Numbers 08
I have been using Xcel for many years and am trying to cut over to Numbers but it is not to great.
Can anybody help me figure out How to password protect various cells in numbers?
In XCEL you could lock individual cells or multiple cells to prevent change.
I have looked everywhere.
Thanks
We can't protect individual cells in Numbers.
Apple has written a new spreadsheet program for 80% of spreadsheet users including the options that they believe 80% use.
Numbers is best if used for multiple smaller tables on multiple sheets. Tables are graphics consisting of just the rows and columns needed not just filled cells on a monolithic excel type grid.
Welcome to the forums
I also used excel for many years but not since I purchased iWork'08
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Possibility of drawing numbers on java bouncing balls?
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import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
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color=c;
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Thread runner;
Image Buffer;
Graphics gBuffer;
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catch (Exception e) { }
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handleCollision();
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Thanks againthis.user wrote:
JakeG27 post your code within the code tab it will be more clear.
You can do this by clicking on CODE when you do this will appear { code} { code} post your code inbetween those to tags.
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Suggestions appreciated...That appears to be YABIP5 (Yet Another Bug In Pages 5].
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You'll have to migrate one of the phones to a different account, then delete the other person's data from each account (you can continue to share the same Apple ID for purchasing from the iTunes and app stores).
Decide which iPhone will be keeping the current iCloud account. On the one that will be changing accounts, if you have any photos in photo stream that are not in your camera roll or backed up somewhere else save these to your camera roll by opening the photo stream album in the thumbnail view, tapping Edit, then tap all the photos you want to save, tap Share and tap Save to Camera Roll.
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I have my email forwarded to my cell phone via message to [[email protected]].
I do this for the reason that having my emails fetched constantly is a heavy burden on the battery.
This works perfectly, except for the fact that the emails come from a different number every time.
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I can write these numbers easily using something like excel to write the consecutive numbers, and not have to write one by one, but I would like to import these easily to my contact under "Email" for several reasons.
1. SMS tone to be consistant
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4. Message grouping
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I want to basically write them all in to the contact to make the identity seamless.
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then I have my solution right there. This may have turned from an iCloud question to an excel question.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.Fair enough.
I started doing this before unlimited data and emails on phones was a common commodity, on my Samsung Blackjack.
I then continued it due to its convenience. My only counter argument is this:
Even when emails are set to immediately push, I am always notified earlier by this forwarding message (sometimes by several minutes/hours due to the fact that it is not dependent on my being connected to 4G or wifi to receive it.
Also, to contradict snozdop's point that both methods use data and battery, I say this - when I use the forwarding method, the information comes in a pure text format and therefore uses considerably less information than an HTML and CSS rich email, with embedded images and such -also, unlimited text messages aids curve costs.
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I'm using Numbers 3.5.2 on an iMac running Yosemite 10.10.2.
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Thanks in advance for your help.If you already have a column of dates, and just want change the year in the entire column, rather than reenter the dates, then you could use a formula something like this:
The formula in B2, copied down the column:
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Can anybody tell me how to print page numbers in adobe form.
Thanks in advance
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Does anyone know how to print selected cells in a Numbers spreadsheet, rather than printing the entire sheet?
Also, how to save the selected cells as a pdf file without saving the irrelevant cells?Hi nmygs,
How about this?
Cell A1 is a Pop-Up Menu containing names of the various "Departments"
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Reusable Print Me table.
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Ian. -
If anyone has any idea why it's doing this, or what I can do to fix it, please help!
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Barry -
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I take a lot of trips across the country and don't always know when I will be driving by my friends. But if I had a map I could glance at to see where they all are, I would know that I could schedule a lunch with a friend halfway or something like that.
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how to print a specific cell in numbers?
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Or insert a single cell table onto your Numbers document, type an = sign in the cell then click on the cell you want to print. Drag the new table to a second sheet, set up your page there, and print.
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Barry -
I updated my Numbers for Mac only to find out that there are several changes that make it less appealing for me so far (and I don't think it's only the learning curve). Questions: a) can I somehow edit the location of where I can find all the sheets (right now they are on top of the page, and you can't see all of them listed at quick glance but must scroll/arrow through them) I have in that spreadsheet? In the previous version they were all easy access on the left hand side.
Or b) can one go back to a previous version of a program somehow?
Thank you for any leads/answers!
Lcan I somehow edit the location of where I can find all the sheets (right now they are on top of the page, and you can't see all of them listed at quick glance but must scroll/arrow through them)
On my machine I just hit shift-command-j (the keyboard shortcut I assigned in System Preferences) and a list of the sheets in the current document pops up:
I type a number from the list and jump immediately to that sheet. The hands never have to leave the keyboard.
(This particular document had a sheet named for each month. But the sheets in your document automatically will be listed instead.)
This is done via a Jump to Sheet Automator Service (Dropbox download). To install just doubleclick the .workflow package and (if needed) click 'Download Anyway' in System Preferences > Privacy & Security.
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