Lesson 13 : Excel Terminology (2)

In this lesson we will continue  define some Excel Terminology we illustrated before :

·       Active cell: The cell whose contents appear in the formula bar. You can enter information into the active cell and also edit its contents.

·       Font : A graphic design applied to all numerals, symbols, and alphabetic characters. Also called type or typeface. Arial and Courier New are examples of fonts. Fonts usually come in different sizes, such as 10 point, and various styles, such as bold.

·       Auto filter: To display only the rows in a list that meet certain criteria.

·       Cell comment: A comment that is attached to a cell

·       Conditional formatting: Formatting (such as color or-bold text) that is applied to a cell depending on the cell's contents

·       Filter: To hide rows in a list such that only the rows those meet a certain criteria are displayed.
 

·       Formula: An entry in a cell that returns a calculated result.

·       Function: A special keyword used in a formula to perform a calculation. Use the Function Wizard to enter a function in a formula

·       Sort: To rearrange the order of rows, based on the contents of one or more columns. Sorts can be in ascending or descending order

·       copy area :The cells that you copy when you want to paste data into another location. After you copy cells, a moving border appears around them to indicate that they've been copied.