Excel Chapter 1

Lesson 1-4  

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