Datasheet

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Chapter 1: Getting Started
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Enter Dates
1 Click in a cell.
2 Type the date.
3 Click
on the formula bar.
Excel enters the date.
Alternatively, press Enter.
Enter Numbers as Text
1 Click in a cell.
2 Type an apostrophe followed by
the number.
3 Click
on the formula bar.
Excel enters the number as text.
Alternatively, press Enter.
If you receive an error, click the
Error button (
) and then click
Ignore Error.
When you enter numbers as text, an
Error button (
) may appear.
Excel is checking to see if you
entered the number as text by
mistake. You should click the button
and then click Ignore Error.
When you press Enter after typing
an entry into a cell, by default, Excel
moves down one cell. If you want
Excel to move to the cell to the right,
press the right-arrow key or the Tab
key. If you want Excel to move up,
press the up-arrow key. If you want
Excel to move to the left, press
Shift+Tab or the left-arrow key.
By default, when you press the Enter
key after typing an entry, Excel
moves down one cell. You can
change the default location to which
Excel moves. Click the File tab. A
menu appears. Click Options. The
Excel Options dialog box appears.
Click Advanced. Make sure the After
Pressing Enter, Move Selection
check box is selected and then
choose Right, Up, or Left in the
Direction field to cause Excel to
move right, up, or left when you
press Enter. Click OK.
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