A column may refer to any of the following:

  1. A column is a vertical series of cells in a chart, table, or spreadsheet. Below is an example of a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with column headers (column letter) A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. As you can see in the image, the last column H is highlighted in red, and the selected cell (D8), is in the D column.

How are columns and rows labeled?

All spreadsheet programs, including Microsoft Excel, rows are labeled using numbers (e.g., 1 to 1,048,576). All columns are labeled with letters starting with the letter A and then incrementing by a letter after the final letter Z. For example, after the letter Z, the next column is AA, AB, AC, …, AZ and then incrementing to BA, BB, BC, etc. to the last column XFD.

  • How are columns and rows labeled?
  • How can I freeze or make a column that does not move?
  • How to highlight a column using the keyboard.
  • How are columns created in an HTML table?
  • Related information.

When working with a cell, you combine the column with the row. For example, the very first cell is in column A and on row 1, so the cell is labeled as A1.

  • How many sheets, rows, and columns can a spreadsheet have?

How can I freeze or make a column that does not move?

To keep column ‘A’ or a set of columns frozen, so they don’t move as you scroll, use the freeze pane option.

How to highlight a column using the keyboard

To highlight a column in Microsoft Excel using your keyboard, move to a cell in the column you want to highlight. Then, press and hold the Ctrl key, then press the Spacebar (Ctrl+Spacebar).

How are columns created in an HTML table?

A column is created in an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) table using thetag contained in atag.

  • How to combine or merge cells in an HTML table.
  1. With a document, a column is a container that holds text. Having a document with multiple columns allows for shorter lines of text and is a more presentable method of displaying a list with dozens or hundreds of items.
  • How to select an entire row or column in a spreadsheet.
  • How to add or remove a cell, column, or row in Excel.
  • Adjust the width and height of a spreadsheet column or row.
  • How to change the name of the column headers in Excel.
  • How to hide rows or columns in Excel.
  • Microsoft Excel help and support.
  1. With a database, the columns in the table are the fields.
  • How to add and remove columns in Word.
  1. When referring to a newspaper or magazine, a column or periodical is a regularly featured opinion done by a columnist. For example, a column related to computers could cover computer-related questions, new technology, and other computer-related information the columnist enjoys.

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