Manual Mixed Data Entry Help

I’m spending far too much time re-keying information by hand and the knock-on effects of delays and small errors are starting to show. Every batch I receive contains both text and numbers—product descriptions, IDs, quantities, and notes—so you need to be comfortable handling mixed data in a single workflow.

Your main task is straightforward: take the source files I supply each week and enter everything accurately into the spreadsheet template I provide. While the work is labelled “manual,” I welcome any smart tweaks you can suggest—Excel formulas, Google Sheets data validation, keyboard shortcuts—so long as the immediate priority remains speed and accuracy.

Deliverables
• All records entered into my template, formatted consistently
• Error rate kept to an absolute minimum (I’ll spot-check)
• A short log of any ambiguous or missing items

I’ll send a small test batch first; once we confirm quality, volumes will increase. Please tell me how quickly you can turn around the initial set and what methods you use to keep mixed text-numeric data clean and reliable.