Excel Vocabulary

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absolute cell references	active cell	ascending order
cell	cell reference	descending order
fill handle	formula	function formula
header row	merge	mixed cell references
operand	operator	order of evaluation
range	relative cell references	spreadsheet
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Across:
1.	equation used to calculate values in a spreadsheet cell
3.	a cell reference that is adjusted when the formula is copied or moved to a new location
5.	the sequence used to calculate the value of a complex formula
6.	a special formula that names a function instead of using operators to calculate a result
7.	a cell reference that contains both relative and absolute cell refernences
8.	sorts alphabetically from Z to A and numerically from the highest to the lowest number.
9.	identifies the column letter and row number (for example, A1 or B4)
11.	a symbol that tells Excel what mathematical operation to perform in a spreadsheet formula
12.	sorts alphabetically from A to Z and numerically from the lowest to the highest number
14.	a grid of rows and columns containing numbers, text, and formulas
15.	labels at the top of columns in a worksheet
16.	combine multiple cells into a single cell
17.	a selected cell
19.	a small square in the bottom right corner of an active cell in a worksheet

Down:
2.	a number or cell reference in a spreadsheet formula
4.	a cell reference that does not change when the formula is copied or moved to a new location
10.	a spreadsheet
13.	a selected group of cells
18.	the box in a worksheet or table created by the intersection of row and column boundary lines

Excel Vocabulary

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