The Excel 2000 Screen

The Excel 2000 screen is set up with many of the features you would find in other business applications.

• Title Bar: contains the name of the word processor
• Menu Bar: a list of pull-down menus for doing most functions in a word processor
• Toolbar: a set of buttons to carry out common commands, such as opening a file, printing, cut, copy, paste, etc. Pointing to a button will give the name of the button
• Name Box: lists the address of the active cell
• Formula Bar: used for entering and editing cells. If a particular cell contains a formula or function, it will be displayed in the formula bar, the result in the cell
• Row & Column Headings: gray boxes at the top of each column or the left of each row to indicate the row or column number
• Active Cell: similar to a cursor, the active cell is a border around the cell where data will be entered