Excel 2000

The Excel Window

When you open Excel, many items you see are standard in most Windows 95 or 98 programs. A few things are specific to Excel 2000.

Toolbars

Toolbars can be customized and offer a series of commonly used Excel features

Column Headings

Each Excel spreadsheet has 256 columns

Row Headings

Each spreadsheet has 65,536 rows

Name Box

Shows the address and name of the current selection

Formula Bar

Displays the current entry (as you are typing or editing) or the contents of the current cell

Cell

An intersection of a column and row. Each cell has a cell address. In the above picture, the cell address of the selected cell is A1. The heavy border around the selected cell is called the cell pointer.

Navigation Buttons

Allow you to move to another worksheet in an Excel workbook easily

Sheet Tabs

Allow you to move around the workbook easily