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| Active Cell | The active cell is the current cell. There is a green border around the active cell. |
| The Backstage View | A feature of Microsoft Office 2016 from which you access file and program management commands. |
| Cell | A cell is the interception of a column and a row on a sheet. You enter data into cells to create a worksheet. |
| Cell Address or Cell Reference | The location of a cell in a worksheet as identified by its column letter and row number, such as A1. |
| Formula Bar | As you enter data in a cell, it simultaneously appears in the formula bar, which is located above the worksheet. |
| One Drive | A file hosting service that allows you to upload and sync files to a virtual, or cloud, storage environment. Files can then be accessed from a Web browser or a local device. |
| Scroll | A way to view locations on the worksheet without changing the active cell |
| Sheet Tab | Tabs that appear at the bottom of the workbook window, which display the name of each worksheet. |
| Tab Scrolling Buttons | Buttons that appear to the left of the sheet tabs, which allow you to scroll hidden tabs into view |
| Template | A document that contains formatting styles, and sample text that you can use to create new documents. |
| Workbook | An Excel file with one or more worksheets. |
| Worksheet | The work area for entering and calculating data made up of columns and rows separated by grid lines (light grey lines). Also called spreadsheets. |
| Blank Workbook | A new, empty workbook contains one worksheet (sheet). |
| Clear | To remove a cell's contents and/or formatting. |
| Default | the standard settings that Excel uses in its software, such as column width or bottom alignment of text in a cell. |
| Footer | Descriptive text, such as page number, that appears at the bottom of every page of printout. |
| Header | Descriptive text, such as page numbers, that appears at the top of every page of a printout. |
| Label | Text entered to identify the type of data contained in a row or column. |
| Preview | To see how a worksheet will look when printed. |
| Redo | The command used to redo an action you have undone. |
| Text | An alphanumeric entry in a worksheet that is not a cell or range address. |
| Undo | The command used to reverse one or a series of editing actions. |
| AutoComplete | A feature used to complete an entry based on previous entries made in the column containing the active cell. |
| AutoCorrect | A feature used to automate the correction of common typing errors. |
| Numeric Label | A number entered in the worksheet as a label, not a value such as the year 2017 used as a column label. |
| Pick From List | A short cut to insert repeated information. |
| Spelling Checker | A tool used to assist you in finding and correcting typographical or spelling errors. |
| Value | A cell entry that consists of a number and numeric formatting only. |
| Accounting Format | A style the vertically aligns dollar signs ($), thousands separators (,), and decimal points. |
| Cell Style | A combination of a font, text color, cell color, and other fonts attributes applied to a single cell. |
| Comma Format | A style that displays numbers with a thousands separator (,). |
| Currency Format | A style that displays dollar signs ($) immediately preceding the number and includes a thousand separator (,). |
| Fill | A color that fills a cell, appearing behind the data. |
| Font | The typeface or design of the text. |
| Font Size | The measurement of the typeface in points (1 point = 1/72 of an inch). |
