This article explains about spreadsheets.
A spreadsheet document or frame is a grid of rows, designated by numbers, and columns, designated by letters. The intersection of a row and a column is called a cell. Each cell has a unique address which consists of the column letter and the row number, for example, D3.
Note: Spreadsheet documents and frames are especially suited to working with calculations that involve numbers, dates, or times and for data that you want to sort. You can also use an AppleWorks chart (graph) to plot data in a spreadsheet. If you simply want to align text into rows and columns, use a table frame.
Row heading
Active cell address
Column heading
Active cell
Entry bar
You enter data in cells using the entry bar. You can enter text, numbers, or formulas into cells.
A block of adjacent cells is called a cell range. You identify a cell range by the addresses of the upper-left and lower-right cells in the block, for example, B2..D3.
If you don't see all the cells in your spreadsheet:
You might have a print range specified and Page View turned on. To see all the cells, turn Page View off by choosing Page View from the Window menu (only if it's already marked with a checkmark).
Note: Spreadsheet frames are created 50 rows by 20 columns in size. When working with a spreadsheet frame, you see only part of the available work area. You can open the frame as a separate window to make more room, or shift the content view (origin) to make specific cells visible.
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