Apple numbers User Manual
Chapter 3
Using Tables
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To move a table more precisely, click any cell, click Inspector in the toolbar, click the
Metrics Inspector button, and then use the Position fields to relocate the table.
Metrics Inspector button, and then use the Position fields to relocate the table.
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To copy a table and move the copy, hold down the Option key, click and hold at the
edge of an unselected table, and drag.
edge of an unselected table, and drag.
Naming Tables
Every Numbers table has a name that’s displayed in the Sheets pane and can optionally
be displayed above the table. The default table name (Table 1, Table 2, and so forth)
can be changed, hidden, and formatted, but not moved or resized.
be displayed above the table. The default table name (Table 1, Table 2, and so forth)
can be changed, hidden, and formatted, but not moved or resized.
Here are ways to work with table names:
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To change the name, edit it in the Sheets pane or in the Table Inspector’s Name field.
On any sheet, two tables can’t have the same name.
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To show the table name on the sheet, select Name in the Format Bar or the Table
Inspector.
Inspector.
To hide the table name on the sheet, deselect Name.
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To format the name, make sure the table isn’t selected, select Name in the Format Bar
or the Table Inspector, click the table name to select the name region on the sheet, and
use the Format Bar, Font panel, or Text pane of the Text Inspector.
or the Table Inspector, click the table name to select the name region on the sheet, and
use the Format Bar, Font panel, or Text pane of the Text Inspector.
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To increase the distance between the table name and the table body, select Name in
the Table Inspector, click the name on the canvas, and then use the Text Inspector to
modify the After Paragraph value.
the Table Inspector, click the name on the canvas, and then use the Text Inspector to
modify the After Paragraph value.
Defining Reusable Tables
You can add your own tables to the menu of predefined tables that appears when you
click Tables in the toolbar or choose Insert > Table. Reusable tables have the table style
and geometry of your choice and can contain content (header text, formulas, and so
forth).
click Tables in the toolbar or choose Insert > Table. Reusable tables have the table style
and geometry of your choice and can contain content (header text, formulas, and so
forth).
To define a reusable table:
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Select a table.
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Define a table style for the table. The table style determines the formatting of borders,
background, and text in the table’s cells.
background, and text in the table’s cells.
One way to define the table style is by following the instructions in “Modifying a Table’s
Style” on page 80.
Style” on page 80.
Alternatively, you can use the default table style that’s in effect when you add a table to
the spreadsheet that’s based on the reusable table. (See “Using the Default Table Style”
on page 81 to learn about the default table style.) Step 7 tells you how to use this
option.
the spreadsheet that’s based on the reusable table. (See “Using the Default Table Style”
on page 81 to learn about the default table style.) Step 7 tells you how to use this
option.