These words all mean the same but to Excel they are very different data. The solution is to restrict what people can input into a cell to create consistency. In this tips column I have previously ...

Microsoft Excel users, follow these two easy methods to reduce data entry time and errors when customized features aren't available.

7. Enter Repetitive Data From a Drop-Down List. Excel tracks the entries you make in a column, so you can access them to save typing. Some of the data you work with in Excel will need repeating ...

3. Enter a Title in the Title field box: Valid Dates.. 4. Enter the user message in the Input Message box: Enter a valid 3rd quarter date: between 7/1/17 and 9/30/17. Then click OK.. 5. Click ...

Can’t type numbers or enter data into Excel cell The troubleshooting guidelines to deal with this problem are explained below. But before you proceed, close all the Excel files and open Excel again.

How to Make Excel Data Horizontal. When you start fresh in Microsoft Excel, you have two options to enter data – horizontal and vertical. But after entering vertical or columnar data, ...

Users can select and enter, change, and delete data in B2:E5, but they can’t even select other cells. That’s because, by default, all cells are locked but we unlocked B2:E5 when we applied the ...