1. Vocabulary Basic Spreadsheet Formulas Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.

2. Excel Formulas Allow you to perform calculations on data entered into a spreadsheet. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.2

3. Data Information (values, or numbers; labels, or text; and date/time) that is stored in a spreadsheet program. 3Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.

4. Spreadsheet A table used to store various types of data. 4Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.

5. Cells The basic storage unit for data in a spreadsheet, and the intersection point of a column and a row. In Excel, each rectangular box is referred to as a cell. 5Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.

6. Rows Rows run horizontally in Excel and are identified by a number in the row header. 6Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.

7. Columns Columns run vertically in Excel and are identified by a letter in the column header. 7Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.

8. Cell Reference The cell reference identifies the location of a cell, and consists of the column letter and row number that intersect at the cell’s location. 8Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.

9. Relative Cell Reference Identifies the location of a cell and changes when the formula is copied to other cells. 9Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.

10. Absolute Cell Reference An absolute cell reference does not change when it is copied and pasted to other cells. 10Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved.