What is Workbooks and Worksheets in Excel ?

Spread the love

You perform the work you do in Excel in a workbook. You can have as many workbooks open
as you need, and each one appears in its own window. By default, Excel workbooks use an
.xlsx file extension.

Each workbook contains one or more worksheets, and each worksheet consists of individual
cells. Each cell can contain a number, a formula, or text. A worksheet also has an invisible
drawing layer, which holds charts, images, and diagrams. Objects on the drawing layer sit
over the top of the cells, but they are not in the cells like a number or formula. Each work-
sheet in a workbook is accessible by clicking the tab at the bottom of the workbook window. In addition, a workbook can store chart sheets: a chart sheet displays a single chart
and is accessible by clicking a tab.
Newcomers to Excel are often intimidated by all of the different elements that appear
within Excel’s window. After you become familiar with the various parts, it all starts to
make sense and you’ll feel right at home.
The below figure shows you the more important bits and pieces of Excel. As you look at the figure,refer to Table below for a brief explanation of the items shown.

NameDescription
Collapse the
Ribbon button
Click this button to hide the Ribbon temporarily. Double-click any Ribbon
tab to make the Ribbon remain visible. Ctrl+F1 is the shortcut key that
does the same task.
Column lettersLetters range from A to XFD—one for each of the 16,384 columns in the
worksheet. You can click a column heading to select an entire column or
click between the columns to change the column width.
File buttonClick this button to open Backstage view, which contains many options for working with your document (including printing) and setting Excel options.
Formula barWhen you enter information or formulas into a cell, it appears in this bar.
Horizontal
scrollbar
Use this tool to scroll the sheet horizontally.
Macro recorder
indicator
Click to start recording a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro. The
icon changes while your actions are being recorded. Click again to stop
recording.
Name boxThis box displays the active cell address or the name of the selected cell,
range, or object.
New Sheet
button
Add a new worksheet by clicking the New Sheet button (which is displayed
after the last sheet tab).
Page View
buttons
Click these buttons to change the way the worksheet is displayed.
Quick Access
toolbar
This customizable toolbar holds commonly used commands. The Quick
Access toolbar is always visible, regardless of which tab is selected.
RibbonThis is the main location for Excel commands. Clicking an item in the tab
list changes the Ribbon that is displayed.
Ribbon Display
Options
A drop-down control that offers three options related to displaying the
Ribbon.
Row numbersNumbers range from 1 to 1,048,576—one for each row in the worksheet.
You can click a row number to select an entire row or click between the
row numbers to change the row height.
SearchThe Search control is a magnifying glass with the caption “Tell me what
you want to do.” Use this control to identify commands or have Excel issue
a command automatically.
Selected cell
indicator
This dark outline indicates the currently selected cell or range of cells.
(There are 17,179,869,184 cells on each worksheet.)
Sheet tabsEach of these notebook-like tabs represents a different sheet in the work-
book. A workbook can have any number of sheets, and each sheet has its
name displayed in a sheet tab.
Sheet tab scroll
buttons
Use these buttons to scroll the sheet tabs to display tabs that aren’t vis-
ible. You can also right-click to get a list of sheets.
Status barThis bar displays various messages as well as the status of the Num Lock,
Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock keys on your keyboard. It also shows summary
information about the range of cells selected. Right-click the status bar to
change the information displayed.
Tab listUse these commands to display a different Ribbon, similar to a menu.
Title barThis displays the name of the program and the name of the current work-
book. It also holds the Quick Access toolbar (on the left) and some control
buttons that you can use to modify the window (on the right).
Vertical scrollbarUse this to scroll the sheet vertically
Window controlsThese are three controls for minimizing the current window, maximizing or
restoring the current window, and closing the current window, which are
common to virtually all Windows applications.
Zoom controlUse this to zoom your worksheet in and out.

Rating: 1 out of 5.

Leave a Reply