Basic things I wish my iPod could do...

OK, here's my wish list. These are the features I wish I had on my iPod. They're small things. I'm hoping they will change some of these features in future updates.
1 - Why does shuffle mode have to be universal? I have some playlists that are just designed to listen to in shuffle mode. (Example: a smart playlist with all songs from one genre where My Rating is greater than two stars). I hate that every time I start that playlist I have to hit the Menu button three times, scroll down to Settings, scroll down to shuffle, and select Songs. Then, later if I want to listen to an album, I go all the way back out to the main menu to change the shuffle setting back to Off. Not all playlists should shuffle, though, so I should be able to set it for each playlist individually.
My wish: LET ME DEFINE A PLAYLIST AS A "SHUFFLE LIST" SO THAT WHEN I PLAY THAT PLAYLIST IT JUMPS INTO SHUFFLE MODE WITHOUT MY HAVING TO CHANGE THE SETTINGS MANUALLY EVERY TIME AND THEN CHANGE BACK WHEN I'M DONE.
2 - Why are audiobooks such a pain? If I take one of my books on CD and want to put it on my iPod, it's this long process where I change the file type I import as, and I merge the files together, and I run a little utility and change the file type. That kind of user-unfriendliness is very non-Apple, and does not fit with the kind of great design and interface I've come to expect.
My wish: LET ME IMPORT THE CD'S JUST THE WAY THEY ARE WITH ALL THEIR MULTIPLE TRACKS, THEN LET ME HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THEM AT ONCE AND GIVE ME A CHECKBOX IN THE INFO SCREEN THAT WILL DEFINE THEM AS ONE AUDIOBOOK.
3 - Audiobook pain, continued. Why does my iPod only keep track of where I left off in an audiobook if the audio file is one long, merged AAC? Since I can already set my audio files to "Remember Playback Position" regardless of their file type, how much harder would it be to have the iPod keep track of what chapter I'm in of my audiobook?
My wish: LET ME DEFINE AUDIOBOOKS OF ALL FILE TYPES TO REMEMBER WHICH TRACK I WAS IN, AS WELL AS THE PLAYBACK POSITION WITHIN THAT TRACK.
5th generation 30GB Windows XP Pro

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THIngs I wish my Iphone could do

Well I have had my iphone for a week now and so far pretty good.
My wish list of things I want my iphone to do...(if anyone knows how to do it would be great)
1 send pictures via text messaging and also email (I loved this option on my palm)
2 be able to download my programs that i had on my palm onto my phone. ( I use medical software like medical formulary that I would love to have on my iphone that way would be truly intagrated).
3 Use voice recognition for phone calls so did not have to go into phone then into favorites or contact or keypad to make a call, also great for 911 emergencies
4 Something that is really getting on my nerves is when you are on a call and you want to hang up the screen is blank you have to touch the screen to end the call and sometimes i accidently hit 3 way calling or whatever icons are avaialbe.
5. I hate the way the ignore phone call works, i will be on another call and hit ignore and I will accidently drop my current call somehow. This is something that is really getting on my nerves.
I do love the phone, the itunes features are great:) The phone component is something that i think apple should have investiagted a little more. OH and the gps and interenet are really cool also.

Welcome to the discussion groups!
This is all good stuff, but there's no guarantee that the right people at Apple will see it. These discussions are strictly for support.
For iTunes/iPod feedback go here.

My ipod wont connect to itunes, i have re-installed itunes ...reset my ipod...re-boot my computer...basically i've done eveything i could but no joy it even shows on my computer but simply does not link in to my itunes. Please HELP !!!

my ipod wont connect to itunes, i have re-installed itunes ...reset my ipod...re-boot my computer...basically i've done eveything i could but no joy it even shows on my computer but simply does not link in to my itunes. Please HELP !!!

If you're unable to do the Restore, go into Recovery Mode per the instructions here.

Basic things they could implement...

Since I didn't find a way to reach their teams, I'll post it here...
They could implement a way for you to change the number you inserted to make a call, but you can only erase it all the way to the number you want to change, what a waste of time...
Also the number you insert when you are in a call, in the dial option, could still be in the memory when you cancel the call and then you go to the dial menu, know what I mean?
eg: you are in a call and the person gives you a number, you type it in the dial menu and then you cancel the call you are in and bring the dial menu up and the number you have typed in when you were in the call is there, for your use, this is basic stuff.
And the you could swipe like 3 or 5 last dialed number you have typed in, but not necessarily called.
One more thing: when you swipe up in the new ios 7, it brings up a new menu (that were acessible when you doble taped and swiped right, in the previous ios) and there are the quick music player option, well, why wouldn't they put a small "button" to turn on/off the shuffle and the repeat, one at each side (for style's saske)?
Well, that's my small contribution, I hope it helps something in the future.

