Here, you can accurately add new records as well as update and edit the existing ones. To facilitate input, you can ask Excel to display one row of information in a handy dialog box. With large data sets, there is a possibility to mix up something and enter information in a wrong cell. Sometimes, you scroll up to see the column headings and sometimes scroll to the right and then come back to the beginning of the table. How do users normally populate Excel tables? By typing data directly into cells. You may not know it, but Excel has a special form for entering data in a spreadsheet that makes the input process faster, more user-friendly and less error-prone, especially in large worksheets. It will help you focus on individual records, one at a time, without having to scroll horizontally between columns. To make the process more use-friendly and less time-consuming, you can use a special data entry form. When it comes to inputting information in Excel spreadsheets, most people do it the traditional way - cell by cell, row by row.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to activate a built-in input form in Excel and how to add a special button to your worksheet to open the form.
