Ten Minute Guide to Excel 97

Entering Column and Row Headings

Column and row headings identify your data. Column headings appear across the top of the worksheet beneath the title. Row headings are entered on the left side of the worksheet, usually in Column A.

Column headings describe what the numbers in a column represent. Typically, column headings specify time periods such as years, months, days, dates, and so on. Row headings describe what the numbers in each row represent. Typically, row headings specify data categories, such as product names, employee names, or income and expense items in a budget.

When entering column headings, press the Tabkey to move from one cell to the next instead of pressing Enter. When entering row headings, use the down arrowkey instead.