RE: Referring to Excel files

["Steve Hudson" <steve -at- wright -dot- com -dot- au>]

After MS's heavy hand on the synonyms for microsloth employees you'd be
forgiven for thinking they run the English language. Unfortunately for them,
they don't yet:

MW 3rd New Int:

Main Entry:spreadsheet
Function:noun
Etymology:from spreadsheet outsize page used by accountants

 : an accounting program for a computer;  also   : the ledger layout modeled
by such a program
  ?spreadsheeting \*****\  noun



Steve Hudson , HDK List MVP
Wright Technologies Pty Ltd (Aus)





-----Original Message-----
From: Laurel Robinson

Does anyone know what is the proper way to refer to an Excel file? It was
always my perception that when referring to an entire file, one would use
the term "spreadsheet", and within that spreadsheet are many "worksheets".
Upon reviewing my Microsoft Manual of Style, I see that they say *never* to
refer to the document created by a spreadsheet program as a spreadsheet.
Spreadsheet is the program, worksheet is the document.

So then, what if I need to say..Open the x worksheet in the y.xls worksheet?
  In other words how do you refer to one of the tabs within a larger file?


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