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How to Utilize Data Entry Rules to Validate data in Excel 2007

In Excel, Data Entry Rules can be used to restrict data that is entered to ensure that it is in the correct format. That data can be restricted to just whole numbers, decimals, dates, times or even a specific length. Also, you can specify whether the values need to be between, not between, equal to, [...]

How to Make Excel Read Back Your Data in Excel 2007

One relatively unknown feature of Excel is the ability to let it read values in a worksheet back to you. If you have a large amount of data to enter, especially numbers, this can be an incredibly useful feature that will help to ensure the accuracy of the data that was entered while you match [...]

How to use a Validation List in Excel to Validate Entries

Excel allows its users to control and restrict what values a user can enter into a cell. By doing this, not only will you ensure that your worksheet entries are valid, but calculations that use these entries will be valid as well. During data entry, a validation list forces anyone using your worksheet to select [...]