When I want to change the contents of a particular cell, I position the cursor on the data-entry field. Then, I arrow over to the cell that I want to edit. Next, I press the delete (back-space) key to delete the cell's contents. Finally, I type in the new information that I wish to store in that cell. ________________________________________ From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jürgen Fleger [apple-engl...@fleger.net] Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 12:47 AM To: Mac Visionaries Visionaries Subject: Tables [was:] Re: numbers
No Rafael, that's not what I asked for. I know how to enter data. But I want to change existing data in the cells. Imagine you have an address of a friend in a cell. His telephone number changes and you want to change just the number. How to do this in Tables? I don't see this important possibility accessible with VoiceOver. Again: how to change specific data in a cell? Not entering data in an empty cell. That's easy. Hopefully my question is clearer now. Jürgen Am 22.02.2012 um 16:26 schrieb Bejarano, Rafael P.: > 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? 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