Tables has a data entry field. That is where data are entered into each cell. If you cannot find the data entry field on your own, you may benefit from sighted help to find it the first time. Place your cursor in the field, making sure VO is not locked. You can then type or paste in data and formulae. If you type in the data entry field, press the return (enter) key to get the data into the cell. The arrow keys are used to move between cells.
Rafael On Feb 22, 2012, at 2:17 AM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > Hello Rafael, > > thanks for your hints. So far Tables works fine. > > But what I meant was how to edit a cell and change inserted content. That > doesn't work here for me. > > As far as I could find out I have to enter the edit mode of a chosen cell by > pressing F2. VO anounces "edit". But then it's not possible to read or delete > single characters or to navigate through the content of a cell just by using > the arrow keys. Of course I can navigate by using VO + arrow keys but. I > should say that I use a sheet like a two dimensional notepad. I don't use it > as a calculator and so I don't need formulas in a cell. But to take notes and > so I enter a lot of text in it. So it's quite important for me to delete > parts of the text and enter new content. > > So: How do you delete parts of text in a cell and how to enter just one word > in a text of a cell? Deleting a whole cell is easily possible. > > Thanks and all the best > Jürgen > > > Am 22.02.2012 um 05:45 schrieb Bejarano, Rafael P.: > >> If you are using an Intel-based Mac, then the first thing to do when you >> open the Tables application is to get the cursor out of the table. Press >> Shift, Control, Option, up-arrow together, in order to get out of the table >> where the cursor is pointing. Press this key combination again to get out >> of the spreadsheet. Do these things first, or the following instructions >> won't make sense. >> >> Basically, there are two ways to read a cell's contents in Tables. The >> first way is to place the cursor over the field in which one enters numbers, >> formulae, and so on. If you choose this option, make sure VO is not locked, >> so that you can use the arrow keys to move from cell to cell (i.e., left >> arrow to move to the left, bottom arrow to move down, etc.). This is a >> simple option that allows you to navigate from cell to cell, to read each >> cell's contents, and to enter data into individual cells, all from the >> data-entry field. >> >> The second way to move around in Tables is somewhat more complicated. To >> make things easier, first lock VO (by pressing control-option-semicolon). >> Next, enter the spreadsheet, by pressing shift and the down-arrow key >> together. At this level, you will be able to move the VO cursor with the >> arrow keys and read the letters designating the columns (i.e., Column A, >> Column B, etc.), as well as the row numbers (i.e., Row 1, Row 2, etc.). To >> access the individual cells, navigate to the table (VO says "table when >> you've found it). With VO still locked, press the shift and down-arrow keys >> together again. That will put you in the table of cells, from which point >> onward you can just use the arrow keys to navigate from cell to cell. >> >> I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions, and I'll do >> my best to try to answer them. >> >> Cordially, >> Rafael >> ________________________________________ >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On >> Behalf Of Jürgen Fleger [apple-engl...@fleger.net] >> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 3:52 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: numbers >> >> Hi Rafael, >> >> I tried Tables and it's much faster to work with then with Numbers. But what >> I didn't understand was how to read text in a cell. I pressed F2 to edit the >> cell and couldn't have VO to read text by pressing arrow keys. Did I >> something wrong or does Tables not support VO that much? >> >> All the best Jürgen >> Am 20.02.2012 um 18:24 schrieb Bejarano, Rafael P.: >> >>> If your spreadsheet needs are not very complicated, you might wish to >>> consider Tables. It's the spreadsheet app that I use on the Mac, and I >>> really like it. It has all the usual functions, and you can enter your own >>> formulae, as well. You can save your work as xl files, too. Creating >>> graphs is somewhat limited, however. >>> >>> Rafael Bejarano >>> On Feb 20, 2012, at 10:16 AM, May McDonald wrote: >>> >>> Good day everyone. >>> >>> Well, I guess I can't avoid it any longer. Drn school stuff. Is there a >>> place where I could find tutorials on how to use numbers? Or can anyone >>> recommend a good program that handles excel files if numbers is not the >>> best to use? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> May and Prince Noah >>> cell: 613-863-5845 or 1-888-778-2544 >>> email: mcdonald....@gmail.com<mailto:mcdonald....@gmail.com> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com<mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
