Yep, I understand. I have seen that happen once, and I think only once, for me, and I use spreadsheets regularly with multiple tables and multiple sheets. I’m not sure of anything you can do to prevent it. You can, however, fix it once it does occur, using the arrangement tab of the format inspector. However, if it’s happening regularly to you I can understand that rearranging the tables is probably more effort than getting use to the new layout.
One thing that might be worth trying is to ensure the tables aren’t overlapping originally. Perhaps if they’re overlapping in the first place, doing something to them might cause Numbers to rearrange them to make them no longer overlapping. If you arrange them so that they’re not overlapping and not likely to overlap, then you might avoid the reordering from occurring. > On 15 Jan 2015, at 12:31 pm, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think there is a basic misunderstanding here. I am referring to the order > in which the table names appear in the sheet layout area. That is, when I > interact with the slo, and then VO right arrow through the table names > contained therein, their order changes, not the names themselves. > for example, in one sheet I have four tables named > expenses, cash, income, reserve e. > They appear in that order when I interact and then VO arrow right. > then after doing some work in a table, the order may change to something > other than that order, say, > cash, income, expenses, reserve > or some other random ordering. > I think that numbers is automatically shifting this ordering around to > reflect some visual arrangement of the tables on the canvas that is changing > due to changes made to the tables themselves, either their size or something. > > Again, I think it has to do with numbers fitting these four tables on the > canvas and shifting the ordering of the table names in the SLO to reflect > that physical re-arrangement. > > Just a guess though. I hope I’ve made the problem clear. > . > It’s just a nuisance, no data is lost or anything like that. It’s just that > you get used to a certain arrangement and then it is changed for no apparent > reason requiring different keystrokes to do your work. > , >> On Jan 14, 2015, at 6:08 PM, Nicholas Parsons >> <mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Phil, >> >> It doesn’t affect the table names. Table names are assigned based on when >> they are created and are, in any event, changeable. The table names are not >> based on or dependant upon their position in the sheet layout area. You can >> have table 3 above table 1, etcetera. >> >>> On 15 Jan 2015, at 2:56 am, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> thanks Nick, >>> I think I’ll just live with it. Evidently Numbers is auto arranging tables >>> on the canvas as it thinks it is needed. I don’t know how that would impact >>> the order of the table names in the sheet layout area though. Not >>> important enough for me to bother with now. >>> >>>> On Jan 14, 2015, at 2:52 AM, Nicholas Parsons >>>> <mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Phil, >>>> >>>> Not sure why this happens, but I suspect it has something to do with >>>> changing the size of the table through altering the width of the columns, >>>> numbers of rows etc. You can change the order of the tables by using the >>>> “Arrange” tab of the format inspector. In particular, adjust the X and Y >>>> position coordinates of the table and you will change where it appears on >>>> the canvas. Take note of the size width and height values for the tables >>>> to work out how best to layout your tables to ensure they don’t overlap. >>>> Overlapping tables makes very little difference to VoiceOver users, except >>>> perhaps when it comes to drag and drop columns or rows, but it of course >>>> makes a big difference if you are ever going to show the spreadsheet to >>>> sighted people. >>>> >>>>> On 13 Jan 2015, at 5:53 am, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I am encountering a situation in numbers (latest version) where the left >>>>> to right ordering of the tables in a given sheet are being altered by >>>>> numbers. It usually happens when I do some extensive work in a table or >>>>> when I create a new table. Also, this left to right ordering of the >>>>> tables in a sheet layout area is not able to be changed through drag n >>>>> drop, or other methods as far as I can tell. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> an example, with three tables in a sheet, t1, t2, t3, listed from left to >>>>> right in that order, then suddenly, without any apparent reason, the left >>>>> to right ordering of the sheet is t3, t1, t2, or some combination thereof. >>>>> >>>>> any experience with this problem? 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