Absolute Beginners Guide to Microsoft Office Excel 2003

Two or more cells . A range can be referred to using cell addresses, such as A3:H12 or by giving the range a name , such as "Sales."

A collection of information that applies to an individual person, place, or thing in a database. In an address book, for instance, a record might consist of a person's name, address, phone number, and e-mail address.

A cell reference, typically used in a formula or function, that Excel automatically changes when you cut or copy and then paste the formula or function to another cell.

A button that appears in the upper-right corner of a maximized window and enables you to restore the window to the size it was before you maximized the window.

In a worksheet, the horizontal arrangement of data. Rows intersect with vertical columns to form boxes, called cells, into which you type entries.

The number that appears to the left of each row.

Text that you type in the leftmost cell in a row that identifies the entries in that row.