However, this article focuses specifically on investment in financial assets. In finance, the benefit from investment is called a return. The return may consist of capital gains or investment income, including dividends, interest, rental income etc., or a combination of the two.
Select a cell in the row or column, and then press CTRL+ARROW key (RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW for rows, UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW for columns). Press CTRL+HOME to select the first cell on the worksheet or in an Excel list.
You need to format the cells as text before you input the data - then the data will be displayed as entered. To format the column as text after the fact try this: Select column of data then use. Data > Text to Columns > Next > Next > under column data format select Text > Finish. That should format the whole column as text and show the number of digits for each entry as entered.