Spreadsheet Terminology

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Technical manual

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A book that helps its readers understand or do something

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Spreadsheet

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A computer program used to process numbers

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Worksheet

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A single spreadsheet page

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Cell

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A box on a spreadsheet where a row and a column meet; cells have addresses, consisting of their column letter and their row number

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Row

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A line of cells going straight across the page

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Column

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A line of cells going from top to bottom on a spreadsheet page

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Formula

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A way to multiply, divide, add or subtract numbers on a spreadsheet

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Chart

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A sheet of information using lists, pictures or tables

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Bar graph

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A drawing that uses lines and shaded areas to present and compare information

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Index

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A list of items in a book that gives page numbers where those items can be found; an index is usually at the back of a book