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| A cell that is highlighted or outlined by a bold black rectangle. This is also called the current or highlighted cell. |
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| A view that shows you behind-the-scenes options for managing files such as opening, saving, printing, and documenting files. |
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| A box on the grid identified by the intersection of a column and a row.. |
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| Cells that run from top to bottom in a worksheet and are identified by letters. |
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| Task-specific groups divided among the command tabs appropriate to the work a user currently performs. |
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| Task-oriented tabs that are organized on the ribbon |
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| An arrow in the lower, right corner of some command groups on the ribbon that opens a dialog box related to the command group. |
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| In Office 2013, the tab that takes you to Backstage view to access Save, Print, Options, and other commands. |
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| A system in Excel that is rich in information, illustrations, and tips that can help you complete any task as you create worksheets and workbooks. |
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| Small “badges” displaying keyboard shortcuts for specific tabs and commands on the ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar. Also referred to as hotkeys. |
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| Located below the ribbon at the left end of the formula bar. When a user types a cell location into this box and presses Enter, the insertion point moves to that cell. |
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| A toolbar that gives you fast and easy access to the tools you use most often in Excel. |
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| A broad band that runs across the top of the Excel window that organizes commands and tools into an easy-to-use interface. The ribbon was introduced in Office 2007. |
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| A line of cells that start at the left edge of a worksheet, continue to the right, and are identified by numbers |
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| A small, onscreen rectangle that displays descriptive text when you rest the pointer on a command or control |
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| A collection of worksheets in a single file |
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A page in a workbook that consists of a grid of rows and columns in which you can enter text, values, and formulas, and perform
calculations |
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An Excel feature that automatically fill cells with data, formatting,
or both. |
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An Excel feature that automatically enters the remaining characters of an entry when the first few typed characters match an entry
made previously |
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| To duplicate data from a worksheet to the Clipboard |
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| A cell that is highlighted or outlined by a bold black rectangle. This is also called the current or highlighted cell. |
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A small square in the lower, right corner of a selected cell or range
of cells. Used mainly to copy data to adjacent cells |
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| A tool identified with symbols such as dotted, dashed, or solid lines that fill the space before tabs. |
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A bar located between the ribbon and the worksheet in which users
can edit the contents of a cell |
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| A word assigned to a document’s properties that makes it easier to organize and find documents |
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| Text entered in a worksheet that identifies numeric data and is the most common type of text entered in a worksheet. Labels are also used to sort and group data. |
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A mouse pointer that enables users to drag a cell or range of cells to a new location, replacing any existing data in the destination
cells |
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A location that collects and stores up to 24 copied or cut items that are then available to be used in the active workbook, in other
workbooks, and in other Office programs |
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| To insert data from the Clipboard to a new location in a worksheet |
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A group of adjacent cells you select to perform operations on all of
the selected cells |
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| Highlighting text that is to be changed |
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| Items you directly change, such as keywords. |
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| Pre-set settings that determine how Excel behaves when performing an action |
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| Commands on the default ribbon tabs that are related in functionality |
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A pane found on the left side of Backstage view. It provides you access to workbook and file-related commands through a series of
tabs |
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| Several settings that enable you to change how a document prints. |
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| (1) An area on the ribbon that contains groups of related commands. See command tab. (2) An area of the Backstage navigation pane that contains groups of related commands. |
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A file that includes formatting and formulas complete with
designs, tools, and specific data types. |
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