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Active cell
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The active cell contains the cell pOinter. There is a dark outline around the active cell.
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Cell
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A cell is the intersection of a column and a row on a worksheet. You enter data into cells to create a worksheet.
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Cell address or cell reference
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The location of a cell in a worksheet as identified by its column letter and row number. Also known as the cell's address.
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Formula bar
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As you enter data in a cell , it simultaneously appears in the formula bar, which is located above the worksheet.
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Scroll
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A way to view locations
on the worksheet without changing the active cell .
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Sheet tabs
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Tabs that appear at the bottom of the workbook window, which display the name of each worksheet.
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Tab scrolling buttons
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Buttons that appear just
to the left of the sheet tabs, which allow you to
scroll hidden tabs into
view.
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Workbook
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An Excel file with one or more worksheets.
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Worksheet
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The work area for entering and calculating data made up of columns and rows separated by gridlines (light gray lines). Also called a spreadsheet.
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Blank workbook
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A new, empty workbook contains three worksheets (sheets).
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Clear
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To remove a cell's contents or formatting.
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Default
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The standard settings Excel uses in its software, such as column width or number of worksheets in a workbook.
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Footer
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Descriptive text, such as page numbers, that appears at the bottom of every page of a printout.
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Header
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Descriptive text, such as page numbers, that appears at the top of every page of a printout
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Label
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Text entered to identify the type of data contained in a row or
column.
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