Hi Jürgen, Have you tried cutting the info from the cell and pasting it in to text edit and make your edits than paste it back to the same cell? Some times when I am in Pro tools I do this and it is much faster and less frustrating! :)
Your mileage May Vary! ;) CHUCK REICHEL 954-742-0019 www.SoundPictureRecording.com In GOD I Trust On Feb 23, 2012, at 2:47 PM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > OK, that's interesting. I thought you might do it this way. So it is not > possible to change just a part of the content of a cell. You have to change > the whole content. > I opened an excel file with several sheets in Tables and tried to switch > between the sheets by pressing CMD + Option + arrow right or left. It didn't > work. Tables was always busy. Do you have experiences with switching sheets > in Tables? Did it work for you? > > Jürgen > Am 23.02.2012 um 17:51 schrieb Bejarano, Rafael P.: > >> 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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