How to Activate Focus Cell Before Microsoft added Focus Cell to Excel, I would click the row number or column letter to ensure I was reading or adding data to the correct cell.

The use of a data-entry form makes data entry faster and more efficient because you don’t have to go to multiple different cells to enter data, row by row.

If you find entering data into spreadsheets to be mind-numbing drudgery, then you probably don't know about these cool, time-saving tricks that make Excel 2010 do the heavy lifting for you.

Drop-down lists in an Excel sheet can greatly facilitate data entry. Here's a look at how to use Microsoft Excel's data validation feature to create handy lists within your worksheets.

How to Set the Default Cell Value in Excel 2007. Microsoft Excel allows the entry, storage and organization of a large amount of data to be user-friendly.

Simply convert the input range to a table and Excel will control data input as above – simply press Tab to move from cell to cell, within the table range.