Microsoft Excel Vocabulary

A “page” within an Excel workbook that contains columns, rows, and cells.

• Formula page

• worksheet

• Workbook

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

• File

• Formula

• Function

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

• Cell

• Cell address

• Cell grid

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

• Cell address

• Cell

• Cell grid

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

• Cell grid

• Columns

• Rows

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

• Rows

• Columns

• Cell table

A command line above the worksheet where text, numbers, and formulas are entered into a worksheet.

• Formula grid

• Formula bar

• Formula line

The identifying letters and numbers for columns and rows.

• Headings

• Footings

• Labels

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

• Row

• Column

• Heading

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

• Formula tabs

• Sheet tabs

• Grid tabs