spreadsheets
Cells containing formulas
Spreadsheets are documents organized into a grid of rows and columns, where each cell can hold data or formulas that calculate values from other cells.
The format dominates business and personal record-keeping—budgets, inventories, financial projections.
She tracks her expenses in a spreadsheet.
The singular spreadsheet refers to either the document or the software category: Open a new spreadsheet, I learned spreadsheet in college.
Side-by-side sequences
- columnsUpright structural shafts
- cellsBasic biological units
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
matrix · header · worksheet · workbook · range · merge · split · tab
Fixed method or notation
- functionPurpose or duty
- sumAddition's result
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
- computeDetermine by calculation
arithmetic · nested · operator · expression · array · lookup · concatenate · rounding
Access or submission
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
- numericExpressed in digits
- textWritten or printed words
- sortingArranging into sequence
filtering · validation · import · export · CSV · database · records · fields
Tabular data calculation software
- macrosAutomated command sequences
- VBAOffice application scripting language
- add-insSupplemental software components
- pluginModular software extension
cloud · collaboration · sharing · real-time editing · permissions · offline
Interactive data summary matrix
- pivotPoint of rotation
- aggregationCombined collection of items
- summaryCondensed account of essentials
- statisticsCollected numerical information
correlation · forecast · scenario · what-if · solver · regression · variance · trend
Forming mental or graphical images
- graphVisual data display
- pie chartCircular percentage diagram
- bar chartRectangular data visualization
- line graphData shown as connected points
histogram · scatter plot · trendline · axis · legend · series · sparkline · area chart
Assigning hues to categories
- bordersLines separating regions
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
- fontCharacter style set
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
number format · currency · date format · highlighting · template · theme · bold · italic
rows
Side-by-side sequences
table · matrix · header · worksheet · workbook · range · merge · split · tab · layout
formula
Fixed method or notation
compute · arithmetic · nested · operator · expression · array · lookup · concatenate · rounding · percentage
entry
Access or submission
sorting · filtering · validation · import · export · CSV · database · records · fields · dataset
Microsoft Excel
Tabular data calculation software
- macrosAutomated command sequences
- VBAOffice application scripting language
- add-insSupplemental software components
plugin · cloud · collaboration · sharing · real-time editing · permissions · offline
pivot table
Interactive data summary matrix
- pivotPoint of rotation
- aggregationCombined collection of items
- summaryCondensed account of essentials
statistics · correlation · forecast · scenario · what-if · solver · regression · variance · trend · comparison
visualization
Forming mental or graphical images
line graph · histogram · scatter plot · trendline · axis · legend · series · sparkline · area chart · stacked
color coding
Assigning hues to categories
alignment · number format · currency · date format · highlighting · template · theme · bold · italic
- office lifecubicle, desk job, desk jobs, office job, full-time job
- productivity softwaretask managers, project management, office suites, word processors, calendars
- number jobsaccounting, bookkeeping, budgeting, statistics, data analysis
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- computer skillstyping, keyboarding, copy paste, clicking, scrolling
- documentsdocument, news, email, report, letter
spreadsheetsword processors
Software for writing documents
essays · novels · manuscripts · letters · memos
spreadsheetsdatabases
Organized electronic information collections
word processors · enterprise software · PowerPoint · Microsoft Word · Google Docs
- spreadsheet hell
- electronic spreadsheetGrid-based calculation software
- spreadsheet softwareApplication for tabular calculations
- spreadsheet appSoftware for data grids
- spreadsheet templatesPre-built tabular document formats