A.

Active Cell - refers to a cell in Excel spreadsheet that is currently selected by clicking
mouse pointer or keyboard keys.
B. Application Window - The rectangular-shaped viewing area on screen that you are
working in.
C. Cell - the most basic storage unit available in a spreadsheet program such as Excel or
Google Spreadsheet. Data entered into spreadsheet program is always stored in a cell.
D. Cell Reference - The identification of a specific cell by its intersecting column letter and
row number.
E. Chart Sheet - a Microsoft Excel worksheet that is dedicated to one chart
F. Column - vertical series of cells in a chart, table, or spreadsheet. Named with letters
G. Docked -
H. Fill Handle - a feature that allows the user to extend (and fill) a series of numbers, dates,
or even text to a desired number of cells.
I. Floating Toolbar - toolbar that can be moved anywhere on the screen, unlike the
traditional toolbar that is fixed at the top of the screen.
J. Formula Bar - toolbar at the top of the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet window that you can
use to enter or copy an existing formula into cells or charts.
K. Help Tool -
L. I- Beam - A pointer shaped like a capital I used in graphics-based text processing
applications
M. Menu Bar - graphical control element which contains drop-down menus
N. Module - where you put most of your VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) code. Where
you can personalize your own formulas
O. Nonadjacent Selection -
P. Range - group or block of cells in a worksheet that has been selected or highlighted
Q. Reference Area - Ranges are identified by the cell references of the cells in the upper
left and lower right corners of the range. (Make your own)
R. Row - a series of data banks laid out in a horizontal fashion in a table or spreadsheet.
They are numbered
S. Selection - a highlighted cell or group of cells, or a highlighted chart or figure
T. Sheet - current worksheet that is being displayed
U. Split Bar - The bar or line that divides a screen or window that has been split.
V. Spreadsheet - interactive computer application for organization, analysis and storage of
data in tabular form. Spreadsheets are developed as computerized simulations of paper
accounting worksheets.
W. Status Bar - a row at the bottom of a window that displays information about the window,
as the status of a web page load or details of an open document
X. Tab Scrolling Buttons - Buttons to the left of the sheet tabs used to display Excel sheet
tabs that are not in view
Y. Tip Wizard - provides the user with a list of all possible functions in Excel grouped by
category.
Z. Toolbar - graphical control element on which on-screen buttons, icons, menus, or other
input or output elements are placed
 AA. Tool Tip - a tip given to an object when the mouse cursor is placed over it
BB. Workbook Window - the window that opens when a workbook is displayed
CC. Worksheet - single spreadsheet that contains cells organized by rows and columns
DD. Operations - mathematical processes that must follow a certain order in solving a
problem
EE. Getting on-screen Help -
FF. Argument - the values that functions use to perform calculations.
GG. Drag and Drop - move (an image or highlighted text) to another part of the screen
using a mouse or similar device.
HH. Auto Sum - A function in a spreadsheet program that inserts a formula in the
selected cell that adds the numbers in the column above it or in the rows beside it
II. Function - A predefined formula—a formula that Excel has already built for you—that
performs calculations by using specific values in a particular order.
JJ. Relative Cell Reference - reference to a cell or group of cells by indicating how far away
it is from some other cell.
KK. Function - A predefined formula—a formula that Excel has already built for you—that
performs calculations by using specific values in a particular order.
LL. Absolute Value - Returns the absolute value of a number. The absolute value of a
number is the number without its sign.
MM. Circular Reference - A formula in a cell that directly or indirectly refers to its own cell
is called a circular reference. This is not possible.
NN. Dependent - cells or ranges affected by the active cell; Cells that contain formulas
that refer to other cells
OO. Direct Dependent - Cells or ranges that are directly affected by the active cell
PP. Indirect Precedent - cells that indirectly affect the active cell
QQ. Information Window -
RR. Trace Dependents - to locate dependents for a cell that contains a formula
SS. Trace Dependents - to locate dependents for a cell that contains a formula

Trace Precedents - to locate precedents for a cell that contains a formula