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| Title Bar | Displays the name of the workbook. The opening Excel window is always named "Book 1." |
| Menu Bar | Contains the menu you use to perform various tasks. You can open menus using the mouse or the keyboard. |
| Toolbars | Contain buttons you click to initiate commands. Each button is represented by an icon. Excel typically opens with the Standard and Formatting tookbars displayed in abbreviated from on one line. |
| Name Box | Indicates where data being keyed or edited appears on the worksheet |
| Formula Bar | Displays the formula in the current cell. |
| Worksheet | Area where you enter and work with data. |
| Column headings | Indicates columns on the worksheet. Columns are labeled with letters. |
| Row headings | Indicates rows on the worksheet. Rows are labeled with numbers. |
| Scroll bars | Used with the mouse to move right or left and up or down within the worksheet. |
| Tab scrolling buttons | Used to scroll between worksheet tabs. |
| Worksheet tabs | Used to move from one worksheet to another. |
| Status bar | Displays information about a selected command or an operation in progress. |
| Indicators | Displays modes of operation, such as NUM when the number keypad is on. |
| Active cell | Cell that is current - that is, ready to receive information. |
| Office Assistant | Provides tips as you work and suggests Help topics related to the work you are doing. |
