Spreadsheet Vocabulary


Active cell An active is the cell you are currently working on
Auto sum A formula that will add up a column of numbers
Cell Reference The column number and the row letter of a cell
Cell Each individual box on the spreadsheet
Column The vertical reference on the spreadsheet
Fill  To fill a cell with color using the paint bucket tool
Fill handle The dot at the bottom of each cell while it is active
Filter The procedure to select certain information in a spreadsheet.
Formula A formula must always starts with “=” signs and what the calculations for each cell
Graph A visual representation of data
Grid Lines The horizontal and vertical lines on the spreadsheet
Row The horizontal reference on the spreadsheet
Selecting To highlight a set of cells
Sheet One page of a worksheet
Sheet tabs Tabs that identify the worksheets in a workbook
Spreadsheets A grid that organizes data
Value A number that can be entered into a cell
Workbook Many worksheets
Worksheet One page of a spreadsheet

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