Excel Basics Terms

A spreadsheet program in Microsoft Office Suite

• Spreadsheet

• Excel

• Worksheet

• Workbook

A grid of rows and columns in which you enter text, numbers, and results of calculations

• Spreadsheet

• Excel

• Worksheet

• Workbook

A computerized spreadsheet

• Spreadsheet

• Excel

• Worksheet

• Workbook

A collection of related worksheets

• Spreadsheet

• Excel

• Worksheet

• Workbook

Name of each worksheet that appears at the bottom of the worksheet

• Rows

• Columns

• Cell

• Sheet Tab

Appear vertically and are identified by letters at the top of the worksheet

• Rows

• Columns

• Cell

• Sheet Tab

Appear horizontally and are identified by numbers on the left side of the worksheet

• Rows

• Columns

• Cell

• Sheet Tab

The intersection of a row and column

• Rows

• Columns

• Cell

• Sheet Tab

How a cell is identified by combining cell's letter and number

• Name Box

• Cell Reference

• Active Cell

• Formula Bar

Cell in the worksheet that you can type data

• Name Box

• Cell Reference

• Active Cell

• Formula Bar