Entering Text in Cells

Without text headers, descriptions, and instructions, your workbook would consist of numbers and formulas without any structure. Adding text headers to your rows and columns creates the structure for you to enter data into your workbook.

To add text to your workbook:

1. Click in the cell in which you want to add text.
2. Type the text.
3. Click outside the cell to accept your entry.

As you type in a cell, the entry is displayed in the formula bar as well as in the active cell. Clicking the Enter icon next to the formula bar accepts your entry. Clicking the Cancel icon next to the formula bar removes your entry. Pressing on the keyboard after entering text will move the cursor down one cell.