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7-6 AppleWorks 5 User’s Manual
Modifying cell data
AppleWorks provides many ways to modify and correct your data.
Note You can’t edit, delete, or move data in locked cells. To unlock cells,
select the cells and then choose Unlock Cells from the Options menu.
Editing data
Edit data in the entry bar, or use AppleWorks commands to check spelling
or find and change cell data.
To Do this
Select a cell range Hold down the mouse button and drag the pointer over the cells
you want to select.
Select a cell range Hold down the mouse button and drag the pointer over the cells
you want to select.
Select an entire row
or column
Click the row or column heading.
Select the entire
spreadsheet
Choose Select All from the Edit menu.
Go to a cell Choose Go To Cell from the Options menu, type the cell address
(for example,
A42 or R7), and then click OK.
Go to a named cell or cell
range
Choose the name of the cell or range from the bottom of the
menu (in the entry bar). For more information, see “Naming
cells and ranges” on page 7-12.
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Choose Index from the or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from
the list and click Go To Topic.
To Do this
Edit the data in a cell Select the cell. In the entry bar, make your changes, and then
click to confirm the entry.
Move the insertion point
right or left in the entry bar
Click where you want the insertion point to be.
Address of
upper-left cell
in the selected
range
AppleWorks highlights
the selected cell range
Address of
selected cell
The selected cell has
a heavy border
In the Help index,* see:
E entering spreadsheet data
E finding text
E spelling
E spreadsheets, preferences