Microsoft Excel Lesson 1 & 2

A cell that is highlighted or outlined by a bold black rectangle. This is also called the current or highlighted cell.

• Column

• Active cell

• Cell

• FILE tab

A view that shows you behind-the-scenes options for managing files such as opening, saving, printing, and documenting files.

• Backstage view

• Command group

• Name Box

• Ribbon

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

• Workbook

• Row

• Command Group

• Cell

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

• Dialog Box Launcher

• Active cell

• Column

• Command tabs

Task-specific groups divided among the command tabs appropriate to the work a user currently performs.

• Row

• ScreenTips

• FILE tab

• Command group

Task-oriented tabs that are organized on the ribbon.

• Quick Access Toolbar

• Command tabs

• Ribbon

• ScreenTips

An arrow in the lower, right corner of some command groups on the ribbon that opens a dialog box related to the command group.

• Active cell

• Cell

• Ribbon

• Dialog Box Launcher

In Office 2016, the tab that takes you to Backstage view to access Save, Print, Options, and other commands.

• Backstage view

• Column

• FILE tab

• Worksheet

Located below the ribbon at 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.

• Quick Access Toolbar

• Workbook

• Command group

• Name Box

A toolbar that gives you fast and easy access to the tools you use most often in Excel.

• Row

• Quick Access Toolbar

• ScreenTips

• Cell