Excel Terms

The contents in a cell. It can be color, text, or data.

• cell

• sort

• value

• fill

The horizontal planes of a spreadsheet that are labeled numerically.

• sort

• column

• row

• autosum

The action of putting text in place.

• chart

• sort

• insert

• worksheet

The editable settings in a spreadsheet software that allow you to change the display of each cell

• column

• insert

• formula

• format

An expression which calculates the value of a cell

• format

• column

• workbook

• formula

Selecting cells by clicking and dragging over the cells you want included.

• highlight

• column

• function

• active cell

Numbers in a spreadsheet that will be used for calculations

• value

• fill

• range

• column

The intersection of a column and a row that can contain text, numbers, and formulas

• column

• fill

• cell

• value

A selection of two or more cells selected when you want to perform an action on a group of cells at once

• range

• value

• insert

• graph

The electronic spreadsheet you work in

• insert

• worksheet

• workbook

• formula