Microsoft excel vocab

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

• Active Cell

• Label

• Cell

• Addressed Cell

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

• AutoSum

• AutoCopy

• AutoFill

• Copy and Paste

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

• =Sum

• AutoSum

• SumAll

• =CountIf

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

• Box
• Grid
• Block
• Cell

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

• Cell Grid

• Cell Address

• Active Cell

• Sheet Cell

The lines on your worksheet that separate the columns and rows

• Dividers

• Cell Grid

• Print Grid

• Layout Lines

In a worksheet, the vertical spaces with headings A,B,C and so on.

• Column

• Rows

• Cells

• Label

When you move the mouse while holding down the mouse button to select a range of cells

• Carry

• Drag

• Double-click
• Right-click

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

• spreadsheet
• file

• worksheet
• database

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

• Carry down

• Fill down

• Fill right

• Copy down