Excel Chapter 1 Part 2

Lessons 5-10

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Auto Fill
  The feature that enables Excel to create a series automatically.
Date
  A cell entry that indicates a date or time and is stored as a date code in Excel.
Wrap Text
  A feature that causes long cell entries to appear on multiple lines within a cell.
Default column width
  The default number of characters that display in a column based on the default font.
Fill handle
  A black box on the lower-right corner of the selected cell or range that you can use to fill (copy) a series or formula.
Key Tips
  Keyboard shortcuts for choosing Ribbon commands that you display by pressing Alt.
Keyboard shortcuts
  Specific keyboard keys that you press together or in sequence to execute commands or apply settings.
Series
  A list of sequential numbers, dates, times, or text.
Wrap Text
  A feature that causes long cell entries to appear on multiple lines.
Contiguous Range
A block of adjacent cells in a worksheet.
Noncontiguous Range
Cells in a worksheet that act as a block, but are not necessarily adjacent to each other.
Collapse Dialog Box button
  A button in a dialog box that you click to downsize a dialog box to make a selection on the sheet, and then click again to restore the dialog box to its regular size.
Range
  A block of cells in an Excel worksheet.
Arithmetric (mathematical) operators
Symbols used in mathematical operations: + for addition, -for subtraction, * for multiplication, I for division, and 1\ for exponentiation.
Formula
An instruction Excel uses to calculate a result.