diff --git a/addons/resources_spreadsheet_view/editor_view.gd b/addons/resources_spreadsheet_view/editor_view.gd
index ccb52be..1bb7baa 100644
--- a/addons/resources_spreadsheet_view/editor_view.gd
+++ b/addons/resources_spreadsheet_view/editor_view.gd
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func _update_resources(update_rows : Array, update_row_indices : Array[int], upd
 
 		column_editor.set_value(update_cell, values[i])
 		if values[i] is String:
-			values[i] = _try_convert(values[i], column_types[update_column])
+			values[i] = try_convert(values[i], column_types[update_column])
 
 		if values[i] == null:
 			continue
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ func _update_resources(update_rows : Array, update_row_indices : Array[int], upd
 	io.save_entries(rows, update_row_indices)
 
 
-func _try_convert(value, type):
+func try_convert(value, type):
 	if type == TYPE_BOOL:
 		# "off" displayed in lowercase, "ON" in uppercase.
 		return value[0] == "o"
diff --git a/addons/resources_spreadsheet_view/main_screen/selection_manager.gd b/addons/resources_spreadsheet_view/main_screen/selection_manager.gd
index 173ef4d..47c6f59 100644
--- a/addons/resources_spreadsheet_view/main_screen/selection_manager.gd
+++ b/addons/resources_spreadsheet_view/main_screen/selection_manager.gd
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const EditorViewClass = preload("res://addons/resources_spreadsheet_view/editor_
 @onready var editor_view : EditorViewClass = get_parent()
 
 var edited_cells : Array = []
-var edited_cells_text : Array[String] = []
+var edited_cells_text : Array = []
 var edit_cursor_positions : Array[int] = []
 
 var all_cell_editors : Array = []
@@ -209,9 +209,10 @@ func _add_cell_to_selection(cell : Control):
 func _update_selected_cells_text():
 	if edited_cells_text.size() == 0:
 		return
-		
+
+	var column_dtype := get_cell_column(editor_view.column_types[edited_cells[0]])
 	for i in edited_cells.size():
-		edited_cells_text[i] = str(edited_cells[i].text)
+		edited_cells_text[i] = editor_view.try_convert(edited_cells[i].text, column_dtype)
 		edit_cursor_positions[i] = edited_cells_text[i].length()
 
 
@@ -245,5 +246,5 @@ func _on_inspector_property_edited(property : String):
 	values.resize(edited_cells.size())
 	values.fill(inspector_resource[property])
 
-	editor_view.call_deferred(&"set_edited_cells_values", values)
+	editor_view.set_edited_cells_values.call_deferred(values)
 	_try_open_docks(edited_cells[0])