Can I save my Numbers spreadsheet in Xcel?
I just upgraded from Snow Leopard 10.6.8 to Lion 10.7. So many things no longer work as well as they did! I wish I had not upgraded!
As a business owner, I like working in Numbers and then saving my ledger in an Xcel format for my bookkeeper. I do it every month, but now that I have upgraded, I don't seem to be able to save in Xcel. Is there a way to save in Xcel in the version 10.7 ? Help?
Thanks!
Choose Share > Export, and then click Excel.
You can find the manual for Numbers here:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Numbers09_UserGuide.pdf
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How can I save a Numbers spreadsheet as a tab delimited file?
Okay, I would like to save a Numbers spreadsheet as a tab delimited file. But of course I can't do that, since Numbers only saves as a comma separated values file.
Plan B: I can open up a CSV file created by Numbers in TextEdit, and I would like to Find and Replace all the commas with tabs. So I open up the Find window, enter a comma under Find, but of course when I put the cursor in the Replace blank and hit the Tab key, it just goes to the next blank instead of giving me a Tab.
Is there a way I can get a Tab into that blank so I can replace all the commas with tabs?
--DaveHello
When we use TextEdit as I described, rows are separated by Returns.
It appears that your program requires LineFeeds.
Here is a neat soluce.
Save this script as an Application Bundle.
--\[SCRIPT tsv2csv]
(* copy to the clipboard a block of datas separated by tabs
run the script
You will get on the desktop a csv file named from the current date-time.
The values separator is set to match the Bento's requirements:
If the decimal separator is period, the script uses commas.
If the decimal separator is comma, the script uses semi-colons.
This may be changed thru the setting of the property maybeSemiColon.
According to the property needLF,
embedded Returns will be replaced by LineFeeds
or
embedded LineFeeds will be replaced by Returns
Yvan KOENIG (Vallauris, FRANCE)
le 10 octobre 2008
property needLF : true
(* true = replace Returns by LineFeeds
false = replace LineFeeds by Returns *)
property maybeSemicolon : true
(* true = use semiColons if decimal separator is comma
false = always uses commas *)
--=====
try
set |données| to the clipboard as text
on error
error "the clipboard doesn't contain text datas !"
end try
set line_feed to ASCII character 10
if |données| contains tab then
if maybeSemicolon then
if character 2 of (0.5 as text) is "," then
set |données| to my remplace(|données|, tab, quote & ";" & quote)
else
set |données| to my remplace(|données|, tab, quote & "," & quote)
end if -- character 2 of (0.5…
else
set |données| to my remplace(|données|, tab, quote & "," & quote)
end if -- maybeSemiColon
end if -- |données| contains tab
if needLF then
if |données| contains return then set |données| to my remplace(|données|, return, line_feed)
set |données| to my remplace(|données|, line_feed, quote & line_feed & quote)
else
if |données| contains line_feed then set |données| to my remplace(|données|, line_feed, return)
|données| to my remplace(|données|, return, quote & return & quote)
end if -- needLF
set |données| to quote & |données| & quote
set p2d to path to desktop as text
set nom to my remplace(((current date) as text) & ".csv", ":", "-") (* unique name *)
tell application "System Events" to make new file at end of folder p2d with properties {name:nom}
write |données| to file (p2d & nom)
--=====
on remplace(t, tid1, tid2)
local l
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to tid1
set l to text items of t
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to tid2
set t to l as text
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ""
return t
end remplace
--=====
--[/SCRIPT]
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE vendredi 10 octobre 2008 13:47:36) -
I can no longer save a Numbers spreadsheet. Why?
I can no longer save a Numbers spreadsheet.. Why?
Rodeo,
I received the file you emailed. Without opening the file:
I can tell you that you were NEVER able to save the file. This is a Microsoft excel file (which we know because the extension is ".xls"). Numbers can open excel files then you can save the file as a Numbers file OR you can export the file back to excel using the menu item "File > Export To > Excel..."
Did you create the file in Excel? If so you can continue to edit the file in excel. If you double clicked the file and it opened in Numbers then you need to answer the question which application do you want to use (Numbers or Excel)? -
I can't open my numbers spreadsheet on my Mac, from iCloud
I save my numbers spreadsheets to icloud as I need to access them on the go.
Now that I have turned my Mac off and back on, I can't access any of my numbers spreadsheets from icloud.
When I try to open one I get an error message that says "You need a newer version of Numbers to open this spreadsheet."
I have the latest version.
This happened a few weeks ago, and was eventually sorted when another update came through for numbers for my Mac.
But this time I waited for the updated to catch up with Australia, but I still can't open them.
I can however access then by sharing the document via icloud, but I can't use it in numbers on my Mac, and I cant save it to my Mac.
Does anyone have any tips?It sounds like you may have mre than one version of Numbers installed on your Mac. and that the older one is attempting to open these files.
If you were previously using Numbers '09, and upgraded to Numbers 3, the older version will still be on the Mac, enclosed in a folder named iWork '09, found in your Applications folder.
Numbers 3 will also be in the Applications folder, but not enclosed in another folder.
