i'm using a simple spread sheet....i type some data in a column and when i
tab to the next column the data changes to something i didn't input...i've
tried deleting the unwanted data but it still returns...why does this keep
happening and how do i correct this....

Hi,

What kind of data are you typing in and what exactly is it changing into?

Regards!
Jean-Guy

"fubar1" wrote:

i'm using a simple spread sheet....i type some data in a column and when i
tab to the next column the data changes to something i didn't input...i've
tried deleting the unwanted data but it still returns...why does this keep
happening and how do i correct this....

Excel has some built-in features to "help" you, mostly with numbers. For
example, you type in 3/6 and Excel thinks you mean March 6, 2007, so it
converts it automatically for you. However, this is not always "helpful," so
you can do a couple of things to fix it.
1) You can type in the data with an apostrophe as the first character. So
instead of typing 3/6, you'd type '3/6 and then Excel will leave it just like
you typed it (but the apostrophe is hidden)
2) You can format the cells as something other than "General" so that you
are telling Excel what kind of information you'll be putting in those cells.
In my example above, you could go to the cell causing trouble (and any
beneath it that you'll need) and go to Format-Cells and select "Text" from
the drop-down list.

Hope that helps.
-KC

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"fubar1" wrote:

i'm using a simple spread sheet....i type some data in a column and when i
tab to the next column the data changes to something i didn't input...i've
tried deleting the unwanted data but it still returns...why does this keep
happening and how do i correct this....