Whether you are entering text or numeric data, it will appear in the current cell.
Usually when you start typing the the caret will appear in the current cell.
If the current cell is a number cell, and Edit in cell is not enabled,
then the caret will appear in the formula editing line at the top of the window.
Whatever you type in the formula line will then be placed in the current cell.
The current cell is highlighted with a different cell background and border.
The precise appearance of the current cell is governed by the Current cell style in the style list.
If you want to change this, see the chapter on Styles in the main Fireworkz guide for details on changing styles.
The corresponding column and row headings are also highlighted.
Combine the process of moving to another cell with confirming the contents of the current one using Autoentry
You can move around the worksheet from cell to cell in several ways:
Click on the cell you want with the left mouse button.
You will see that its border is highlighted, and that the row and column borders show that one of their cells is selected.
Click on a column heading with the left mouse button.
This will leave the current cell on the same row as before, but move it to the specified column.
Click on a row heading with the left mouse button.
This will leave the current cell in the same column as before, but move it to the specified row.
Use the arrow/cursor keys to move around the worksheet.
There are several keyboard shortcuts to make it easier to get to the cell you want.
Use the Go to command (F5).
A dialogue box will appear in which you can specify where you want to go to.
You can type a cell reference here or specify a named cell (or range).
If you type a number, it will be interpreted as a row number.
The current cell will stay in the same column as before, but move to the specified row.
If you type plus (or minus) before the number, it will be interpreted as a row offet.
The current cell will move down (or up) by that number of rows.
If you type one or more letters, it will be interpreted as a column specifier.
The current cell will stay on the same row as before, but move to the specified column.
If you type C followed by plus (or minus) then a number, it will be interpreted as a column offet.
The current cell will move right (or left) by that number of columns.