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ISTM 210 EXAM 2 EXCEL (PHINNEY)
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ISTM 210 EXAM 2 EXCEL (PHINNEY)Phinney's Fav formula - CONCATENATE
CONCATENATE function - CONCATENATE (text1,[text2],...) - combines blocks of text
SEARCH function - NOT case sensitive
COUNT function - A function that determines how many cells in a range contain a number.
Workbook - excel file that stores all information, calculations, and analyses.
Worksheet - A computerized spreadsheet in Excel.
Cells - store individual pieces of data/collections
Cell Address - The name of the cell is determined by the name of the row and the column intersecting, such as A8.
SUMIF function - calculates the total of a range of values when a specified condition is met. (range, criteria, [sum range])
AVERAGEIF function - calculates the average of values in a range that match criteria you specify
VLOOKUP function - looks up a value in a vertical lookup table and returns a related result from the lookup table
HLOOKUP function - looks up a value in a horizontal lookup table where the first row contains the values to compare with the lookup table
date/time - used to store date/time information. can be formatted variously
TODAY function - A function that returns the current date in a worksheet.
NOW function - A function that returns today's date and the current time, in the default format of mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm.
DAY function - returns day portion of a date (between 1-31)
MONTH function - MONTH (serial_number) - returns the month portion of a date (a number between 1 and 12)
YEAR function - YEAR (serial_number) - returns the year portion of a date (a number between 1900 and 9999) WEEKDAY function - WEEKDAY (serial_number, [return_type]) - returns the day of the week for a date
WEEKNUM - (serial_number, [return_type]) - returns the week of the year for a date
HOUR function
(define) - function requires one argument - a number that corresponds with a particular time. It returns the hour as a number from 0 to 23 to avoid confusing times in the morning with times in the afternoon or evening.
Fill Feature - allows you to automatically populate cells in a worksheet by copying the contents of one cell to other contiguous cells
Freeze Panes - allows user to lock rows and columns so they don't disappear.
Format Painter - A feature that copies format attributes such as colors, borders, and fill effects from an object, text, or cell in order to apply the same formatting to another object, text, or cell.
AVG - average, calculates the simple average of a set of numbers
Absolute Reference - cell reference that remains constant when a formula is pasted into
a new cell. C$1, $C$1, $C1
Relative reference - changes when reference is copied and pasted into other cells
SUM function - calculates the total of values contained in two or more cells
Function Wizard - 1. allows you to enter or select the inputs for the function
2. provides a description of the function and each argument
3. lists the function result based on the inputs you enter
COUNT - counts the number of cells in a range of cells that contain numbers
MAX - returns the largest value in a set of values
MIN - returns the smallest value in a set of values
COUNTA - counts the number of cells in a range that are NOT blank
RATE - calculates interest rate earned for an investment given the number of payments made as part of the investment, payment amount, and current value.
EFFECT - calculates effective annual percentage rate for an interest rate given the number of periods per year that interest is charged.
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