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A program you use when you listen to music, edit photos, go to websites, check and send email, or perform a task as you are using a computer or smartphone
application software program
Creating, editing, formatting, viewing, printing, and publishing documents
word processing
A program written specifically for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
mobile application
The blinking vertical bar displayed onscreen to mark your place and indicate where any typing will be inserted in a document.
insertion point
A software application installed on your computer’s hard drive.
local application
A worksheet tool used to create meaningful data summaries to analyze worksheets containing large volumes of data.
pivot table
A type of chart that uses lines to tracks trends over time.
line chart
A mini program that performs a predefined action.
macro
The location of a cell in a worksheet using the column header letter and row number to identify the cell in the grid, such as A12 or C75
cell address
Refers to a fixed cell location in a spreadsheet that never changes when moved or copied in the workbook.
absolute reference
A characteristic of text that determines the visual effects of characters such as bold or italics.
font style
In a formula, the mathematical symbol such as “+” or “‒” or “*” or “/” for addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.
operator
Online sharing of ideas and images on websites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.
social networking
To change the way an object, text, or image appears on the screen.
format
In a formula, a value or function involved in the calculation.
argument
A group of cells in a worksheet; the cells can be adjacent, with all cells touching, or nonadjacent, where not all cells are touching.
cell range
A type of graph that compares categories of data to one another.
column chart
In a web search, a way to narrow a search to include only certain types of results, such as images or news, or pages posted in a certain date range, such as within the last 24 hours.
filter
The grid of columns and rows used to store values and labels and formulas in a workbook.
worksheet
Application software that makes people more productive by automating repetitive tasks.
productivity software
The location of text or graphics relative to the margins on a page, in a text box, or in a cell.
alignment
A document that can be read across platforms; created by Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader, a free software program that can be downloaded from the web.
PDF (Portable Document Format)
The page layout of text on the page; can be portrait or landscape, vertical or horizontal.
page orientation
The character placed before a line of text to create a list.
bullet
A document that contains formatting such as margins, fonts, and page layouts that you use to create new documents.
template