Well, Apple won't see any of these comments since this is a peer-to-peer help forum but you can leave your comments here for Apple to see if you like:
www.apple.com/feedback

After format crisis. I can't get things out of my ipod

I've formatted my computer after lots of issues on my HP with Vista. I figured I can just sync back to iTunes so I didn't back up any of the media in my 32gig ipod touch. Well, I've reinstalled windows and itunes and trying to sync my media back into my computer and it won't. I've signed into my account. I've authorized my computer and it still won't move any of the videos or music. As for apps, it says I didn't authorize my computer even though I JUST did. I don't want to keep authorizing and use up my authorization so I'm hoping there's a better way to fix this. I'm very computer savvy person so it's very frustrating when things so easy as this becomes so complicated for a device that's advertised as easy to use. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks much.

Thank you, Katrina. I really appreciate your help. I've tried all three of them, very carefully. Unfortunately, it still refuses to transfer any of my purchases let alone musics and videos I had before. I just can NOT believe Apple, who I've been admiring for a while on a sideline for its usability and finally joined by purchasing my first iPod, could over-complicate such a simple process. They have got to be aware that PC users format their computers periodically and this is to be expected and tested for since majority of the market is STILL Windows unfortunately. I hear my friend telling me to take it to Genius bar but I'm thinking that will be foolish since I'd have to take my iPod AND computer to get any kind of solution. If I can't find a simple solution for this BASIC process, I'd think much harder about purchasing another Apple product, let alone iPod. But I believe there has to be a solution out there since I doubt any PC users who went through this issues with their media would ever continue buying iPods to steadily increase the sales. So with glimmer of hope, I'm describing in more detail of my issue. >.<
- my iPod is recognized. I can see all the media in it through iTunes.
- When I press sync button at the bottom right, it stays depressed for couple seconds and then becomes active again. meanwhile, no messages show in status box at the top where apple logo sits.
- I authorized the computer. (i had deauthorized it and reauthorized it again) RIGHT AFTER authorization, I right click on my iPod and click "transfer purchases". I get "some of the purchased items on the ipod including "writing pad" could not be transferred to your itunes library because you are not authorized to play them on this computer" !!!! and it shows it has 41 total problems.. all the apps and purchased songs in the iPod.
- my iPod's firmware is a version right before the latest version. it's asking me to update but I'm afraid to do that until I'm able to back up all my media.. which I can't since iTunes wouldn't let me, despite me logging in EVERY possible information to prove that I am ME.
Thank you to anyone who's taking their time to check this issue out.

Ipod could not be restored (error 1418)

=( i really really need help. i tried all ways i could....
my iPod mini displays a folder icon with an exclamation point, i've been trying to restore it on itunes but this message always appears in the end "the ipod could not be restored. an unknown error occurred (1418)
..... please. i really need help
thanks s0 much

