EXCEL · DATA SKILLS
Enter and edit cells
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- Excel for basic data analysis
- Cells and ranges
- Columns and readable headings
- Enter and edit cells
- Share files and embed objects
- Fill a series
- Save a practice copy
- Prepare data for analysis
- Dates and number formats
- Variables and score definitions
- Enter and check practice data
- Insert and delete rows
- AutoSum and totals
- Copy formulas with relative references
- Calculate the mean
- Calculate standard deviation
- Excel references and next steps
- Select a cell, type a value, and press Enter to commit it.
- Use Tab to move across a row; use the formula bar or double-click a cell to edit its contents.
- Press Escape to cancel an edit.
In a practice copy, enter 1 in A5 and 2 in A6. Do not overwrite the formulas in rows 10–12. Use Undo if you change the wrong cell.
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