Active Cell Definition

The active cell is the worksheet cell displayed with a heavy, dotted border. Data are entered into this cell. If more than one cell is selected, the first cell selected is displayed as the active cell; the other cells are displayed in reverse-video.

This example shows the active cell
as cell A1. There is a heavy border
around the active cell.

This example shows the active cell
as cell B3. The other selected cells
are shown in reverse-video.