| Question | Answer |
| Active cell - The cell in the worksheet in which you can type data |
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Active worksheet - The worksheet that is displayed in the work area |
| Alignment – where the text is in relation to the border of the cell |
| AutoFit - Determines the best width for a column or the best height for a row, based on its contents |
| Border - The line around a cell’s edges |
| Cell - The intersection of a row and a column |
| Cell reference - Identifies the cell, and is formed by combining the cell’s column letter and row number |
| Cell style - A collection of formatting characteristics you apply to a cell or range of data |
| Clear - Removes formatting applied to a cell or a range of cells |
| Column - Appears vertically and is identified by letters at the top of the worksheet window |
| Column heading - The column identification, identified by the letter above the column |
| Editing mode - When you double-click the cell, or press the F2 key, and place the insertion point within the cell contents, you enable this mode and are able to edit cell contents |
| Fill (1st Meaning) - Background color of a cell |
| Format Painter - Enables you to copy formatting from one worksheet cell to another without copying the cell’s contents |
| Formula - An equation that calculates a new value from values currently in a worksheet |
| Formula Bar - Appears to the right of the Name Box and displays a formula when the cell of a worksheet contains a calculated value |
| Indent - Cell contents are shifted to the right |
| Merge - Combines multiple cells into one cell |
| Name Box - Cell reference area located below the Ribbon, displays the cell reference of the active cell |
| Number format - The way numerical data looks in a cell |
| Orientation - The angle at which the data is displayed within a cell |
| Range - A group of selected cells |
| Range reference - How the range is identified; made up of the cell in its upper-left corner and the cell in its lower-right corner, separated by a colon |
| Row - Appears horizontally and is identified by numbers on the left side of the worksheet window |
| Row heading - The row identification, identified by the number beside the column |
| Sheet tab - Tab at the bottom of the worksheet window that displays the name of the worksheet |
| Spreadsheet - A grid of rows and columns in which you enter text, numbers, and the results of calculations |
| Truncate - Hidden from view |
| Workbook - The file used to store worksheets; what an Excel file is called |
| Worksheet - A computerized spreadsheet, the words spreadsheet and worksheet are interchangeable |
| Wrap text - When the row height adjusts automatically to include additional lines until all the text is visible within the same cell | |
