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| Active Cell | The currently selected cell in the worksheet, the cell that is ready to receive data |
| Row | The cells that display horizontally and are numbered consecutively down the left side of the worksheet |
| Columns | Cells that display vertically in an Excel worksheet and are labeled with letters |
| Cell Reference | A unique name of a cell which is formed by combining the cell's column letter and row number |
| Sheet tab | Displays names of each worksheet in a workbook default: sheet1, sheet2 sheet3 |
| Workbook | An Excel file that consists of a worksheet or collections of related worksheets. |
| Worksheet | In Excel, a grid with columns and rows where you enter and summarize data. |
| Name Box | Located below the Ribbon cotains name or cell reference of the active cell |
| Formula Bar | Located to the right of name box; displays a formula when cell contains a calculated value |
| Autofit | Excel automatically determines best fit for width/height of cell |
| Cell | The rectangle where a column and row intersect |
| Column heading | Letters at top of every column |
| row heading | Numbers at beginning of every row |
| format painter | copies format attributes from one cell to another |
| merge | to combine two or more cells |
| number format | formatting option that changes the way data looks in a cell |
| office button | allows you to open, save, print or create new files |
| range | a group of selected cells |
| truncate | to hide text that does not fit in a cell |
| wrap text | to move data to new line if cell is not wide enough |