additional info
Hello,
If a sad iPod icon or an exclamation point and folder icon appears on your iPod’s screen, or with sounds of clicking or HD whirring, it is usually the sign of a hard drive problem and you have the power to do something about it now. Your silver bullet of resolving your iPod issue – is to restore your iPod to factory settings.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60983
If you're having trouble, try these steps at different levels one at a time until the issue is resolved. These steps will often whip your iPod back into shape.
Make sure you do all the following “TRYs”
A. Try to wait 30 minutes while iPod is charging.
B. Try another FireWire or USB through Dock Connector cable.
C. Try another FireWire or USB port on your computer .
D. Try to disconnect all devices from your computer's FireWire and USB ports.
E. Try to download and install the latest version of iPod software and iTunes
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
For old and other versions of iPod updater for window you can get here
http://www.ipodwizard.net/showthread.php?t=7369
F. Try these five steps (known as the five Rs) and it would conquer most iPod issues.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
G. Try to put the iPod into Disk Mode if it fails to appear on the desktop
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
If none of these steps address the issue, you may need to go to Intermediate level listed below in logical order. Check from the top of the lists to see if that is what keeping iPod from appearing on your computer in order for doing the Restore.
Intermediate Level
A. Try to connect your iPod with another computer with the iPod updater pre-installed.
B. Still can’t see your iPod, put it in Disk Mode and connect with a computer, instead of doing a Restore on iPod Updater. Go and format the iPod instead.
For Mac computer
1. Open the disk utility, hope your iPod appears there (left hand side), highlight it
2. Go to Tab “Partition”, click either “Delete” or “Partition”, if fails, skip this step and go to 3
3. Go to Tab “Erase” , choose Volume Format as “MAC OS Extended (Journaled), and click Erase, again if fails, skip it and go to 4
4. Same as step 3, but open the “Security Options....” and choose “Zero Out Data” before click Erase. It will take 1 to 2 hours to complete.
5. Eject your iPod and do a Reset
6. Open the iTunes 7 and click “Restore”
For Window computer
Go to folder “My Computer”
Hope you can see your iPod there and right click on the iPod
Choose “Format”. Ensure the settings are at “Default” and that “Quick Format” is not checked
Now select “Format”
Eject your iPod and do a Reset
Open the iTunes 7 and click “Restore”
In case you do not manage to do a “Format” on a window computer, try to use some 3rd party disk utility software, e.g.“HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool”.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=501330&tstart=0
C. Windows users having trouble with their iPods should locate a Mac user. In many cases when an iPod won't show up on a PC that it will show up on the Mac. Then it can be restored. When the PC user returns to his computer the iPod will be recognized by the PC, reformatted for the PC, and usable again. By the way, it works in reverse too. A Mac user often can get his iPod back by connecting it to a PC and restoring it.
Tips
a. It does not matter whether the format is completed or not, the key is to erase (or partly) the corrupted firmware files on the Hard Drive of the iPod. After that, when the iPod re-connected with a computer, it will be recognized as an fresh external hard drive, it will show up on the iTunes 7.
b. It is not a difficult issue for a Mac user to find a window base computer, for a PC user, if they can’t find any Mac user, they can go to a nearest Apple Shop for a favor.
c. You may need to switch around the PC and Mac, try to do several attempts between “Format” and “Restore”
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2364921&#2364921
Advance Level
A. Diagnostic mode solution
If you have tried trouble shooting your iPod to no avail after all the steps above, chances are your iPod has a hardware problem. The iPod's built-in Diagnostic Mode is a quick and easy way to determine if you have a "bad" iPod.
You need to restart your iPod before putting it into Diagnostic Mode. Check that your hold switch is off by sliding the switch away from the headphone jack. Toggle it on and off to be safe.
Press and hold the following combination of buttons simultaneously for approximately 10 seconds to reset the iPod.
iPod 1G to 3G: "Menu" and "Play/Pause"
iPod 4G+ (includes Photo, Nano, Video, and Mini): "Menu" and "Select"
The Apple logo will appear and you should feel the hard drive spinning up. Press and hold the following sequence of buttons:
iPod 1G to 3G: "REW", "FFW" and "Select"
iPod 4G+ (includes Photo, Nano, Video, and Mini): "Back" and "Select"
You will hear an audible chirp sound (3G models and higher) and the Apple logo should appear backwards. You are now in Diagnostic Mode. Navigate the list of tests using "REW" and "FFW". The scroll wheel will not function while in diagnostic mode. For further details on Diagnostic mode can be found at http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/ipodsupport/diagnosticmode/
Try to do the 5in1, HDD R/W and HDD scan tests. Some successful cases have been reported after the running the few tests under the Diagnostic mode. In case it does not work in your case, and the scan tests reports show some errors then it proves your iPod has a hardware problem and it needs a repairing service.
B. Format your iPod with a start disk
I have not tried this solution myself, I heard that there were few successful cases that the users managed to get their iPod (you must put your iPod in disk mode before connecting with a computer) mounted by the computer, which was booted by a system startup disk. For Mac, you can use the Disk Utility (on the Tiger OS system disk), for PC user, you can use the window OS system disk. Try to find a way to reformat your iPod, again it does not matter which format (FAT32, NTFS or HFS+) you choose, the key is to erase the corrupted system files on the iPod. Then eject your iPod and do a Reset to switch out from Disk Mode. Reboot your computer at the normal way, connect your iPod back with it, open the iPod updater, and hopefully your iPod will appear there for the Restore.
If none of these steps address the issue, your iPod may need to be repaired.
Consider setting up a mail-in repair for your iPod http://depot.info.apple.com/ipod/
Or visit your local Apple Retail Store http://www.apple.com/retail/
In case your iPod is no longer covered by the warranty and you want to find a second repairing company, you can try iPodResQ at your own risk
http://www.ipodresq.com/index.php
Just in case that you are at the following situation
Your iPod warranty is expired
You don’t want to pay any service charges
You are prepared to buy a new one
You can’t accept the re-sell value of your broken iPod
Rather than leave your iPod as paper-weight or throw it away.
You can try the following, but again, only do it as your last resort and at your own risk.
Warning !!!! – It may or may not manage to solve your problem, and with a risk that you may further damage your iPod, which end up as an expensive paper weight or you need to pay more higher repairing cost. Therefore, please re-consider again whether you want to try the next level
Last Resort Level
1. . Disconnecting the Hard Drive and battery inside the iPod – Warning !! Your iPod warranty will be waived once you open the iPod.
In Hong Kong there are some electronic shops offering an iPod service for Sad iPod, the first thing they do is to open up the iPod’s case and disconnecting the battery and the Hard Drive from the main board of the iPod. Wait for 5-10 minutes and reconnecting them back. The reason behind which I can think of is to do a fully reset of a processor of the iPod. In case you want do it itself and you believe that you are good on fixing the electronics devices and have experience to deal with small bits of electronic parts, then you can read the following of how to open the iPod case for battery and HDD replacement (with Quicktimes)
http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/index.cfm?page=Video/directory.html
2.Press the reset button on the Hard Drive inside the iPod – Suggestion from Kill8joy
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2438774#2438774
Have I tried these myself? No, I am afraid to do it myself as I am squeamish about tinkering inside electronic devices, I have few experiences that either I broke the parts (which are normally tiny or fragile) or failed to put the parts back to the main case. Therefore, I agree with suggestion to have it fixed by a Pro.
2. Do a search on Google and some topics on this discussion forum about “Sad iPod”
Exclamation point and folder and nothing else
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2831962#2831962
What should I do with my iPod? Send it or keep it?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=469080&tstart=0
Strange error on iPod (probably death)
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=435160&start=0&tstart=0
Sad Face on iPod for no apparent reason
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=336342&start=0&tstart=0
Meeting the Sad iPod icon
http://askpang.typepad.com/relevanthistory/2004/11/meeting_thesad.html#comment-10519524
Sad faced iPod, but my computer won’t recognize it?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2236095#2236095
iPod Photo: unhappy icon + warranty question
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2233746#2233746
4th Gen iPod Users - are we all having the same problem?
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=2235623#2235623
Low Battery, and clicking sounds
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2237714#2237714
Sad faced iPod, but my computer won’t recognize it
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2242018#2242018
Sad iPod solution
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=412033&tstart=0
Re: try to restore ipod and it says "can't mount ipod"
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=443659&tstart=30
iPod making clicking noise and is frozen
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2420150#2420150
I am not suggesting that you should follow as well, but just read them as your reference. You are the person to make the call.
Finally, I read a fair comments from dwb, regarding of slapping the back of the iPod multiple times
Quote “This has been discussed numerous times as a 'fix'. It does work, at least for a while. In fact I remember using the same basic trick to revive Seagate and Quantam drives back in the mid to late 1980's. Why these tiny hard drives go bad I don't know - could be the actuator gets stuck in place or misaligned. Could be the platter gets stuck or the motor gets stuck. 'Stiction' was a problem for drives back in the 80's. Unfortunately the fix can cause damage to the platter so we temporarily fix one problem by creating another. But I know of two instances where a little slap onto the table revived the iPods and they are still worked a year or more later.”UnQuote

