{"id":5577,"date":"2020-07-15T10:40:28","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T08:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=5577"},"modified":"2024-05-17T23:11:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T21:11:18","slug":"create-data-entry-form-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/create-data-entry-form-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19204\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Data-Form-Tricks.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Data-Form-Tricks.png 560w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Data-Form-Tricks-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Data Entry Forms is an <strong>extremely useful feature<\/strong> if inputting data is part of your daily work.<\/p>\n<p>It can help you<strong> avoid the mistakes<\/strong> and make the <strong>data entry process faster<\/strong>. It also helps you focus on <strong>one record at a time<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>It is a convenient and faster way to input records in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/excel-interview-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excel<\/a> by displaying one row of information at a time without having to move from one column to another.<\/p>\n<p>In this tutorial, we will show you How to Create Form in Excel for Data Entry.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever I wanted to enter data in Excel, it would take me a very long time to input these records one by one, but I discovered a handy trick that can turn my Excel Table into a handy Excel <strong>Data Entry Form<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-00.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5580\" title=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-00.png\" alt=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"867\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-00.png 867w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-00-300x24.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-00-768x60.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Say goodbye to inputting entering data into this Table row by row by row by row&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to <strong><em>download the Excel Workbook<\/em><\/strong> below and follow along:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Top-11-Data-Entry-Form-Tips-and-Tricks.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Top-11-Data-Entry-Form-Tips-and-Tricks.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">Top-11-Data-Entry-Form-Tips-and-Tricks.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Want to know how to use the Data Entry Form?<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>*** Watch our video and step by step guide below with free downloadable Excel workbook to practice ***<\/p>\n<p>Watch it on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RPoDkIJFMZ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a> and give it a thumbs-up!<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RPoDkIJFMZ4?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DataEntry3.xlsm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DataEntry2.xlsm\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\"><strong>download the youtube excel practice file<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">DataEntry3.xlsm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_57_1 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"scroll-to-download\">Free Practice Workbook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/create-data-entry-form-excel\/#1_Create_Form_in_Excel\" title=\"1. Create Form in Excel\">1. Create Form in Excel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/create-data-entry-form-excel\/#2_Add_to_Quick_Access_Toolbar_QAT\" title=\"2. Add to Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)\">2. Add to Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/create-data-entry-form-excel\/#3_Access_the_Form_anytime\" title=\"3. Access the Form anytime\">3. Access the Form anytime<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/create-data-entry-form-excel\/#4_Browse_through_Records\" title=\"4. Browse through Records\">4. Browse through Records<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/create-data-entry-form-excel\/#5_Edit_Existing_Record\" title=\"5. Edit Existing Record\">5. Edit Existing Record<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/create-data-entry-form-excel\/#6_Search_Criteria\" title=\"6. Search Criteria\">6. Search Criteria<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/create-data-entry-form-excel\/#7_Restore_a_Record\" title=\"7. Restore a Record\">7. Restore a Record<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/create-data-entry-form-excel\/#8_Data_Validation_in_Forms\" title=\"8. Data Validation in Forms\">8. Data Validation in Forms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/create-data-entry-form-excel\/#9_Delete_a_Record\" title=\"9. Delete a Record\">9. Delete a Record<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/create-data-entry-form-excel\/#10_Close_the_Form\" title=\"10. Close the Form\">10. Close the Form<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/create-data-entry-form-excel\/#11_Keyboard_Shortcuts_for_Data_Entry_Forms\" title=\"11. Keyboard Shortcuts for Data Entry Forms\">11. Keyboard Shortcuts for Data Entry Forms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/create-data-entry-form-excel\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Create_Form_in_Excel\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><a id=\"create-form-in-excel\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><\/a>1. Create Form in Excel<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I will show you how easy it is to <strong>Create<\/strong> <strong>Form in Excel for Data Entry<\/strong> with the following quick video below (scroll further down to see the step by step instructions after you watch this awesome video).<\/p>\n<p><strong><style>.special-box a { color: #fff; } <\/style><div class=\"drop-shadow lifted special-box\" style=\"text-align: center; color: #fff; padding: 15px; background: var(--V4-primary-orange); border-radius: 6px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/100-39.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#x1f449; Click Here To Join Our Free Macros &amp; VBA Webinar Training &amp; Learn How To Automate Excel That Will SAVE YOU 40 HOURS Per Week!\u00a0<\/a> <\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*** Watch our video below on How to Create Form in Excel in 5 minutes!***<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YWJIfUPJiSg?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"float: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YWJIfUPJiSg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Watch on YouTube <\/a><\/strong><\/span>and give it a thumbs up &#x1f44d;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MyExcelOnlinecomtutorials?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-111468 size-full\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.yt_.png\" alt=\"Create a Data Entry Form in Excel\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"jumbotron2\">\n<div class=\"meo-subcount-2\">\n<p>&#8211;<!--<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/lead.myexcelonline.com\/app\/js\/api.min.js\" data-campaign=\"f2q8uijmbbmwc3oohwuo\" data-user=\"52704\" async><\/script>--><\/p>\n<p>In this tutorial, you have learned how to create form in Excel with minutes without using <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"VBA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/101-excel-macros-examples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">VBA<\/a>!!<\/p>\n<p>Follow the steps below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1: <\/strong><\/span>Convert your Column names\u00a0into a Table, go to <strong><em>Insert&gt; Table<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-00.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5580\" title=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-00.png\" alt=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"867\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-00.png 867w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-00-300x24.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-00-768x60.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Make sure\u00a0<strong>My table has headers<\/strong> is also checked.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-01.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5581\" title=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-01.png\" alt=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"250\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span>Let us add the <strong>Form<\/strong> Creation functionality to understand how to make a fillable form in Excel.<\/p>\n<p>Go to <em><strong>File &gt; Options<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-02.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5582\" title=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-02.png\" alt=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"329\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-02.png 329w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-02-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-03.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5583\" title=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-03.png\" alt=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"136\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 3:<\/strong><\/span>Go to\u00a0<em><strong>Customize Ribbon.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Select\u00a0<strong>Commands Not in the Ribbon\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Form<\/strong>. \u00a0This is the functionality we need.<\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<strong>New Tab.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-04.