Getting Started with Chapter 1 │ Microsoft Excel 2016 BIM2

A cell is the intersection of a column and a row on a worksheet. You enter data into cells to create a worksheet

• Area

• Cell

• Block

• Text Bubble

A document that contains formatting, styles, and sample text that you can use to create new documents

• Template

• Saved document

• Theme

• Template theme

The work area for entering and calculating data made up of columns and rows separated by gridlines (light gray lines)

• Database

• Spreadsheet

• Worksheet

• Chart

The active cell contains the cell pointer. There is a green border around the active cell

• Cell Pointer

• Active cell

• Green border

• Cell selection

The location of a cell in a worksheet as identified by its column letter and row number

• Cell Name

• Cell coordinates

• Cell location

• Cell address

As you enter data in a cell, it simultaneously appears in the formula bar, which is located above the worksheet

• Ribbon

• Formula bar

• Status bar

• Taskbar

A new, empty workbook contains three worksheets (sheets)

• Blank workbook

• Text document

• Spreadsheet

• Database

To see how a worksheet will look when printed

• Print

• Save

• Preview

• Copy

A cell entry that consists of a number and numeric formatting only

• Formula

• Value

• Text

• Hyperlink

A cell entry that indicates a date or time and is stored as a date code in Excel

• Text

• Number

• Date

• Formula