Before one can use the Microsoft Excel program, certain screen features need to be addressed. Although many of the elements are the same as other Microsoft Office products, a few are very unique to spreadsheets (or Excel). The graphic below offers these unique, and common, features found in Excel.

Common features include the Title bar, Menu bar, Standard Toolbar, and Format Toolbar. However, the unique features are the Sheet Tabs, Chart Toolbar, and Formula Bar. These unique features are explained below.

• Sheet Tabs - In Microsoft Excel, a workbook is the file in which you work and store your data and can contain many worksheets. Various kinds of related information can be organized in a single file through worksheets. The names of the sheets appear on tabs at the bottom of the workbook window. To toggle between sheets, just click the sheet tabs.
• Chart Toolbar - In Microsoft Excel, creating charts and graphs are common. Thus, there is a special toolbar designated toward the creating and editing of Excel charts and graphs. Most often, when you work on a chart or graph, the toolbar will appear. If it does not, go to View, then to Toolbars, and select Chart.
• Formula Bar - As data is entered into the cells, it appears in the formula bar at the top of the screen. It displays the content of the active call which can be edited later. The formula bar can display text, numbers, formulas, and functions. Certain features of the formula bar is given below.