Excel – a spreadsheet program that allows you to organize, calculate, make decisions, graph, develop reports, and publish information to the Web.

Worksheet – a grid of rows and columns; 1 spreadsheet

Workbook – 2 or more worksheets

• To keep track of facts and figures• Grades• Budget

• Home• Business

• Business Expense Report• Sales or Financial Report• Check Register• Inventory List• Personnel List• Client List

Cell – The basic unit of an Excel worksheet; where a row and column intersect

Cell reference – a unique address that refers to the cell located at a certain location

Column – letters

Row - numbers

Active Cell– cell that you are working in3 ways to identify an active cell:1.Bold, black line around the cell2.Column and row are highlighted3.Name box displays the cell reference (A1, B13, …)

Gridlines – horizontal and vertical lines on the worksheet

Title bar - includes the name of the worksheet or workbook

Range – a series of 2 or more adjacent cells in a column or rectangular group of cells

SUM Function – adds all of the numbers in a range of cells

AVERAGE Function – averages numbers in a range of cells (add and then divide by the number of cells included in range)