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Table Of Contents
- Numbers User Guide
- Contents
- Preface: Welcome to Numbers ’09
- Chapter 1: Numbers Tools and Techniques
- Chapter 2: Creating, Saving, and Organizing a Numbers Spreadsheet
- Chapter 3: Using Tables
- Working with Tables
- Selecting Tables and Their Components
- Working with Rows and Columns in Tables
- Adding Rows to a Table
- Adding Columns to a Table
- Rearranging Rows and Columns
- Deleting Table Rows and Columns
- Adding Table Header Rows or Header Columns
- Freezing Table Header Rows and Header Columns
- Adding Table Footer Rows
- Resizing Table Rows and Columns
- Alternating Table Row Colors
- Hiding Table Rows and Columns
- Sorting Rows in a Table
- Filtering Rows in a Table
- Creating Table Categories
- Chapter 4: Working with Table Cells
- Putting Content into Table Cells
- Displaying Content Too Large for Its Table Cell
- Using Conditional Formatting to Monitor Table Cell Values
- Adding Images or Color to Table Cells
- Merging Table Cells
- Splitting Table Cells
- Formatting Table Cell Borders
- Copying and Moving Cells
- Adding Comments to Table Cells
- Formatting Table Cell Values for Display
- Using the Automatic Format in Table Cells
- Using the Number Format in Table Cells
- Using the Currency Format in Table Cells
- Using the Percentage Format in Table Cells
- Using the Date and Time Format in Table Cells
- Using the Duration Format in Table Cells
- Using the Fraction Format in Table Cells
- Using the Numeral System Format in Table Cells
- Using the Scientific Format in Table Cells
- Using the Text Format in Table Cells
- Using a Checkbox, Slider, Stepper, or Pop-Up Menu in Table Cells
- Using Your Own Formats for Displaying Values in Table Cells
- Creating a Custom Number Format
- Defining the Integers Element of a Custom Number Format
- Defining the Decimals Element of a Custom Number Format
- Defining the Scale of a Custom Number Format
- Associating Conditions with a Custom Number Format
- Creating a Custom Date/Time Format
- Creating a Custom Text Format
- Changing a Custom Cell Format
- Reordering, Renaming, and Deleting Custom Cell Formats
- Chapter 5: Working with Table Styles
- Chapter 6: Using Formulas in Tables
- The Elements of Formulas
- Performing Instant Calculations
- Using Predefined Quick Formulas
- Creating Your Own Formulas
- Removing Formulas
- Referring to Cells in Formulas
- Using Operators in Formulas
- Copying or Moving Formulas and Their Computed Values
- Viewing All Formulas in a Spreadsheet
- Finding and Replacing Formula Elements
- Chapter 7: Creating Charts from Data
- About Charts
- Creating a Chart from Table Data
- Changing a Chart from One Type to Another
- Moving a Chart
- Switching Table Rows and Columns for Chart Data Series
- Adding More Data to an Existing Chart
- Including Hidden Table Data in a Chart
- Replacing or Reordering Data Series in a Chart
- Removing Data from a Chart
- Deleting a Chart
- Sharing Charts with Pages and Keynote Documents
- Formatting Charts
- Formatting Specific Chart Types
- Chapter 8: Working with Text
- Adding Text
- Selecting Text
- Deleting, Copying, and Pasting Text
- Formatting Text Size and Appearance
- Making Text Bold, Italic, or Underlined
- Adding Shadow and Strikethrough to Text
- Creating Outlined Text
- Changing Text Size
- Making Text Subscript or Superscript
- Changing Text Capitalization
- Changing Fonts
- Adjusting Font Smoothing
- Adding Accent Marks
- Viewing Keyboard Layouts for Other Languages
- Typing Special Characters and Symbols
- Using Smart Quotes
- Using Advanced Typography Features
- Setting Text Alignment, Spacing, and Color
- Setting Tab Stops to Align Text
- Setting Indents
- Creating Lists
- Using Text Boxes, Shapes, and Other Effects to Highlight Text
- Using Hyperlinks
- Inserting Page Numbers and Other Changeable Values
- Automatically Substituting Text
- Inserting a Nonbreaking Space
- Checking for Misspelled Words
- Working with Spelling Suggestions
- Searching for and Replacing Text
- Chapter 9: Working with Shapes, Graphics, and Other Objects
- Working with Images
- Creating Shapes
- Using Sound and Movies
- Manipulating, Arranging, and Changing the Look of Objects
- Selecting Objects
- Copying or Duplicating Objects
- Deleting Objects
- Moving and Positioning Objects
- Moving an Object Forward or Backward (Layering Objects)
- Quickly Aligning Objects Relative to One Another
- Using Alignment Guides
- Creating Your Own Alignment Guides
- Positioning Objects by x and y Coordinates
- Grouping and Ungrouping Objects
- Connecting Objects with an Adjustable Line
- Locking and Unlocking Objects
- Modifying Objects
- Filling Objects with Colors or Images
- Working with MathType
- Chapter 10: Adding Address Book Data to a Table
- Chapter 11: Sharing Your Numbers Spreadsheet
- Chapter 12: Designing Your Own Numbers Spreadsheet Templates
- Index
To learn how to Go to
Add a solid-color background to an object “Filling an Object with a Solid Color” on page 226
Add a background of colors that blend into each
other
“Filling an Object with Blended Colors
(Gradients)” on page 226
Place an image inside an object “Filling an Object with an Image” on page 228
Filling an Object with a Solid Color
You can ll shapes, tables, table cells, and chart elements with a solid color.
Use the format bar to quickly add a ll color to a selected object. Click the Fill
well and then choose a color from the color matrix, or click Show Colors to open the
Colors window for more choices. Use the Opacity control to adjust the degree
of transparency.
You can also use the Graphic inspector to ll an object with a solid color.
To change an object’s ll color using the Graphic inspector:
1 Select the object.
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the Graphic inspector button.
3 Choose Color Fill from the Fill pop-up menu.
4 Click the color well below the Fill pop-up menu to open the Colors window, and then
select a color in the Colors window.
To learn more about using the Colors window, see “The Colors Window” on page 24.
Filling an Object with Blended Colors (Gradients)
You can ll shapes, tables, table cells, and chart elements with colors that blend into
each other, called color gradients.
To create color gradients in an object ll, use the options in the Graphic inspector. The
basic Gradient Fill options provide the easiest way to blend two colors in a straight
line. The Advanced Gradient Fill options allow you to blend multiple colors in your
gradient and to create a circular (radial) gradient.
To ll an object with a linear, two-color gradient:
1 In the Graphic inspector, choose Gradient Fill from the Fill pop-up menu.
Click the double-headed
arrow to invert the gradient.
Flip the gradient orientation or
set its direction by using the
arrow buttons or the Angle
wheel, or by typing a value.
Click each color well
to select colors.
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