Creating sheets, rows and columns
How to set up a sheet for data collection
Type
Shift+A
to open a new blank sheet with one column.Press
a.
a
to add one blank row.or
b.
ga
followed by a number to add that many blank rows.
How to add a new blank column
Press
a.
za
to add one blank column.or
b.
gza
followed by a number to add that many blank columns.Press
^
to edit the column name.
How to fill a column with a range of numbers
- Press
gs
to select all rows (or use other commands to select a subset of rows to fill). - Move the cursor to the column to be filled.
- Press
gi
.
How to edit a cell
- Press
e
to edit an individual cell. - Type in the new value.
- Press
Enter
to accept the value.
How to move the cursor to the next cell after a successful edit
- Press
Shift+Arrow
to accept the current value and move the cursor into edit mode in the next cell.