Definitions

Familiarise yourself with the definitions of the basic components as we'll be referring to them a lot during the course.

• Ribbon
• Cell
• Range
• Tab
• Worksheet
• Workbook
• Pivot Table
• Chart

The best way to think of an Excel workbook is one big collection of grids.

Ribbon - The menu at the top with Icons that you can click on

Cell - A single reference on the grid

Range - Several cells

Tab - Place to house cells

Worksheet - All cells on a tab

Workbook - All worksheets (no easy way to show that)

Pivot Table - Summary of data

Chart -

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