Entering information

You can put two main types of information into a spreadsheet: text and numbers. Ability will automatically sense which type of information you are entering and give it a default justification within the cell. When you enter text, Ability will left justify your entry; when you enter numbers, Ability will right justify them.

Here are some examples of the type of information you can enter and the way Ability deals with them.

Enter this text

Spreadsheet displays

Type of information

Hello world!

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Text

123

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Number

$123,000.00

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Currency

12/12/98

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Date

In this example, Currency and Date are actually numbers with a format applied. There are other types of number formats and you can change the way Ability displays the result. See Formatting numbers using the toolbar.

Any information you type will be put into the cell that has the dark border around it. This is the active cell. To activate a cell, click on it, or move the dark border to it by using the arrow keys.

See:

Entering text

Entering values

Entering dates