Hi Laura. I use Numbers all the time, and I like it better than good old Excel.
Just in case you don't know about that interacting thing, when you first call up Numbers, you press control option down arrow to interact. Then you get the tables—you can have more than one. When I first started with Numbers, somehow I created tables I didn't know I had done. So, don't worry about that. When you get the table list, you do that interacting thing again. Just in case you did like me and made some more tables, press control option right arrow or left arrow to go to the table list just in case you need to interact with a different table. So, if you do what I id a few times and find you have a blank table, you probably made another one, and you can delete that one by pressing the delete key when you hear the table number. Be careful to make sure it is in fact the blank one you want to get rid of if you made one accidentally. Now keep " mind that VoiceOver use headers for both the columns and rows. The headers tell VoiceOver what to announce so you won't get lost. I think the default—but I can't remember for sure—is one row for a header and one column for a header. You can change this when you figure out things. If you don't have a file yet in Numbers, you will get the choice to use a template. These are already made up, and you can make some more if you want to. I usually choose a blank template, and then go and decide how many columns and rows I want. I think I have told you enough for now. I hope this gets you going. Eugenia Firth gigifi...@sbcglobal.net On Jun 26, 2012, at 5:25 PM, Laura ann Grymes, LMT wrote: > Hi, > I wondered if there are ways to read and edit spreadsheets on the mac? > If so how and with which applications? > > I have a macbook with lion and have pages and numbers. > When I open spreadsheets in numbers .xls file though nothing talks at all for > the spreadsheet. > > for documents I so far use text edit but wondered if there is something more > robust for editing documents accessibly? > I have tried pages but not found it to be accessible for me yet. > I wondered if there are settings I should change or do I need a different > program or for office products on a mac are we not there yet with > accessibility? > > Appreciate any recommendations? > I need to edit documents to create flyers and keep records and on the > spreadsheet end am wanting to track income and expenses. > > I am open to another app that works well with voice over to track income and > expenses too so I have good records to send to the CPA at the end of the year > for income tax and so on and am also needing something for my record keeping > for a small > business. > > I appreciate any suggestions or thoughts on apps. > Thank you! > > Laura Ann > > -- > 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.
