Modify cell data

Excel 365
You can edit data in cells this in several ways:
  • Double-click to the cell (or press F2) to get into Edit mode.
  • Drag the mouse to select the cell. You can drag from left to right or from right to left.
  • Press Enter in the cell to get into Edit mode.

See also this tip in French: Modifier les données des cellules.

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Modify cell data

Modify cell data

You can edit data in cells this in several ways:
Modify cell data

Modify cell data

To enter a value in the cell, activate it by selecting with the mouse or moving the cursor into the cell using the navigation keys, enter the value or type the text, and press the Enter key or one of the navigation arrow keys. See how to change the direction of the cursor after pressing the Enter key.
Changing moving direction of the cell pointer after entering data

Changing moving direction of the cell pointer after entering data

After setting up Excel tables, many users copy existing tables and simply fill or correct them day after day, month after month. Someone prefers to fill in the tables from top to bottom, and others – from right to left, and someone who is used to writing from right to left and prefers to fill tables also from left to right: