Friday, May 27, 2011

Do Now 5/27/2011

    Saving your hard work is essential in any case. Sometimes, saving it in different formats can be more productive in presenting and showing your work. Saving as a ".html" file saves it so that it opens in an internet format.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Value

A data entry in a cell

Theme

preset package containing graphical appearance details, used to customize the look and feel of (typically) an operating system

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Table Style

Different ways of presenting a spreadsheet to make it seem more flashy and exciting

Statistical Functions

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Spreadsheet

An accounting or bookkeeping program that displays data in rows and columns on a screen.

Split

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SmartArt

Images that can be inserted into a data spreadsheet to express data in a more presentable manner

Sheet Tab

A tab to switch between different data sheets which contain different sets of data

Row Heading

A title that is used to depict the kind of information that is being put in to the row. Usually will be in the row above the first data entry

Row

A horizontal line of data in a spread sheet

Relative Cell References

An address or pointer that changes when the target item is moved or the relationship to it has changed.

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Range

In data entry validation, a group of values from a minimum to a maximum.

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Order of Evaluation

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Operator

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Operand

A quantity on which a mathematical or logical operation is performed.


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Mixed Cell Reference

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Microsoft Excel

A data spreadsheet that organizes data in a way that can be well presented and be continuous. It can be used for keeping records, financial budget distribution, etc.

Mathematical Functions

 A procedure within an application.

Macro

A series of computer keyboard or mouse actions recorded to be replayed. The sequence can be assigned to a key combination, a menu item, or a toolbar button for convenience. Macros can also be written using the programming language of a given application, such as VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) in Word and Excel.


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Header Row

The header row is the first line of a data source

Grid

A formation of intersecting columns and rows

Graph

A pictorial device, such as a pie chart or bar graph, used to illustrate quantitative relationships.

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Function Formula

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Freeze

Holding information in a spread sheet in a certain row or column

Formula

Calculating data within two or more cells

Filter

A program or routine that blocks access to data that meet a particular criterion

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Embedded Chart

An embedded chart is a chart that is drawn on the same worksheet as the data

Complex Formulas

A complex formula is a long and difficult calculation that can be done in a spreadsheet in seconds

Column Heading

A title to depict the information being put into the column in a spreadsheet

Column

A never ending verticle compilation of cells

Chart


  • A sheet presenting information in the form of graphs or tables.



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    Cell Style

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    Cell Reference

    The address of a cell that contains a value that is needed to solve a formula in a spreadsheet program.


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    AutoFill

    automatically inserts user data such as name, address and credit card number into the cells

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    Argument

    A value used to evaluate a procedure or subroutine.

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    Active Cell

    The cell that continues the value being used or modified in a spreadsheet program, and that is highlighted by the cell pointer. Also known as current cell.

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    Absolute Cell Reference

    A cell reference used in a formula in a spreadsheet program that does not change when the formula is copied or moved

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    Sunday, April 10, 2011

    XML Paper Specification (XPS)

    is an open specification for a page description language and a fixed-document format originally developed by Microsoft as XML Paper Specification (XPS) that was later standardized by Ecma International as international standard ECMA-388.

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    Word Processor

    A computer system or program designed for word processing.

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    Thumbnails

    A reduced image of a graphic or document page, used in order to view multiple images on a screen simultaneously or to download such images more rapidly.

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    Text box

    An on-screen rectangular frame into which you type text. 

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    Style

    A customary manner of presenting printed material, including usage, punctuation, spelling, typography, and arrangement.

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    Splitting Cells

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    Soft Copy

    A soft copy is the unprinted digital document file.

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    Sizing Handles

    By dragging and dropping the control handle on an edge, you can make the control wider or narrower, taller or shorter. Corner handles let you move two edges at once.

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    Section Break

    Sections are visually separated from each other with a section break, typically consisting of extra space between the sections.

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    Read-Only Document

    A document that is saved and specified to only be able to be read not edited or tampered with

    Quick Tables

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    Print Queue

    A prioritized list, maintained by the operating system, of the output from a computer system waiting on a spool file to be printed.

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    Portable Document Format (PDF)

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    Microsoft Word

    A full-featured word processing program for Windows and Mac from Microsoft

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    Metadata

    A description of the data in a source, distinct from the actual data; for example, the currency by which prices are measured in a data source for purchasing goods. 

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    Merging Cells

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    Markup

    The collection of tags that describe the specifications of an electronic document, as for formatting.

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    Manual Column Break

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    Hard Copy

    A printed copy, especially of the output of a computer or word processor.

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    Gridlines

    Paper ruled usually into small squares of equal size for use in drawing charts, graphs, or diagrams.

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    Graphics

    The pictorial representation and manipulation of data, as used in computer-aided design and manufacture, in typesetting and the graphic arts, and in educational and recreational programs.

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    Encryption

    The coding of a clear text message by a transmitting unit so as to prevent unauthorized eavesdropping along the transmission line; the receiving unit uses the same algorithm as the transmitting unit to decode the incoming message

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    Duplex Printing

    The ability to print on both sides of the paper.

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    Drawing Obejects

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    Document Management Server

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    Desktop Publishing

    The design and production of publications using personal computers with graphics capability

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    Descending Order

    Ordering of files in largest to smallest