Question | Answer |
a basic unit of a worksheet into which data is entered | cell |
a unique address, the coordinates of the intersection of a column and a row | cell reference |
a column letter above the grid | column heading |
a row number on the left side of the grid | row heading |
the heavy border and highlighted column and row heading indicate the cell into which data is entered | active cell |
the horizontal and vertical lines on a worksheet | gridlines |
sheets inside a workbook, three available on a new workbook | worksheet |
a Mode indicator that Excel is ready to accept the next command or data entry | Ready |
drag to increase or decrease the view of sheet tabs | Tab Split box |
as data is typed, it appears in a bar below the Ribbon | Formula bar |
a series of two or more adjacent cells | range |
small black square in lower-right corner of active cell | fill handles |
calculation which adds numbers in a range of cells | SUM function |
the cell or range of cells being copied | Source/Copy area |
the cell or range of cells receiving the copy | Destination/Paste area |
create a single cell by combining two or more adjacent cells | merge |
split cells that were previously merged | splitting a cell |
a chart drawn on the same worksheet as the data | embedded chart |
value or vertical axis | y-axis |
category or horizontal axis | x-axis |