MS-EXCEL : A Powerful Software

MS-EXCEL : A Powerful Software

Name - Description

Active cell indicator :
This dark outline indicates the currently active cell (one of the
17,179,869,184 cells on each worksheet).

Collapse the Ribbon button :
Click this button to temporarily hide the Ribbon. Click it again to
make the Ribbon remain visible.

Column letters :
Letters range from A to XFD — one for each of the 16,384 col-
umns in the worksheet. You can click a column heading to select
an entire column of cells or drag a column border to change its width.

File button :
Click this button to open Backstage view, which contains many
options for working with your document (including printing) and
setting Excel options.

Formula bar :
 When you enter information or formulas into a cell, it appears in
this bar.

Horizontal scrollbar :
Use this tool to scroll the sheet horizontally.
Macro recorder indicator Click to start recording a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
macro. The icon changes while your actions are being recorded.
Click again to stop recording.

Name box :
 This box displays the active cell address or the name of the
selected cell, range, or object.

New Sheet button :
Add a new worksheet by clicking the New Sheet button (which is
displayed after the last sheet tab).

Page View buttons :
Click these buttons to change the way the worksheet is
displayed.

Quick Access toolbar :
This customizable toolbar holds commonly used commands.
The Quick Access toolbar is always visible, regardless of which
tab is selected.

Ribbon :
This is the main location for Excel commands. Clicking an item in
the tab list changes the Ribbon that is displayed.

Tell me what you want to do :
Use this control to identify commands or have Excel issue a
command automatically.

User name :
The name (and associated image) of the person logged in.
Ribbon Display Options A drop-down control that offers three options related to display-
ing the Ribbon.

Row numbers :
Numbers range from 1 to 1,048,576 — one for each row in the
worksheet. You can click a row number to select an entire row of cells.

Sheet tabs :
Each of these notebook-like tabs represents a different sheet in
the workbook. A workbook can have any number of sheets, and
each sheet has its name displayed in a sheet tab.

Sheet tab scroll buttons :
Use these buttons to scroll the sheet tabs to display tabs that
aren’t visible. You can also right-click to get a list of sheets.

Status bar :
This bar displays various messages as well as the status of the
Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock keys on your keyboard. It
also shows summary information about the range of cells
selected. Right-click the status bar to change the information
displayed.

Tab list :
Use these commands to display a different Ribbon, similar to a
menu.

Title bar :
This displays the name of the program and the name of the cur-
rent workbook. It also holds the Quick Access toolbar (on the
left) and some control buttons that you can use to modify the
window (on the right).

Vertical scrollbar :
Use this to scroll the sheet vertically.
Window Close button Click this button to close the active workbook window.

Window Maximize/Restore button :
Click this button to increase the workbook window’s size to fi ll
the entire screen. If the window is already maximized, clicking
this button “unmaximizes” Excel’s window so that it no longer
fi lls the entire screen.

Window Minimize button :
Click this button to minimize the workbook window. The window
displays as an icon in the Windows taskbar.

Zoom control :
Use this to zoom your worksheet in and out.