Excel Lessons 1 & 2 Vocabulary Quiz

A cell that is highlighted or outlined by a bold black rectangle and is the current cell.

• active cell
• name box 
• row
• formula bar

A view that shows you behind the scene options for managing files such as opening, saving, printing, and documents

• backstage view
• quick access toolbar
• ribbon
• help system

A box on the grid identified by the intersection of a row and column

• cell
• cell reference
• range
• label

Located below the ribbon a the left end of the formula bar. When a user types a cell location into this box and presses Enter, the insertion point moves to that cell

• name box 
• formula bar
• ribbon
• command tab

A broad band that runs across the top of the Excel window that organizes commands and tools into each to use interface

• ribbon
• quick access toolbar
• command tabs
• command group

A line of cells that start at the left edge of a worksheet, continue horizontally to the right and are identified by numbers

• rows
• columns
• cell reference
• active cell

A collection of worksheets in a single file

• worksheet
• workbook
• column
• row

A page in a workbook that consists of a grid or rows and columns in which you can enter text, values, and formulas, and perform calculations

• workbook
• worksheet
• command group
• command tabs

Cells that run from top to bottom in a worksheet and are identified by letters

• columns
• rows
• ribbon
• range

To duplicate data from a worksheet to the clipboard

• copy
• cut
• paste
• selecting text