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By Ted French, About.com Guide to Spreadsheets

Ten Common Spreadsheet Terms

Monday September 28, 2009

Spreadsheet programs such as Excel use a number of unique terms that can often make it difficult for new users to figure out how to use the program.

This can, of course, happen with any new program, but spreadsheets seem to give people more trouble than most computer applications.

With this in mind, I have added a list of ten of the most common terms used in Excel and other spreadsheet programs.

So if you have been wondering what an active cell or a cell reference was, read this article on

Ten Common Spreadsheet Terms .

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