F

field

A place where you enter data in a data list or a data element on a form.

file

Information you enter in your computer and save for future use, such as a document or a workbook.

filter

A feature in Excel for controlling which records are extracted from the database and displayed in the worksheet.

floating toolbar

A toolbar that is not anchored to the edge of the window but instead is displayed in the document window for easy access. You can drag a floating toolbar to your Windows desktop.

font

The typeface, type size, and type attributes of text or numbers.

footer

Text or graphics that appears at the bottom of every page of a document or worksheet.

Footnotes

A Word feature in which a note number is placed within the document and reference information about the noted word or phrase is automatically placed at the bottom of the page.

format

To change the appearance of text or numbers.

formatting

Attributes of text and data that determine the appearance of information.

formula

In Excel, a means for calculating a value based on the values in other cells of the workbook.

formula bar

This is where Excel calculation and formatting elements are listed.

frame

A means for sectioning a window to enable it to show multiple documents. You can navigate each part of a frame separately.

function

A built-in formula that automatically performs calculations in Excel.