Apple numbers User Manual

    Using Tables 

 

You can also use the Cell Borders buttons in the Table Inspector to select a border 
segment.

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To select and deselect segments by clicking them in a table, use border selection 
mode. Choose Allow Border Selection from the Borders pop-up menu in the Format Bar 
or choose Table > Allow Border Selection, and then select the table you want to work 
with.

The pointer changes shape when it’s over a horizontal or vertical segment. The pointer 
appears to straddle the segment.

To select a long segment, click a cell’s horizontal or vertical border. To change the 
selection to a single segment, click it again.

Click to go back and forth between single-segment and long-segment selection.

To add a single or long segment to the selection, hold down the Shift or Command key 
while clicking.

To deselect a selected single segment, click it while holding down the Shift or 
Command key.

To stop using border selection mode, choose Disallow Border Selection from the 
Borders pop-up menu in the Format Bar or choose Table > Disallow Border Selection.

Working with Content in Table Cells

You can add text, numbers, and dates to table cells, and you can format values in cells. 
You can also add images and background color, as well as checkboxes, sliders, and 
other controls. And you can use autofilling to use the content in one or more cells to 
automatically add values to adjacent cells. 

You can add, change, and delete the content in cells. 

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If the cell is empty, select it and then type a value. “Selecting a Table Cell” on page 51 
tells you how to select cells.

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To replace specific content already in the cell, select the cell and then select what you 
want to replace by double-clicking; hold down the Shift key and select more content if 
you want to replace more. Type to replace the selected content.

The pointer looks like this when 
it’s over a horizontal segment.

The pointer looks like this when 
it’s over a vertical segment.