Digital skills
Entering and Formatting Data
Updated Oct 28, 2026
Type text, numbers, or dates into cells and press Enter to confirm. Formatting changes appearance: currency formats display monetary values, while date formats display dates. Widen a column when its c
What you’ll learn
Understand and practise entering and formatting data.
Explanation
Type text, numbers, or dates into cells and press Enter to confirm. Formatting changes appearance: currency formats display monetary values, while date formats display dates. Widen a column when its contents are hard to read. Keep headings clear and save the workbook regularly.
បញ្ចូលអត្ថបទ លេខ ឬកាលបរិច្ឆេទក្នុង cell។ Formatting ផ្លាស់ប្ដូររូបរាង ដូចជាទម្រង់រូបិយប័ណ្ណ ឬកាលបរិច្ឆេទ។ រក្សាទុកការងារជាប្រចាំ។
Example
Enter 12.5 in B2, then apply a currency format appropriate for your data.
Practice
Does changing a number to currency format necessarily change its underlying value?
Answer and explanation
Show answer / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ
No. Formatting usually changes how the value is displayed, not the stored number.
Quick recap
Type text, numbers, or dates into cells and press Enter to confirm.
