Excel Terminology

In a worksheet, the vertical spaces with letter headings are called...

• columns

• files

• rows

• formulas

When you move information while holding down the mouse button (usually the left) to select a range of cells.

• Drag

• File

• Label

• Sheet tab

The cell in your worksheet that has been selected. It will have bolder gridlines around it.

• Active cell

• Autofill

• Cell

• Cell grid

A feature that allows you to quickly apply the contents of one cell to another cell or range of cells selected.

• Autofill

• Cell Address

• Fill down

• Worksheet

A function that automatically identifies and adds ranges of cells in your worksheet.

• Autosum

• Average

• Finance

• Drag

The rectangular shaped area on a worksheet that is created by the intersection of columns and rows.

• Cell

• Cell address

• Cell grid

• Column

The name of the cell is determined by the name of the row and the column intersecting, such as A8.

• Cell address

• Cell grid

• Formula bar

• Heading

A document that is stored on your computer. In Excel, a file is also known as a workbook.

• File

• Fill down

• Formula

• Grid

A feature that allows you to copy information in an active cell to another cell or range of cells you have selected vertically.

• Fill down

• Formula

• Workbook

• Fill right

A combination of numbers and symbols used to express a calculation. Always begins with a = sign.

• Formula

• Formula bar

• Autosum

• Average