Entering Data

Users of Excel 2000 can enter data into any cell that they desire. When they enter in the data, it will appear in the cell and in the formula bar. When a person is entering or editing data, they are in Edit Mode. Look at the example below:

Some things to remember about entering and editing cells:

• When entering or editing text, you can cancel out by clicking the red X to the left of the formula bar or by hitting [ESC]. To accept the entry, either click the green check mark, or move off of the cell.
• As a rule, when you type text into a cell, it automatically aligns to the left of the cell. Numeric values align to the right inside of a cell.
• You can edit the contents of a cell by double-clicking the cell, or click the cell, then click the insertion point at the place you wish in the formula bar
• To delete the contents of cells, simply highlight the cell(s) to be deleted and hit the [DELETE] key on the keyboard

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