Key Terms in MS Excel

Row – horizontal line of entries in a table 

Row Heading – the row number

Column – vertical line of entries in a table 

Column Heading – the box at the top of each column containing a letter 

The maximum number of rows and columns on a worksheet in Excel is 1,048,576 rows by 16,384 columns or XFD.

Cell – the place where information is held in a spreadsheet

Active Cell – the selected cell 

Cell Reference – the cell address of the cell usually combine letter and number (ex. A1, B4, C2) 

Merge – combining or joining two or more cells 

Functions – are predefined formulas and are already available in Excel 

Formula Bar – the bar that displays the contents of a cell

Formula – is an expression which calculates the value of a cell.