> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.grunt.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Data Editor

> Edit Grunt data in a spreadsheet-style view and manage linked-data overrides

The Data Editor gives you a spreadsheet-style view of the data behind a Grunt object.

## Open the Data Editor

Legacy support guidance lists three ways to open it:

1. Click the pencil icon on the right edge of the PowerPoint window
2. Use the Data Editor shortcut configured for your version
3. Right-click a Grunt object and choose **Edit data**

The editor includes hidden rows and columns that still affect the object.

## Basic interaction

Inside the editor:

* Type directly in a cell for single-line values
* Press `Enter` to commit the edit
* Use the formula bar for multi-paragraph text

The object updates as you commit changes.

## Work with selections

The editor supports common spreadsheet-style selection patterns:

* Arrow keys to move
* `Tab` and `Shift` + `Tab` to move across cells
* `Ctrl` + `A` to select all data
* `Ctrl` + `Space` to select a column
* `Shift` + `Space` to select a row

## Use fill actions

Legacy support guidance also documents quick fill actions:

* `Ctrl` + `D` fills down
* `Ctrl` + `R` fills right

These help when the same label, format token, or formula-like text needs to be repeated.

## Manage overrides in linked objects

If an object is linked to Excel and you edit its values directly in PowerPoint, you create overrides.

* Overridden cells are marked visually
* The workbook is not changed
* You can clear overrides to reveal the original linked values again

For the full linked-data workflow, continue to [Excel connections](/powerpoint-add-in/user/excel-connections).