A field is a term associated with databases. Columns in spreadsheets can be related to fields in a database. It is possible to set up a database in a spreadsheet, so in that case a group of columns with data could be like a database table. A database table consists of fields.
Well, a field in a spreadsheet is like, say if i had a table and it was like one of the boxes
in that table and i had A,6 then that is a field!
They can be called fields, but that is more the case in a database than in a spreadsheet.
A rectangular group of cells in a spreadsheet can be called a range or a block.
Different fields will go into columns in the spreadsheet. Records would go into rows in the spreadsheet.
Record
record.
Column (Horizontal)
Generally it would still be called a spreadsheet, but it could be called a What-if spreadsheet.
database fields
In a database a field with a formula is called a calculated field. A calculated field should actually be in a table, as it can be calculated from data in other fields in the table, so it normally only appears in queries, reports and forms. In a spreadsheet it would just be a calculation.
Data sheet view shows data laid out like a table or a worksheet in a spreadsheet. The headings of fields will be at the top of each column.Data sheet view shows data laid out like a table or a worksheet in a spreadsheet. The headings of fields will be at the top of each column.Data sheet view shows data laid out like a table or a worksheet in a spreadsheet. The headings of fields will be at the top of each column.Data sheet view shows data laid out like a table or a worksheet in a spreadsheet. The headings of fields will be at the top of each column.Data sheet view shows data laid out like a table or a worksheet in a spreadsheet. The headings of fields will be at the top of each column.Data sheet view shows data laid out like a table or a worksheet in a spreadsheet. The headings of fields will be at the top of each column.Data sheet view shows data laid out like a table or a worksheet in a spreadsheet. The headings of fields will be at the top of each column.Data sheet view shows data laid out like a table or a worksheet in a spreadsheet. The headings of fields will be at the top of each column.Data sheet view shows data laid out like a table or a worksheet in a spreadsheet. The headings of fields will be at the top of each column.Data sheet view shows data laid out like a table or a worksheet in a spreadsheet. The headings of fields will be at the top of each column.Data sheet view shows data laid out like a table or a worksheet in a spreadsheet. The headings of fields will be at the top of each column.
A spreadsheet is sometimes called a worksheet.
It is called a spreadsheet or a worksheet.