How to Make Text Appear as Typed in Excel

1. Open the Excel 2010 worksheet in which you want to enter your information.
2. Click on the top-left cell in the area where you want to alter the cell's format. Hold shift and then click the bottom-right cell in the area. If desired, you can also click the letters above the columns or the numbers to the left of the rows to select an entire column or row, respectively. Finally, to alter the format for the entire worksheet, click the button that sits to the left of the 'A' and above the '1' in the upper left corner of the sheet.
3. Click the 'Home' tab at the top of the screen. Locate the 'Number' area of the ribbon and click on the drop-down box found there.
4. Choose 'Text,' which will be at the bottom of the list that appears. Once you click on this option, your selected cells will display exactly what was typed into them.