Combine an Excel custom format with data validation and remove the pressure for input perfection from personnel by letting Excel do the work.

Open the Excel 2010 files that holds your phone numbers. Click on the cell that you want to change into a series of numbers spread out over several columns, or click on the letter above the column ...

Ultimately, Excel expects you to enter text, numbers, formulas, or mathematical symbols only into its cells, so you should avoid inserting anything else—including currency symbols.

Entering fractions in Microsoft Excel isn’t exactly intuitive, but it is easy. Learn how to enter and display fractions as either fractions or as decimal values.