The Spread component is made up of the spreadsheet that displays the data along with scroll bars and, if multiple sheets, sheet tabs in a tab strip. The figure below shows the major parts of the Spread component. Several of these can be hidden, but this shows the default display.

| For more information on ... | Refer to ... |
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| sheet corner | Customizing the Sheet Corner Appearance |
| sheet tabs | Customizing the Sheet Name Tabs of the Component |
| scroll bars | Customizing the Scroll Bars of the Component |
| row and column headers | Customizing the Appearance of Headers |
| focus indicator (of active cell) | Customizing the Focus Indicator for a Cell |
| selections | Customizing User Selection of Data |
| active sheet | Working with the Active Sheet |