Chapter 15: Creating an Excel Worksheet and Charting Data
Merge & Center
A command that joins selected cells in a worksheet into one larger cell and centers the contents in the merged cell.
AutoFit
A feature that adjusts the width of a column to fit the cell content of the widest cell in the column.
Row
A horizontal group of cells in a worksheet.
Column
A vertical group of cells in a worksheet.
Workbook
An Excel file that contains one or more worksheets.
Formula
An equation that performs mathematical calculations on values in a worksheet.
Active Cell
The cell, surrounded by a border, ready to receive data.
Cell Reference
The identification of a specific cell by its intersecting column letter and row number.
Cell
The intersection of a column and a row.
Sheet Tabs
The labels along the lower border of the Excel window that identify each worksheet.
Worksheet
The primary document that you use in Excel to work, which is formatted as a pattern horizontal and vertical lines.
Fill Handle
The small square in the lower right corner of a selected cell.
Range
Two or more selected cells on a worksheet.