| Term | Definition |
| ACTIVE CELL | Highlighted cell ready for data entry |
| CELL | Intersection of a row and column in a worksheet or table |
| COLUMN | Appear vertically in a worksheet and are identified by letters at the top of the worksheet window |
| FORMULA BAR | Appears directly below the toolbar in the worksheet; displays a formula when the cell of a worksheet contains a calculated value |
| HIGHLIGHT | Entry point of a worksheet; a highlighted cell is indicated by a dark border |
| NAME BOX | Area on the left side of the of the formula bar that identifies the cell reference of the active cell |
| RANGE | Selected group of cells on a worksheet identified by the cell in the upper left corner and the cell in the lower right corner, separated by a colon |
| ROW | Appear horizontally in a worksheet and are identified by numbers on the left side of the worksheet window |
| SPREADSHEET | Grid of rows and columns containing numbers, text and formulas; the purpose of a spread sheet is to solve problems that involve numbers |
| WORKBOOK | Collection of related worksheets in Excel |
| WORKSHEET | Computerized spreadsheet in Excel; a grid of rows and columns containing numbers, text and formulas |