Google Sheets Vocabulary Review

Worksheet

A "page" within a Google Sheets workbook that contains columns, rows, and cells.

Row

In a worksheet, the horizontal spaces with the headings 1, 2, 3, and so on.

Sheet Tabs

Tabs you see at the bottom of your workbook file, labeled Sheet 1, Sheet 2, and so on. You can rename the tabs. They represent worksheets within the workbook.

Headings

The identifying letters and numbers for columns and rows. Columns are identified with letters, rows with numbers.

Label

The identifying name that reflects the information contained in a column or row in a worksheet, such as name or date.

Range

a group of cells

Graph

visual representation of data within a spreadsheet

Fill Handle

small square at bottom right of each cell; used to copy information from cell to cell

Fill Right

A feature that allows you to copy information in an active cell to another cell or range of cells you have selected horizontally from left to right in a row.

Cell Address

The name of the cell. It is determined by the column letter and row number, such as A8.

Formula

A combination of numbers, letters, and symbols used to express a calculation. Begins with an = sign

Formula Bar

A command line above the worksheet where text, numbers, and formulas are entered into a worksheet.

Function Button

A drop-down menu item and a button on the standard toolbar that allows you to select a formula that you wish to apply to data in your worksheet.

AutoSum

A function that automatically identifies and adds ranges of cells in your worksheet.

Workbook

Any Google Sheets file that contains individual worksheets. Also called a spreadsheet file.