Enter data in worksheet cells

You can enter numbers (with or without fixed decimal points), text, dates, or times in one cell, in several cells at once, or on more than one worksheet. NOTE This topic is about entering data manually. For automatically entering data or data in a series, see Fill data in worksheet cells. IMPORTANT A worksheet may have been protected by you or someone else to prevent data from being changed accidentally. On a protected worksheet, you may be able to select cells to view the data, but you won't be able to type information in cells that are locked. In most cases, a protected worksheet should not be unprotected unless you have permission to do so from the person who created it. To unprotect the worksheet (if appropriate), point to Protection on the Tools menu, and then click Unprotect Sheet. If a password was set when the sheet protection was applied, you must type that password to unprotect the sheet.
What do you want to do?
Enter numbers or text
Enter numbers with a fixed decimal point
Enter dates or times
Enter the same data into several cells at once
Enter the same data on other worksheets

Enter numbers or text 1. On the worksheet, click a cell. 2. Type the numbers or text that you want, and then press ENTER or TAB.
Tip To start data on a new line within a cell, you can enter a line break by pressing ALT+ENTER. NOTES * By default, pressing ENTER moves the selection down one cell, and pressing TAB moves the selection one cell to the right. For the TAB key, you cannot change the direction of the move, but you can specify a different direction for the ENTER key. On the Tools menu, click Options. On the Edit tab, select the Move selection after Enter check box, and then click the direction that you want in the Direction box. * When you press TAB to enter data in several cells in a row and then press