Worksheets and Workbooks in Excel

The terms 'worksheet' and 'workbook' used in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets refer to standard spreadsheet objects. Updated to include Excel 2019.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 45 words · Jessica Baker

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A workbook is the name given to an Excel file and contains one or more worksheets.

Worksheet Details

You use worksheets to store, manipulate, and displaydata.

The primary storage unit for data in a worksheet is a rectangular-shapedcellarranged in a grid pattern in every sheet.