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Tips, Tricks, and Answers: Accepting Only A Single Digit

This document provides tips and tricks for entering different types of data into Excel spreadsheets. It includes 14 articles on topics like entering single digits, dates, large numbers, and symbols efficiently. Additional related data entry topics are listed at the end such as recording entry times [3] and requiring user input [1]. The document offers solutions for common data entry challenges through macros and formatting to make the process quicker and easier.

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Tips, Tricks, and Answers: Accepting Only A Single Digit

This document provides tips and tricks for entering different types of data into Excel spreadsheets. It includes 14 articles on topics like entering single digits, dates, large numbers, and symbols efficiently. Additional related data entry topics are listed at the end such as recording entry times [3] and requiring user input [1]. The document offers solutions for common data entry challenges through macros and formatting to make the process quicker and easier.

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Tips, Tricks, and Answers

The following articles are available for the 'Data Entry' topic. Click the article's title
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Accepting Only a Single Digit
Want a quick way to enter a series of single digits into consecutive cells? The best
approach is with a macro, and this tip examines a couple that may do the job for
you.
Entered Values are Divided by 100
Enter a value into a cell and "poof!" it is automatically divided by 100. What's going
on, and how can you fix it so that Excel actually enters what you type into the cell?
Entering Data as Thousands
There are many different ways you may need to enter data in a worksheet. For
instance, you might want to enter data in thousands, without the need to type the
trailing zeroes. This tip examines several ways you can enter this type of data
easily.
Entering Dates in Excel
When you type information into a cell, Excel tries to figure out what type of
information you are entering. If Excel can reasonably assume you are entering a
date, it will convert the entry into a date, internally, and format the cell as a date.
Entering Dates Without Separators
When doing data entry into a worksheet, you might want to enter dates without the
need to type the separators that are normally part of those dates. Here's a
discussion on how this can be done in Excel, along with the benefits and drawbacks
of using such an approach.
Entering Large Time Values
If you need to input humongous times into a worksheet, you may run into a
problem if you need to enter times greater than 10,000 hours. This tip explains the
full problem and provides some ideas on getting around the problem.
Inserting Symbols
Using the Character Map to insert symbols in Excel.
Jumping to the Start of the Next Data Entry Row
Want a quick way to jump to the end of your data entry area in a worksheet? The
macro in this tip makes quick work of the task.
Modifying Default Year for Dates
When entering dates into a worksheet, you may want the dates to default to last
year instead of this year. Here's a way you can accomplish this type of data input.
Quickly Entering Dates and Times
Excel provides keyboard shortcuts for a variety of purposes. This tip examines two
such shortcuts, designed to allow entering times and dates quickly.
Recording a Data Entry Time
When entering information in a worksheet, it is common to also note a date or time
corresponding to the entry. There are several ways you can enter such information,
ranging from manual to automatic. Here are a few techniques you can use for
recording times.
Requiring Input
If you distribute a workbook that is used by others for data entry, you may want a
way to make sure they fill in certain cells before closing the workbook to send it
back to you. Excel doesn't provide a way to require input, but you can create a
macro to do the task.
Using Early Dates
Excel is brilliant at handling dates—as long as they aren't dates earlier than the
base date used by the program. If you need to use earlier dates, then you'll want to
be aware of the information in this tip.
 

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