left of the number, inserts a comma every three positions to the left of the decimal point, and displays the numbers to the nearest cent.

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Fixed dollar sign
Definition

     added to the far left in the cell, often with spaces in between it and the first digit.

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Floating dollar sign
Definition

      appears immediately to the left of the first digit with no spaces, use the Currency Style in the Format Cells dialog box.

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Comma style format
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      this can be assigned to a range of cells by clicking the Comma style button on the Ribbon, inserts a comma every three positions to the left of the decimal point and causes numbers to be displayed to the nearest hundredths.

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conditional formatting
Definition
lets you apply formatting that appears only when the value jina cell meets the conditions that you specify.
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condition

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1. is made up of two values and a relational operator, is true or false.

2. if the condition is true, then Excel applies the formatting.

3. if the condition is false, then Excel supesses the formatting.

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pixel
Definition
a dot on the screen that contains a color.
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best fit
Definition
the width of the colomn will be increased or decreased so the widest entry will fit in the column.
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spell checker
Definition
you can use this to check the worksheet for spelling errors.
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page layout view
Definition
allows you to create or modify a worksheet while viewing how it would look in a printed format.
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normal view
Definition
is the defut view that you have worked in
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previewing the worksheet
Definition

seeing exactly how it will look without generating a printout.

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values version
Definition
shows the results of the formuals you have entered, rather than the actual formulas.
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formulas version
Definition
shows the actual formulas you have entered, rather than the resulting values.
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debugging
Definition
the processs of finding and correcting errors in the worksheet.
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web query
Definition
excel imports the external data in the form of a worksheet.
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e-mail

Definition

electronic transmission of messages and files to annd from other computers using the Internet.

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