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| Workbook | An Excel file with one or more worksheet. |
| Worksheet | The work area for entering and calculating data, made up of columns and rows. Also called a spreadsheet. |
| Cell | The intersection of a column anda row. You enter data here. |
| Active Cell | The cell with a dark black border around it. It changes to another cell when you click on that cell. |
| Formula Bar | When you enter information into a cell, its automatically entered at this location too. Its above the worksheet. |
| Cell Reference | The "address" or location of a cell, identified by its column letter and row number |
| Scroll | A way to view locations on the worksheet without changing the active cell. |
| Tab Scrolling buttons | Buttons that appear just to the left of sheet tabs, which let you scroll hidden worksheet tabs into view. |
| Sheet tabs | Tabs at the bottom of the workbook window, which display the name of each worksheet. |
| Zoom Slider | A tool on the bottom right of the window used to increase or decrease the zoom on your view. |
| Blank Workbook | A new, empty workbook containing 3 worksheets. |
| Label | Alphabetical information entered into a cell- usually in the first row or column of a worksheet, but could be anywhere in the worksheet |
| Template | A workbook with certain labels, formula, |
| Value | A number entered into the worksheet |
| Series | A list of sequential numbers, dates, times or text |
| Fill Handle / Fill Tool | A tool that looks like a black cross, used to create a series of dates, times, numbers or text. |
| Formula | An instruction Excel uses to calculate a number |
| Range | A block of cells in an Excel Worksheet |
| Contiguous Range | A block of cells next to eachother (adjacent) |
| Noncontiguous Range | Cells in a worksheet that act as a block but are not necessarily next to eachother (non-adjacent) |
| Merge | Combining multiple cells to make one cell |
| AutoComplete | A feature used to complete an entry based on previous entries made in the same column |
| AutoCorrect | A feature used to automate the correction of common typing errors and to create special characters/symbols using text |
| Recent Documents | A menu in the Office Button next to the Open Command- it holds the 17 most recently used documents |
