Lecture in Computer 5
The title bar displays both the name of the application and the name of the
spreadsheet.
Column Heading - Each Excel spreadsheet contains 256 columns. Each
column is named by a letter or combination of letters.
Row Heading - Each spreadsheet contains 65,536 rows. Each row is named by
a number.
Name Box - This shows the address of the current selection or active 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 B3. The
heavy border around the selected cell is called the cell pointer.
Navigation buttons allow you to move to another worksheet in an Excel
workbook. They are used to display the first, previous, next, and last
worksheets in the workbook.
Sheet tabs separate a workbook into specific worksheets. A workbook
defaults to three worksheets. A workbook must contain at least one
worksheet.
The formula bar displays information entered—or being entered as you
type—in the current or active cell. The contents of a cell can also be edited in
the formula bar.
When naming cell, You combine the column letter and row number.
Starting Microsoft Excel
Use the Start button
Click the Start button
Search all the programs listed on the menu
Double-click the Excel icon on the desktop
Click Microsoft Office
Choose Microsoft Excel
Closing Microsoft Excel
You can exit the Excel program by doing any of the following steps:
Click the File tab. On the Backstage view, select Close.
Click the Close button on the title bar.
Press the combination keys Alt+F4
