Inserting a single cell

Okay, I can insert a whole row or column, but how do I insert a single cell? Say I need to add a cell at G8, moving the data down one cell. Rather than trying to select 325 cells and move them down.
Simple in Excel, but I'm giving Numbers a reason to not use Excel.
Anyone?

I still submit that you haven't "grokked" the Numbers yet. I have used it extensively and have never needed this feature.
Well, I guess it's true I have not "grokked" Numbers yet. And yes, the data was entered inconsistantly, Jax, and that's the problem I'm trying to fix. All of which would be easier if I had a simple Add Single Cell command. Goodness, it's not like I'm asking for the Red Sea to part, just a single column.
I'm dealing with 2 tables, each with 12 categories, 60 entries per category, and I'm trying to compare the two. I sorted each by category and then by entry. Then I copied and pasted the appropriate columns from Table 2 over to Table 1. After moving columns around (which is easier than in Excel, admittedly), I'm going down the columns and looking for discrepancies. Finding one, I need to bump a column down a cell so I can add the missing entry so both columns are exactly the same. There are cells missing in both columns, so I can't assume one is more correct than the other.
So I guess the Martian thing to do (being a stranger in a strange land, i.e., a non-Microsoft spreadsheet), would be create 12 different tables based on twelve different categories. Of course, then I'll need to combine them back together because sometimes I sort by entry, not just category. Effective multiplying my efforts by 12.
Oh, and I was well aware of the demo, thank you very much. I'm a few months passed the 30 day limit before this project came about. I bought the software in an attempt to cut away from Microsoft Office. Surely y'all can understand that. Going cold turkey wasn't such a good idea, I guess.

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