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5584\" title=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-04.png\" alt=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"826\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-04.png 826w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-04-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-04-768x630.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 4:<\/strong><\/span>Under the\u00a0<strong>New Tab<\/strong>, select\u00a0<strong>New Group, <\/strong>and click\u00a0<strong>Add.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This will add <strong>Forms<\/strong> to a New Tab in our Ribbon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-05.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5585\" title=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-05.png\" alt=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"826\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-05.png 826w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-05-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-05-768x630.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Notice that there is also a <strong>Rename<\/strong> button, you can use it to rename the\u00a0<strong>New Tab\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong>New Group<\/strong> into something more descriptive, like <em>Form<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-06.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5586\" title=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-06.png\" alt=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"251\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 5:<\/strong><\/span>Select your Table, and on your new\u00a0<strong>Form\u00a0<\/strong>tab, select\u00a0<strong>Form.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-07.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5587\" title=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-07.png\" alt=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"874\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-07.png 874w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-07-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-07-768x226.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 6: <\/strong><\/span>A\u00a0new Form dialogue box will pop up!<\/p>\n<p>Input your data into each section.<\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<strong>New<\/strong> to save it. \u00a0Repeat this process for all the records you want to add.<\/p>\n<p>Press Close to get out of this screen and see the data in your Excel Table.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-08.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5588\" title=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-08.png\" alt=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"377\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-08.png 377w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-08-300x251.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can now use this new form to continually input data into your Excel Table!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-09.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5589\" title=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-09.png\" alt=\"11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"868\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-09.png 868w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-09-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Data-Entry-Form-09-768x63.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Add_to_Quick_Access_Toolbar_QAT\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><a id=\"add-to-quick-access-toolbar\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><\/a>2. Add to Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now that you have learned how to create form in Excel, lets put them on your QAT for easy access.<\/p>\n<p>To add to the quick access toolbar, follow the steps below:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> Click on the <strong>small arrow right next to QAT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-565.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19105\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-565.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"452\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-565.png 452w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-565-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span> Click on <strong>More Commands<\/strong> from the dropdown list.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-566.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19106\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-566.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"590\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-566.png 590w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-566-300x268.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 3:<\/strong><\/span> In the Excel Options dialog box, select <strong>All Commands<\/strong> from <em>Choose commands from<\/em> list.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-567.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19107\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-567.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"829\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-567.png 829w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-567-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-567-768x629.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 4:<\/strong><\/span> Select <strong>Form<\/strong> from the list and then click on <strong>Add&gt;&gt;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-568.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19109\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-568.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"825\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-568.png 825w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-568-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-568-768x634.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 5:<\/strong><\/span> <strong>Form<\/strong> is now available in the<em> Customize Quick Access Toolbar<\/em>. Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-569.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19110\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-569.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"821\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-569.png 821w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-569-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-569-768x635.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Data Entry Form is now part of your Quick Access Toolbar.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-570.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19111\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-570.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"455\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-570.png 455w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-570-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Access_the_Form_anytime\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><a id=\"access-the-form-anytime\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><\/a>3. Access the Form anytime<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To access the Excel Data Entry Form, <strong>click on any cell<\/strong> in the table and click on the <strong>Form icon<\/strong> in Quick Access Toolbar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-571.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19112\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-571.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"939\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-571.png 939w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-571-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-571-768x417.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you try to access the form when <strong>you haven&#8217;t selected a cell within the data table<\/strong>, you will receive an <strong>error message<\/strong> like the one shown below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-572.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19114\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-572.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"528\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-572.png 528w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-572-300x66.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Browse_through_Records\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><a id=\"browse-through-records\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><\/a>4. Browse through Records<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To navigate through the existing records, simply use the <strong>Find Previous<\/strong> and <strong>Find Next<\/strong> buttons available on the Data Entry Form.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-578.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19122\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-578.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"1118\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-578.png 1118w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-578-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-578-1024x380.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-578-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1118px) 100vw, 1118px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also <strong>use the scroll bar<\/strong> to go through the records one after the other.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-581.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19127\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-581.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"364\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-581.png 364w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-581-300x282.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This will save time when you have a data with multiple columns and records.