Term | Definition |
ACTIVE CELL | THE CELL IN YOUR WORKSHEET THAT HAS BEEN SELECTED. IT WILL HAVE BOLDER GRIDLINES AROUND IT. |
AUTOFILL | A FEATURE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO QUICKLY APPLY THE CONTENTS OF ONE CELL TO ANOTHER CELL OR RANGE OF CELLS SELECTED |
AUTOSUM | A FUNCTION THAT AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFIES AND ADDS RANGES OF CELLS IN YOUR WORKSHEET |
CELL | THE RECTANGULAR SHAPED AREA ON A WORKSHEET THAT IS CREATED BY THE INTERSECTION OF COLUMNS AND ROWS |
CELL ADDRESS | THE NAME OF THE CELL IS DETERMINED BY THE NAME OF THE ROW AND THE COLUMN INTERSECTING SUCH AS A8 |
CELL GRID | THE LINES ON YOUR WORKSHEET THAT SEPERATE THE COLUMNS AND ROWS |
COLUMN | IN A WORKSHEET THE VERTICAL SPACES WITH HEADINGS A,B,C AND SO ON |
DRAG | WHEN YOU MOVE THE MOUSE WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE MOUSE BUTTON (USUALLY THE LEFT)TO SELECT A RANGE OF CELLS |
FILE | A DOCUMENT THAT IS STORED ON YOUR COMPUTER. IN EXCEL A FILE IS ALSO KNOWN AS A WORKBOOK |
FILL DOWN | A FEATURE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO COPY INFORMATION IN AN ACTIVE CELL TO ANOTHER CELL OR RANGE OF CELLS SELECTED |
FILL RIGHT | A FEATURE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO COPY INFORMATION IN AN ACTIVE CELL TO ANOTHER CELL OR RANGE OF CELLS YOU HAVE SELECTED HORIZANTALLY |
FORMULA | A COMBINATION OF NUMBERS ANS SYMBOLS USED TO EXPRESS A CALCULATION |
FORMULA BAR | A COMMAND LINE ABOVE THE WORKSHEET WHERE TEXT, NUMBERS AND FORMULAS ARE ENTERED INTO A WORKSHEET |
FUNCTION | A DROP-DOWN MENU ITEM AND A BUTTON ON THE STANDARD TOOLBAR THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT A FORMULA THAT ALLOWS YOUT TO SELECT A FORMULATHAT YOU WISHTO APPLY TO DATA IN YOUR WORKSHEET |
HEADINGS | THE IDENTIFYING LETTERS AND NUMBERS FOR COLUMNS AND ROWS.Columns are identified with letters, rows with numbers. |
LABEL | The identifying name that reflects the information contained in a column or row in a worksheet, such as name or date. |
ROW | In a worksheet, the horizontal spaces with the headings 1, 2, 3, and so on. |
SHEET TABS | 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. |
WORKBOOK | An Excel file that contains individual worksheets. Also called a spreadsheet file. |
WORKSHEET | A “page” within an Excel workbook that contains columns, rows, and cells. |