The two versions have different feature sets, and I would caution against removing the earlier version before ensuring that any features you have been using and that you need are supported in Numbers 3. Both versions can coexist on the same machine (and according to reports, can both be running at the same time).
To ensure that you are launching the newer version, make sure you have it's icon on the Dock, and that you use that icon to start the launch. The icons for the two versions are similar—both are vertical bar graphs in 3D format. The difference is in the number of bars—three for Numbers '09 and four for Numbers 3. Once you ahve launched the needed version, use File > Open (or File > Recent items) to locte and open the file.
Regards,
Barry -
I save a numbers spreadsheet as a template and I lost my original document. How can I recover the original spreadsheet?
If the file you saved as a template no longer contains any data then I have no more suggestions other than restoring a backup copy.
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Save a numbers spreadsheet as a simple text document?
How do you save a numbers spreadsheet as a simple text document? I can't seem to find this option anywhere. Simply renaming the extension also seems to maintain rich text.
An extension name is just a reminder helping us and the operating system to recognize which kind is the contents of a given file.
Changing a trousers against a dress will not change Mr. Obama in Mrs. Clinton;-)
Same thing for the files.
At this time, Numbers doesn't offer the ability to export as a text file.
Happily, our machines are delivered with TextEdit.
Copy the block of cells of your choice to the clipboard
Paste in an empty TextEdit document
Format > Convert as text
Save
That's all folks.
Of course, you may
_Go to "Provide Numbers Feedback" in the "Numbers" menu_, describe what you wish.
Then, cross your fingers, and wait _at least_ for iWork'09
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE mardi 5 août 2008 18:07:34) -
How do I save my numbers spreadsheets as Excel as I could in previous version of Numbers?
I updated to MAvericks and right after got a not that iWorks had updates, now my Numvers does not have key functionality that I need in order to send spreadsheets and worknooks back and forth with companies I work with. How do I save my numbers spreadsheets as Excel as I could in previous version of Numbers?
Under the File menu select Export. You'll find Excel as one of the export options there.
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How can I change my Numbers spreadsheet into a PDF format so that people to whom I send it can open it on their PC?
You can also "share" via iCloud.
The recipient can view it (and edit it, unless you specify read only) using a modern browser on a Mac or PC. The recipient does not need to have an iCloud account..
SG -
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There is a chance the spreadsheets were made with a Numbers or AppleWorks version so old that it's not compatible anymore with the latest Numbers version (yes this can happen)
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Hi There,
I recently created a gradebook on my Macbook that I really like, but I cannot sync it with my iPad because the Apple IOS does not yet support that feature. I can, it appears, sync Numbers files between mobile devices, but not between a laptop and an iPad.
So, is there a way that I could place this spreadsheet on my iWeb-created website and use my iPad, iPhone, or Macbook to keep it up to date? Of course, I could just keep it on my iPad, but I never do anything in the most practical manner. I must find ways to complicate my life with technology.
Cheers!Don't make it more difficult than necessary.
And yes, keep it on your iPad. And than mail it to yourself so you can open it on your other devices.
And why not try it what you want. Put it on your website and then figure out how to download, use it and then put it back again.
Or why not use a application you can use to access the file on a server.
Use Dropbox or iFiles or .....
http://www.ifilesapp.com/
https://www.dropbox.com/
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Here's some additional support :
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4283 -
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I need to convert an Appleworks spreadsheet to a Numbers spreadsheet and then save it as an ASCII file in order to upload it to my internet site.
Conversion of the AW SS to Numbers is no problem. However, unlike AW, there is no selection I can make in the "Save As" menu to save the Numbers file as an ASCII.
Any suggestions?Peggy:
As you suggested, I copied and pasted my 450 row Numbers table into Pages (12 pages in total) and then converted it to text - I saved it to my desktop and renamed the file with a ".txt" tag. Then I uploaded to the server.
The result when seen on the net is a page with 10 offices with total sales volume, units sold, etc. However, using the above procedure, while I do get the names of the 10 offices, I get no numbers.
If any of you wish to contact my by email, I will direct you Peggy, Jerry and Brie, to the site to see the present result and future effort results.
Thank you for your time and efforts.
[email protected] -
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Hi warmbeaches,
What version of OS X are you running? Apple menu > About This Mac
**Do not delete Numbers '08, Numbers '09 or Numbers 3 if they are on your machine! **
You might need them!
All versions will run happily together.
Try App Store to update all versions of Numbers (Numbers '08, Numbers '09 or Numbers 3) to the versions that will work on your current OS X. Previous releases will not be replaced. They will be moved to a sub-folder within your Applications folder. They won't disappear.
Have a look here at this User Tip by Wayne:
Need newer version of Numbers to open file
Numbers 3 (if you have that on your new machine) will not (and can not) open a Numbers '08 document.
Be sure which version of Numbers is trying to open a document.
In Finder, Right Click (or control click) and Open With
Regards,
Ian. -
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Ali,
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Most of us have more than one email account, so we can get around it by avoiding Gmail for sending Package Files. Gmail will accept iCloud links, so you can share that way if you wish.
Jerry -
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