| A | B |
| attribute | A formatting characteristic |
| character | A letter, number, punctuation mark, or symbol |
| conditional formatting | Automatic formatting based on established criteria |
| default | A predefined setting. You can accept Excel's default option settings or you can change them |
| font | A set of text characteristics designed to appear a certain way |
| Format Painter | An Excel feature that allows users to copy formatting from a cell or range of cells to another cell or range of cells. |
| hyperlink | An image or a sequence of characters that opens another file or a Web page when users click it. |
| merged cells | Cells created by combining two or more adjacent horizontal or vertical cells. |
| Mini toolbar | A toolbar displayed above the shortcut menu that users can use to apply selected formatting features. |
| point | A unit used to measure the height of the characters in a cell |
| select | To click in an area to make it active |
| style | A set of formatting attributes that users can apply to a cell or range of cells more easily than by setting each attribute individually |