microsoft excel

Parts and Uses of the MS Excel Environment

Toolbars

– display commands that are commonly used for easy access

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Name Box

- displays the address of the active cell

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Formula bar 

– displays the contents and formula entered on the active cell

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Status bar 

– displays the information about a selected command

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Select all Button

– selects every cell in a worksheet

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Sheet Tabs

– let you display worksheets in the open workbook

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Row headers

– a number used to identify a row

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Column headers

– a letter used to identify a column

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Active cell

– the cell that has a thick border that will hold any data that you type or entered

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Scroll bars

– includes vertical and horizontal scroll bar and four arrow used to move the screen display horizontally or vertically

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Title bar 

– displays the program and the name of the workbook that you are currently using

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Menu bar (7 Tabs)

– lists the names of the menus or tabs in Excel

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Minimize button

– minimizes the window to a button on the task bar 

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Maximize/Restore button

– switch between maximizing a window and restoring a window  to its previous size