Excel Vocabulary
merge
A combination of two or more businesses to form a single firm.
Auto sum
A formula that will add up a column of numbers
row
A horizontal group of cells in a worksheet identified by numbers.
border
A line around the edges of a cell.
Active cell
A selected worksheet cell that is ready for data entry
Formula
An equation that calculates a new value from values currently in a worksheet.
cell refrence
The column letter and the row number. Example: B12
work book
The file used to store worksheets
Grid lines
The horizontal and vertical lines on the spreadsheet
column
The vertical reference on the spreadsheet
work sheet
a computerized spred sheet
spred sheet
a grid row of colums
range
a group of selected cells
value
a numbered that can be entered into a cell
cell
the intercection of a row and a colom
select
to highlight a set of cells
align
you can allign the contents of a cell horozantly and vertically whithin the cel