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Edit_Existing_Record\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><a id=\"edit-existing-record\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><\/a>5. Edit Existing Record<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Use the <strong>Find Previous<\/strong> and <strong>Find Next<\/strong> buttons to <strong>search for the record<\/strong> to want to edit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-578.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19122\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-578.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"1118\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-578.png 1118w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-578-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-578-1024x380.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-578-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1118px) 100vw, 1118px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you find the desired record, simply<strong> make the necessary edit<\/strong> and hit <strong>Enter<\/strong> in Excel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-579.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19124\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-579.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"1186\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-579.png 1186w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-579-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-579-1024x361.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-579-768x271.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1186px) 100vw, 1186px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The data table will be updated with the changes made.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-580.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19125\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-580.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"636\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-580.png 636w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-580-300x118.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Search_Criteria\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><a id=\"search-criteria\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><\/a>6. Search Criteria<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Using Wildcards<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you wish to search all entries containing the word &#8220;east&#8221; in the Region Column, you can do that by using the wildcard asterisk (*).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> In the Data Entry Form, click on the <strong>Criteria<\/strong> button<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-554.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19088\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-554.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"356\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-554.png 356w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-554-300x287.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2: <\/strong><\/span>In the <strong>Region<\/strong> field, type <strong>*east<\/strong><em> (to search all-region containing the word east)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-555.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19089\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-555.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"368\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-555.png 368w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-555-300x283.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 3: <\/strong><\/span>Click <strong>Find Next\u00a0<\/strong>to find the entries containing the word <em>east<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-560.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19090\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-560.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"360\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-560.png 360w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-560-300x286.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Excel Data Entry Form will find the three entries for you in this scenario!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-557.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19091 size-full\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-557.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"367\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-557.png 367w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-557-300x286.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-558.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19092 size-full\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-558.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"357\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-558.png 357w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-558-300x292.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-559.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19093 size-full\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-559.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"352\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-559.png 352w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-559-300x292.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Using greater or less than sign<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you want to search for persons having a salary greater than or equal to $75,000, you can do so by following the steps below:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> In the Data Entry Form, click on the <strong>Criteria<\/strong> button<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-554.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19088\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-554.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"356\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-554.png 356w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-554-300x287.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2: <\/strong><\/span>In the <strong>Salary\u00a0<\/strong>field, type<em> &gt;=75000.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-561.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19096\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-561.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"366\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-561.png 366w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-561-300x286.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 3: <\/strong><\/span>Click <strong>Find Next\u00a0<\/strong>to find all entries with a salary <em>greater than or equal to $75,000<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-564-1.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19100 size-full\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-564-1.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"367\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-564-1.png 367w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-564-1-300x285.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-562-1.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19101 size-full\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-562-1.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"369\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-562-1.png 369w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-562-1-300x285.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-563-1.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19102 size-full\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-563-1.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"361\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-563-1.png 361w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-563-1-300x282.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Restore_a_Record\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><a id=\"restore-a-record\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><\/a>7. Restore a Record<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Suppose you have <strong>accidentally deleted<\/strong> the first name of a record.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-583.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19128\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-583.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"354\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-583.png 354w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-583-300x286.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>And you don&#8217;t remember what was written in that field! Don&#8217;t panic.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can use the <strong>Restore<\/strong> button in the Excel Data Entry Form and <strong>retrieve the data lost<\/strong> accidentally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-584.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19129\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-584.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"360\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-584.png 360w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-584-300x284.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The data will reappear in the respective field.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-585.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19130\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-585.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"365\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-585.png 365w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-585-300x281.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One thing you need to keep in mind is that the Restore button is <strong>only useful if you haven&#8217;t hit Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The moment you press the Enter button, the Restore button will become inactive and you won&#8217;t be able to revert back to the original data.