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Modifying Cell Content
Excel provides two ways to modify or change the content of a cell. One is editing the content in
Edit mode and the other is overwriting or replacing the entire content of the cell directly.
I. To activate the Edit mode and change the content of a cell, follow the given steps:
1 Create
a new
workbook
and enter
some data
into the
worksheet.
Edit
mode 3 Edit the content and
active press the Enter key.
2 Double-click on the cell whose content you want to edit.
II. To replace the entire content of a cell, follow the given steps:
1 Click on the cell whose 2 Type new content
content you want to replace. and press the Enter key.
You will notice that the old content is completely replaced with the new content.
COPYING/MOVING DATA
Similar to Word, data can be copied/moved from one cell to another in Excel. Let us perform
these operations.
Cut, Copy, and Paste Data
We can use the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands in Excel to move or copy entire cell content.
The Cut command moves the content to a new location, removing it from its original location.
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