Linking cells in different spreadsheets

I need to link cells from different spreadsheets but cannot find a command in Numbers to do this. In Excel it is "Copy" from the first spreadsheet and then "Paste Special" into the second spreadsheet. I cannot find this function in any of the manuals or help files.
Does anyone know how to accomplish this?
Maria

Maria Folsom wrote:
I need to link cells from different spreadsheets but cannot find a command in Numbers to do this. In Excel it is "Copy" from the first spreadsheet and then "Paste Special" into the second spreadsheet. I cannot find this function in any of the manuals or help files.
Does anyone know how to accomplish this?
Is it a living link that you wish to get ?
If it is, the response is:
no living link between different documents.
Between two tables from the same document, you may build living links.
Assuming that you want to link cell B2 of table 1 of sheet 5
to cell B2 of table 12 of sheet 1
click in cell B2 of table 1 of sheet 5
type the character "="
cell B2 of table 12 of sheet 1
press return.
In cell B2 of table 1 of sheet 5 you will get the formula
=sheet 1::table 12 :: B2
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE mercredi 23 janvier 2008 22:26:56)

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