Glossary term
What is Range?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Range" means: A block of cells named by its two corners with a colon between them, such as B4:D10. It is taught in Microsoft Excel: Beginner to Advanced. Related terms include Cell address, Formula, Cell and function. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Range?
A block of cells named by its two corners with a colon between them, such as B4:D10.
Where is Range taught?
Range is defined in Microsoft Excel: Beginner to Advanced.
Which lessons cover Range?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Microsoft Excel: Beginner to Advanced, lesson 1.2: Move, select and fill fast
- Microsoft Excel: Beginner to Advanced, lesson 1.4: Set up data as a proper list: import, Tables, sort and filter
- Microsoft Excel: Beginner to Advanced, lesson 3.1: Totals with conditions: SUMIFS, COUNTIFS and AVERAGEIFS
- Microsoft Excel: Beginner to Advanced, lesson 3.4: Dates: build months and use them in totals
Which terms are related to Range?
Next to Range in the course glossaries: Cell address, Formula, Cell, function, Worksheet (sheet), Cell reference, Workbook and Relative, absolute and mixed reference.
Cell addressFormulaCellfunctionWorksheet (sheet)Cell referenceWorkbookRelative, absolute and mixed reference
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Range?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Microsoft Excel: Beginner to Advanced: No earlier spreadsheet experience is needed.