What Is A Spreadsheet Software
What Is A Spreadsheet Software
Group Name
Formula Bar
Column Letter
Active Cell
View Options
Worksheet
Key Terms
Row – horizontal line of entries in a
table
Column – vertical line of entries in a
table
Cell – the place where information is
held in a spreadsheet
Key Terms
Active Cell – selected cell
Cell Reference – cell address of the cell
usually combine letter and number
Merge – combining/joining two or more
cells
Key Terms
Formula – expression which calculates
the value of a cell
Functions – are predefined formulas
and are already available in Excel
Formula Bar – displays the contents of a
cell
Basic Math Operations
=SUM(x, y) or =SUM(range) – returns the sum of x
and y or (all the numbers within the range)
=PRODUCT(x, y) – returns the product of x and y
=QUOTIENT(x, y) – returns the quotient of x
divided by y
=x - y – returns the difference of x subtracted by y
Basic Math Operations
=ABS(x) – returns the absolute value of x
=AVERAGE(x,y) or AVERAGE(range) – returns the
average of x and y or (within the range)
=IF(Condition, x, y) – returns x if the condition is
true, else it returns y
=CONCATENATE(x, y) – joins x and y
Basic Math Operations
=COUNT(range) – counts the number of cell
containing a number within a range
=COUNTIF(range, criteria) – count the number of
cell that fits with the criteria within the range
LEN(x) – returns the length of character in x
PROPER(x) – returns the proper casing of x
Basic Math Operations
=ISEVEN(x) – returns true if x is an even number
=ISODD(x) – returns true if x is an odd number
=ISNUMBER(x) – returns true if x is a number
=ISTEXT(x) – returns true if x is a text
Basic Math Operations
=MIN(x, y) or MIN(range) – returns the smallest
number
=MAX(x, y) or MAX(range) – returns the largest
number
=POWER(x, y) – returns the value of x raised to
the power of y
=SQRT(x) – returns the square root of x
Basic Math Operations
=UPPER(x) – returns x in all capital form
=LOWER(x) – returns x in non-capital form
=TODAY() – returns the current date
=NOW() – returns the current date and time