If you want to always edit cells in the formula bar, even when you use a keyboard shortcut to edit a cell, you'll need to change a setting. You can also double-click a cell to edit. With Excel's default settings, this will put your cursor directly in the cell, ready to edit. In this video, we'll look at shortcuts for editing cells.įirst, the keyboard shortcut for editing a cell is F2 on Windows, and Control + U on a Mac.
