The Edit tab of the Spread Settings dialog allows you to set various properties of the cell and how editing is handled.

This tab provides the following items:
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                 Item  | 
            
                 Description  | 
        
|---|---|
| 
                 Editing Text Can Overflow  | 
            
                 Set whether data can overflow into adjacent empty cells while a cell is in edit mode  | 
        
| 
                 Cells Always in Edit Mode  | 
            
                 Set whether a cell is in edit mode whenever it becomes the active cell  | 
        
| 
                 Editing Replaces Existing Text  | 
            
                 Set whether the existing text in a cell is selected when the cell enters edit mode  | 
        
| 
                 On Focus Set Cell to Pointer  | 
            
                 Set whether the location of the active cell moves when the user moves the focus to the view using the mouse  | 
        
For more information on cell edit settings, refer to the members of the Cell class and to Customizing Interaction in Cells in the Developer’s Guide.