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Data_Validation_in_Forms\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><a id=\"data-validations-in-forms\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><\/a>8. Data Validation in Forms<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even though you cannot<strong> directly add any data validation to the form<\/strong>. Any <strong>restriction created on the data table will still be in effect in the Forms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s see how!<\/p>\n<p>Say, you add a list rule to the Region Column using Data Validation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> Select the <strong>Region<\/strong> Column.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-587.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19133\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-587.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"678\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-587.png 678w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-587-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span> Go to <strong>Data Tab<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Data Tools (Group)<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Data Validation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-596.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19135\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-596.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"1131\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-596.png 1131w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-596-300x34.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-596-1024x118.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-596-768x88.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1131px) 100vw, 1131px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 3:<\/strong><\/span> In the Data Validation dialog box, click on the <em>Allow<\/em> dropdown and select<strong> List<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-590.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19136\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-590.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"395\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-590.png 395w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-590-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 4:<\/strong><\/span> In the <em>Source<\/em> field, type <strong>Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, <\/strong>and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-591.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19137\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-591.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"394\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-591.png 394w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-591-300x243.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Data Validation has now been inserted in the Region Column where you are only allowed to enter values present in the list <em>(Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 5:<\/strong><\/span> Click on the <strong>Forms icon<\/strong> in QAT.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-592.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19138\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-592.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"533\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-592.png 533w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-592-300x91.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 6:<\/strong><\/span> Change the Region for Record 1 from <strong>Northeast to East<\/strong> and Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-594.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19139\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-594.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"354\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-594.png 354w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-594-300x289.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you click OK, you will see an <em>error message<\/em> as below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-595.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19140\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-595.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"1111\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-595.png 1111w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-595-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-595-1024x331.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-595-768x248.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1111px) 100vw, 1111px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Delete_a_Record\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><a id=\"delete-a-record\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><\/a>9. Delete a Record<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-600.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19144\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-600.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"650\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-600.png 650w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-600-300x113.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">STEP 1:<\/span> <\/strong>Use the Scroll Bar to navigate to find the entry you want to delete.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-581.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19127\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-581.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"364\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-581.png 364w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-581-300x282.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">STEP 2:<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>Simply, click on the <strong>Delete<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-597.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19141\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-597.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"369\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-597.png 369w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-597-300x285.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">STEP 3:<\/span> <\/strong>A confirmation message will appear on your screen, Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-598.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19142\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-598.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"315\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-598.png 315w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-598-300x110.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The desired entry will be removed from the data table.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-599.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19143\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-599.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"621\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-599.png 621w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-599-300x96.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Close_the_Form\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><a id=\"close-the-form\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><\/a>10. Close the Form<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To close the dialog box for Data Forms, simply click on the <strong>Close button (X) <\/strong>on the top-right corner of the bix.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-602.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19159 size-full\" title=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-602.png\" alt=\"Top 11 Excel Data Entry Form Tips and Tricks\" width=\"356\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-602.png 356w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-602-300x288.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_Keyboard_Shortcuts_for_Data_Entry_Forms\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><a id=\"keyboard-shortcuts-for-data-entry-forms\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><\/a>11. Keyboard Shortcuts for Data Entry Forms<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can use the <strong>following keyboard <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"shortcuts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/333-excel-shortcuts-for-windows-and-mac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">shortcuts<\/a> to work faster<\/strong> when using Data Entry Forms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Press <strong>Tab<\/strong> to go to the next field in the Excel Forms.<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>Enter<\/strong> to go to the next record in the Excel Forms.<\/li>\n<li>Hit the <strong>Esc<\/strong> button on your keyboard to close the Excel Form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This completes our tutorial on the <strong>Top 11 things you should know <\/strong>if Data Entry is what you do in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/free-excel-templates-and-spreadsheets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excel<\/a>. It will not only make the process <strong>faster but also a lot more easier<\/strong> and fun!<\/p>\n<p>Few things to keep in mind when using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/free-microsoft-excel-online-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excel<\/a> Data Entry Form are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can add a <strong>maximum of 32 fields<\/strong> per record.<\/li>\n<li>You<strong> cannot print<\/strong> a data form record.<\/li>\n<li>Before you hit Enter, you can<strong> restore any changes<\/strong> made to the data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, give it a try! 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