A row is a series of data put out horizontally in a table or spreadsheet while a column is a vertical series of cells in a chart, table, or spreadsheet. Rows go across left to right. On the other hand, Columns are arranged from up to down.

Does a column go across or up and down?

Columns run vertically, up and down. ... Rows, then, are the opposite of columns and run horizontally.

Which way is a column in Excel?

Row and Column Basics

Row runs horizontally while Column runs vertically. Each row is identified by row number, which runs vertically at the left side of the sheet. Each column is identified by column header, which runs horizontally at the top of the sheet.