Key Terms - Word Drop

A spreadsheet is a software program used to organise, process and analyse ______ such as numbers and text. People use spreadsheets to do maths on numbers and help them make ______ about what to do next. Many jobs rely on spreadsheets, including ______, who keep financial records, along with engineers, teachers and managers.

A spreadsheet file can hold more than one ______, each shown as a tab at the bottom. A sheet is divided into vertical ______ labelled with letters, and horizontal rows labelled with numbers. The smallest part of a spreadsheet is the ______, the box where a column and a row meet. Every cell is identified by its ______, such as B4, which puts the column letter first. A ______ is a group of cells next to each other, such as A1:A5.

Click a cell once to select it. To select more than one cell at once, ______ across them without letting go of the mouse button. With a cell selected, you can ______ new content into it. To edit what is already inside a cell, ______ it so the cursor appears in the cell. Press ______ or Delete to clear a selected cell. Clicking a column letter or a row number selects a whole column or row.