{"id":386,"date":"2025-06-05T09:20:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T03:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hackingworlds.in\/?p=386"},"modified":"2025-06-05T09:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T03:50:20","slug":"entering-data-typing-text-numbers-and-dates-into-cells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hackingworlds.in\/index.php\/2025\/06\/05\/entering-data-typing-text-numbers-and-dates-into-cells\/","title":{"rendered":"Entering Data Typing text, numbers, and dates into cells"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Entering data into cells is the most basic and essential function in spreadsheets. 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