DIFFERENT PARTS OF A SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE
INTERFACE
1. Start screen
2. Ribbon
3. Quick Access Toolbar
4. Workbook
5. Backstage View
Microsoft Excel - a spreadsheet program that allows you to
store, organize and analyze information
Start Screen
2) Start screen
a. Allows you to access recent
workbooks or start something new
from scratch or from a template
b. To make something from scratch,
click “Blank Workbook”
3) Ribbon – collection of tools and features at the
Ribbon
top of the screen
a. divided into Tabs: File, Home, Insert, Page
Layout, Formulas, Data, Review, View
b. each Tab is also divided into groups of
command: Font, Paragraphs, Cells, etc
Tab
Font Group of
Commands
Ribbons can be minimized or
hidden by clicking the arrow on
the upper right corner of the
screen and choosing the option
3. Workbook – also called worksheet or
spreadsheet
a. Contains cells, columns and rows for
entering data
Workbook b. Contains formula bar for working with your
data
c. Contains scroll bars on the right and bottom
d. Tools in lower right corner to show you how
your worksheet is displayed
Quick Access Toolbar Tell Me Search Bar
- Has commands like save, undo, helps you quickly find the
redo and quick print tools or commands you
- Add or remove commands by need to use
clicking tiny arrow next to the
toolbar and choose what you want
Microsoft Account
Allows you to change the
account you are using
Formula bar – for working with data; where you put formulas/equations
Column –
group of cells
Work Row – group of cells arranged horizontally
- identified by numbers
arranged
vertically
- identified by
Area letters
Cell – each box Scroll bars
To go
up/down
Left/right
Normal
Display tools Worksheet
View
1. Zoom control
for everyday tasks of
entering and editing data
2. Worksheet views
a) Normal
b) Page Layout
c) Page Break
Page Page Layout View
Layout
View - good for printing lots of data
- shows how - allows you to change location of
page will look page breaks in workbook
like when
printed
- can add
headers and
footers here
Backstage 4. Backstage view
View - allows you to access all kinds of information
regarding your current workbook and more
- to get there, click the File tab on the far left
of the Ribbon
- includes commands like New, Open, Save
and Print