What is a Worksheet?
The Oxford English Dictionary defines a worksheet as: ‘A single matrix of cells within a spreadsheet program, which may be grouped with others in a particular workbook.’1 This ‘matrix of cells’ is that notable grid you see in spreadsheet file across different software (think: Ms Excel, Google Sheets or Apple Numbers).
By default, new Excel files (called workbooks) come with one worksheet named Sheet1 by default. Sheet is just another term for worksheet, you can use those terms interchangeably. If you scroll down to the bottom of your screen of your workbook, you will find the sheet tab bar. This is where you can see which sheet you are currently on, add new worksheets and make use features such as hiding, assigning a colour to the tab and protecting your worksheet.
- Oxford English Dictionary, “worksheet (n.), sense 5,” July 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/2160958709. ↩︎