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Parts of a Spreadsheet

The document describes the components of a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, including the title bar, cell, active cell, column and row headers, formula bar, name box, and sheet tab. Each part has a specific function, such as displaying the workbook name, indicating the active cell, and allowing data entry. The worksheet consists of 16,384 columns and 1,048,576 rows, creating unique cell addresses for data management.

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Parts of a Spreadsheet

The document describes the components of a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, including the title bar, cell, active cell, column and row headers, formula bar, name box, and sheet tab. Each part has a specific function, such as displaying the workbook name, indicating the active cell, and allowing data entry. The worksheet consists of 16,384 columns and 1,048,576 rows, creating unique cell addresses for data management.

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Parts of a Spreadsheet

• The Microsoft Excel file is called worksheet. Each worksheet


contains columns and rows. The columns are lettered A to IV and
composed of 16,384 columns and the rows are numbered from 1 to
1,048,576 rows. The combination of column and row coordinates
makes up a cell address.
Here are the parts of a spreadsheet and their
uses:
Title Bar
This is located at the top
of the Excel screen. On
the title bar, Microsoft
Excel displays the name
of the workbook you are
currently using
CELL
A cell is an intersection of
a column and row. Each
cell has a unique cell
address. In the picture
above, the cell address of
the selected cell is B8.
Active
cell
In a worksheet, it is the
cell with the black
outline. Data is always
entered into the active
cell.
Column Header Row Header
• Columns run vertically on a • Rows run horizontally in an
worksheet and each one is Excel worksheet and are
identified by a letter in the identified by a number in the
column header. row header.
Formula
bar
Located above the
worksheet, this area
displays the contents of
the active cell. It can also
be used for entering or
editing data and
formulas.
Name
Box
Located next to the
formula bar, the name
box displays the cell
reference or the name of
the active cell.
Sheet
Tab
Switch between
worksheets in a
Microsoft Excel file is
done by clicking on the
sheet tab at the bottoms
of the screen.
• Made by Margaux Nayal

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