Apple AppleWorks 5 : Windows 95/NT 4.0 - Manual (Page 140)

7-6 AppleWorks 5 User’s Manual
Modifying cell data
AppleWorks provides many ways to modify and correct your data.
Note You can’t edit, delete, or move data in locked cells. To unlock cells,
select the cells and then choose Unlock Cells from the Options menu.
Editing data
Edit data in the entry bar, or use AppleWorks commands to check spelling
or find and change cell data.
To Do this
Select a cell Place the pointer in the cell and click the mouse button.
Select a cell range Hold down the mouse button and drag the pointer over the cells
you want to select.
Select an entire row
or column Click the row or column heading.
Select the entire
spreadsheet Choose Select All from the Edit menu.
Go to a cell Choose Go To Cell from the Options menu, type the cell address
(for example,
A42 or R7 ), and then click OK.
Go to a named cell or
cell range Choose the name of the cell or range from the bottom of the
menu (in the entry bar). For more information, see “Naming
cells and ranges” on page 7-12.
* Choose Index from the Help menu and type the first few letters of the entry. Double-click the
entry and then double-click a topic.
To Do this
Edit the data in a cell Select the cell. In the entry bar, make your changes, and then
click
to confirm the entry.
Move the insertion point
right or left in the entry bar Click where you want the insertion point to be.
Address of upper-left cell
in the selected range
AppleWorks highlights
the selected cell range
Address of
selected cell
The selected cell has
a heavy border
In the Help index, * see:
E
entering spreadsheet data
E
finding text
E
spelling
E
spreadsheets, preferences