The iPod 'iPod' could not be restored.An unknown error occured(9).

I got my iPTouch 16 GB on Oct.13 and on hooking to XP SP2 PC got it on the iTunes ver 7.4.3.1, was able to download music after charging. iTunes showed that a new software ver 1.1.1 for iPTouch was available(of150MB).Got it downloaded to iTunes but when it started to download to iPTouch, it failed and asked to do resotre. All this happened in just few hours of getting it.
Since then, even after reinstalling the iTunes, my iPTouch is not going beyond showing the icon of a plug and a CD.Every time iTune is able to detect the iPTouch saying that it has detected an iPod in recovery mode, you must restore it. And on doing so that error of 'The iPod 'iPod' could not be restored.An unknown error occured(9).' comes up and it again asks to restore.
Though every time iTunes is able to detect an iPTouch, my XP does not show it in 'my computer' as any hooked device or drive.
May I request Apple and other members on this forum to help me out. It is clearly a software problem.
Many thanks in advance.
Jetavya

Thanks to all members for sharing in. In my case finally, I got a brand new replacement from Apple through their Authorised Service Provider,A-1 Infotech, Mumbai. Since in India, Apple does not have a widespread presence,the service and support I got was amazing.
In my case though I never came to know whether the problem was of software or hardware, but the simultaneous step I had taken was to call the toll free number of Apple in India and got my problem registered. Since the iPod Touch was under warranty, I got it replaced without much hassels. I advise the same path for other users and if possible get the additional Apple Care Protection Plan for additional one more year.
Though I have yet to find out how to avail that Protection Plan in India.
Best wishes,
Jetavya

"The iPod could not be restored.An unknown error has occurred (1418)" Help!

