Editing the Contents of a Cell

To edit the contents of a cell without deleting the current contents, follow these steps:

Procedure

  1. Double-click the cell that contains the data you want to edit. You enter the editing mode and can position the cursor within the cell. Alternatively, you can follow the spreadsheet keyboard convention and press F2, which also enters the edit mode for the currently highlighted cell.
  2. Make the desired changes to the cell contents.
  3. Press ENTER.

Result

To overwrite the contents of a cell, click the cell and begin typing. See also, Range of Numeric Values that Can Be Entered or Stored in Cells.