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# **Cells, rows and columns**

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A spreadsheet is a grid of **cells**. Columns are named with letters and rows with numbers, so every cell has an address: its column letter, then its row number.

The shaded cell is **B3**: column B, row 3.

Click **Continue** when you're ready.

A1fx

|  | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Month | Sales |  |  |  | |
| 2 | January | 120 |  |  |  | |
| 3 | February | 95 |  |  |  | |
| 4 | March | 140 |  |  |  | |
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