You need to change the format of the cells in that column. 1. move your cursor to the first cell of data in the column, just below the title of that column. 2. Select all of the data in that column and well beyond where you think you will be entering data. 3. Use your applications key to open the context menu, move down to "Format", and press Enter. 4. You are now in the Format dialog box. In most instances, the "Numbers" tab is the active tab. If it is not, you will need to make it the active tab. 5. Tab once and you will be in the list of cell formats you can choose from. I am guessing that you will want "General", or "Numbers", or "Time", or "Test". What you select will depend on how you plan to use the data. You select the one you want by using your up and down arrows. 6. Now by using your tab key, you can change the settings for the type of format you selected. 7. Once everything is set the way you want it tab to OK, and everything should be fine.
HTH, Annette -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kimber Gardner Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 7:39 AM To: jaws-users-list Subject: [JAWS-Users] Excel thinks it knows what I want to type but it's wrong Hi All, This seems like it should be simple, but it's driving me crazy. I'm entering data on an excel spreadsheet. Column A contains days of the week. Column B contains dates like 9/16. Column C contains hours worked for each day/date. However when I attempt to enter a simple numeric value in column C, excel keeps changing it to a date. I've tried deleting the contents of column C and retyping. I've tried deleting the contents of column B (the actual date), entering the hours then retyping the date. Nothing is working. Excel keeps changing my hours to dates. How can I fix this? It's making me crazy! Thanks in advance, Kimber -- Kimberly For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
