Excel Basics

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

• Active Cell

• Formula

• Cell

• Cell address

A combination of numbers and symbols used to express a calculation.

• Active Cell

• Label

• Formula Bar

• Formula

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

• AutoSum

• Headings

• Cell

• AutoFill

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

• Cell Address

• Cell Grid

• Cell

• Active Cell

The lines on your worksheet that separate the columns and rows.

• Sheet Tabs

• Functions

• Formula Bar

• Cell Grid

In a worksheet, the horizontal spaces with the headings 1, 2, 3, and so on.

• Column

• Label

• Row

• Cell Address

Tabs you see at the bottom of your workbook file, labeled Sheet 1, Sheet 2, and so on. You can rename the tabs. They represent worksheets within the workbook.

• Function

• Sheet Tabs

• Workbook

• Drag

It is known as the spreadsheet application.

• MS Word

• MS Excel

• MS PowerPoint

• MS Publisher

The letters in Excel represent the...

• Rows

• Columns

• Cells

• Data

What function adds all of the numbers in a range of cells?

• Calculate

• Compute

• Sum

• Max