Editing Cell Contents

You can use standard editing techniques to edit the contents of cells either as you enter values or formulas or after you have completed an entry. You can also clear a cell's contents, leaving the cell empty.

To edit as you enter

1.
If necessary, click to position the blinking insertion point cursor in the cell (Figure 1) or formula bar (Figure 2).
Figure 1. To edit a cell's contents while entering information, click to reposition the insertion point in the cell…

Figure 2. …or in the formula bar and make changes as desired.
2.
Press to delete the character to the left of the insertion point. or Type the characters that you ...

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