Hope someone can please help me.
iTunes is asking me to restore my iPod, but an error occurs each time. This is the chain of events.
1) I connected my iPod to iTunes and it asked if I wanted to update iPod software. I clicked yes.
2) The iPod then changed from a colour screen to a monochrome screen.
3) I then had problems with my USB Connection/Driver which I have now resolved.
4) My iPod asked me to connect to iTunes and restore.
5) I connect to iTunes and the following message appears
"iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode. You must restore this iPod before it can be used with iTunes" So I clicked the restore button.
6) The restore progresses until the following message appears
"The iPod 'iPod' could not be restored. An unknown error has occurred. (1418).
Basically I have read everything I could get my hands on to try and solve but nothing seems to work.
Really looking forward to some solution.
Cheers.
iPod 5th Gen Video (80GB) Windows 2000

Have you had a chance to look at this troubleshooting page? It may be of some help: Error 1415, 1417, 1418, or 1428 when restoring or updating an iPod in iTunes 7 or later

The iPod " " could not be updated. An unknown error has occurred (1417).

This is what saved my day... I copied this from a longer reply.
"Try this: I got error 1417. The iPod "Dan's iPod" could not be updated. An unknown error has occurred (1417).
1)Plug in your iPod and wait for iTunes to tell you an update for it is available
2)Click the Install button on that dialog and keep an eye on your iPod
3)When your iPod screen switches from the flashing "Do Not Disconnect" message to the Main Menu screen, unplug the iPod, wait a couple SECONDS, plug the iPod back in
4)You should notice some slow-down in the progress meter and a new dialog box should come up and tell you your iPod is being updated and to not disconnect it until the update finishes
5)That's it. Wait for the update to finish and iTunes will re-recognize it and show its new up-to-date status."
The only thing I would add, restart your computer with the IPOD left connected. When it starts back up you are set.

Does this article contain anything useful?
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TS1372 a message comes up when i plug in my iPod shuffle (version 1.0.2) and when i click to restore and update message comes up saying iPod could not be restored unknown error occurred (1430)

a message comes up when i plug in my iPod shuffle (version 1.0.2) and when i click to restore and update message comes up saying iPod could not be restored unknown error occurred (1430)

The linked article
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1372
has some suggestions. Did you try doing those things?

IPod could not be restored an unknown error occurred (-1)

Just got a replacement 2nd gen iPod Touch to replace a faulty one and when I tried restoring it with the backup I made before taking in my old one, I keep coming up with the same error message "iPod could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (-1)."
It seems to be running 2.2.1 and I know I need to update it to 4.2 but every time I try I get this error.
The thing that really worries me, is it seems to have overwritten the backup I made. How can I update the software and get my old backup?
The Settings menu has no "Software Update" option (that I can find) and the iTunes update seems broken... Did I just get a faulty replacement or am I doing something wrong?

Error 1 or -1
This may indicate a hardware issue with your device. Follow Troubleshooting security software issues, and restore your device on a different known-good computer. If the errors persist on another computer, the device may need service.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694#error1

I've a doubt in basic thing.

Hi all
I've a doubt in basic thing.
IActiveContext* myContext;
InterfacePtr<ITextEditSuite> textEditSuite(myContext->GetContextSelection(), UseDefaultIID());
textEditSuite->InsertText(WideString(rString));
in above lines, myContext->GetContextSelection() returns ISelectionManager. Then how textEditSuite can be created. could any one please explain?
thanks in advance
Ays.Hakkim

HI
But you already creating "textEditSuite" from ISelectionManager. In That code that you pasted above.
To get ISelectionManager you can either use IActiveContext::GetContextSelection or ISelectionUtils.
Let's say you have a an interface pointer to ISelectionManager named mySelectionMgr;
All you need to do is create your interface pointer to ITextEditSuite - textEditSuite:
InterfacePtr<ITextEditSuite> textEditSuite(mySelectionMgr, UseDefaultIID());
if (textEditSuite && textEditSuite->CanEditText())
ErrorCode status = textEditSuite->InsertText(WideString(resultString));
ASSERT_MSG(status == kSuccess, "WFPDialogController::ApplyFields: can't insert text");
This is code from InDesign SDK Documentation. You can find there more examples of "How to use ITextEditSuite".
Regards
Bartek

HT201210 ipod could not be restored an unknown error occurred (3194)

ipod coluld not be restored an unknown error occurred (3194)

i just fix the same error (the ipod could not be restored an unknown error occurred) i went to update to new software and this happened. i tried many things using google to find fix. i change the USB connection cable to the original Apple cord and my Ipod restored and i could load the backup file stored. I was about to look for a second Ipod as i had nearly given up

When I connect my iPod nano 7th gen. to my computer and open itunes, there is a message that says the iPod could not be detected. Does anybody know how to fix this issue?

When I connect my iPod nano 7th gen. to my computer and open itunes, there is a message that says the iPod could not be detected. Does anybody know how to fix this issue?

1. Update iTunes to the latest version. Plug in your iPod. If iTunes still can't recognize it, then in iTunes in the top left corner click help> run diagnostics. On the box that comes up, check the last two things. Click next and it should identify your iPod.
2. Click on your windows start menu. Type in "services". Click on it and when it pops up, on the bottom of it click on "standard". Now Scroll down to find "Apple Mobile Device" Right click it when you see it and click on "Start". When it has started, close iTunes and replug in your iPod and it should show up.
3. Check the USB cable
4. Verify that Apple Mobile Device Support is installed
5. Restart the Apple Mobile Device Service and verify that the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver is installed.
6. If you just want to add some photos, songs and movies from computer to your devices, you can use an iTunes alternative to do the job.
7. Check for third-party software conflicts.

I can't put numbers on the decimals. It only allow ,00 as decimals. If i put 33.00 it's ok but i i put 33.44 when i press enter changes to 3344 as an entire number, i've try everything and can't find the solution. This should be a basic thing.

I can't put numbers on the decimals. It only allow ,00 as decimals. If i put 33.00 it's ok but if i put 33.44 when i press enter changes to 3344 as an entire number, i've try everything and i can't find the solution. This should be a basic thing. How frustrating !!

pedrofromsydney wrote:
€ 55,555.00
that's the result i get. Still why can't i just type for ex. 29.55 and stay like that on the cell ? Why does it always change to 2955 or 2955.00. ??
I don't understand this
It appears you have the cell formatted to Currency, with the default two decimal places.
What I don't understand, though is how Numbers arrived at a result of fifty five thousand five hundred fifty five on your entering the exact keystrokes in Yvan's post:
an equals sign, followed by five ones, followed by a forward slash, followed by a 2.
Here's the result I get:
Could you do the following:
Open a NEW Numbers document using the Blank template.
Drag the Row and Column control (bottom right corner) to reduce the table to two columns and three rows.
Enter the words "My table" in cell A1.
Click on cell B2 to select it, then enter the formula
=11111/5
Use only those eight keystrokes; do not include any commas, periods or other characters not shown.
Click on B2 again to select it.
Open the inspector and choose the Cell Format button.
Do not make any changes in the Inspector window.
Drag the Inspector window to the position shown in my screen shot.
Take a screen shot that includes the Formula bar, the Table (with cell B2 selected) and the Cell Format Inspector pane (the same screen area as in my screen shot above).
Post the screen shot in a reply to this post.
I'm hoping there will be some clues as to what's happening here in the screen shot. Procedure for taking and posting a shot of part of the screen follows.
Regards,
Barry
SCREEN SHOTS (Selected area)
Place the mouse pointer at the top left corner of the area you want to include.
Press shift-command-4.
The mouse pointer will change to a plus sign on a circle.
Hold down the mouse button and drag to the bottom right corner of the area you wan to capture.
Release the mouse button.
The screen shot will be saved to your desktop with the name "Picture 1" (The number will be different if you have taken other screen shots).
POSTING
In the Compose frame, place the Insertion point at the location you want the picture to be inserted.
Click the camera icon above the compose frame to open the Insert Image dialogue.
Click Choose file to open the Choose dialogue.
If necessary, navigate to the Desktop and click on the 'by date column header to sort the files by date, most recent at the top.
Select the most recent picture file.
Click Choose.
Wait for the picture's file name to appear beside Choose file.
Click insert image.
Done.
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