Numbers cell content protection

Is there a Numbers update in the works that will allow the user to protect cell content like in Excel?
Thanks

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How do I protect cell contents in iwork 9?

Would like to password protect calculated cells (Numbers 9) from accidental erasure.
Tried the translucent shap locked over the calculated cells.
Problem with this is cell can still be tabbed into.
Protecting a cells contents a basic necessity.
Inability to do this is glaring oversight.
If I can't do this it looks like renewing Microsoft Office license for my medical office and dumping iWorks.
This too bad as I otherwise like Numbers flexibility.
Trent

Hi Trent,
In Numbers, you can not lock a range of cells within a table. However, you can move (or copy) those cells to another table and lock that table. The new table can be small (just the range of cells that you want to keep separate). You can hide that table on another Sheet if you wish.
Menu > Table > Lock
Make sure that the locked table has no formulas that link its values back to any other table. Formulas will still update the locked table.
Have a look at Menu > Paste Values to paste values (not formulas) into the new table before locking it.
The Numbers User Guide is a useful read. Download it from the Help Menu in Numbers.
Regards,
Ian.

Cell content never change in "calendar" in Numbers

I am tracking intraday profit in Numbers, I am using the template “calendar”. Problem is cell content stays the same in each month. What formula to use?

When you change the pop-up you are only changing the month the table shows. If does NOT store what you enter in a special place for each month.
I think you would find it easier to simply enter the daily information into a list which is summarized in a single table like this:
Make two tables:
1) called "Information" as shown on the left, above
2) called "Summary" as shown on the right, above
For the table on the left, titled "Information":
make the first two rows a header using the Table formatter:
And set up as show in the first image I posted.
Now expand the size of the table by selecting column A (click the letter "A" at the very top of the table) and add addiitional rows by holding the command and option keys which pressing the down arrow until there are at least 365 rows.
A3=DATE($B$1,1,1)+DURATION(0,1)×ROW()−3
this is shorthand for... select cell A3, then type, or copy and paste from here, the formula:
=DATE($B$1,1,1)+DURATION(0,1)×ROW()−3
type the enter key. Now select cell A3, again, copy
now select column A by click the letter "A" at the very top of the column. now hold the command key and click cell A1, and A2 to unselect them.
paste
you will enter the daily amounts in column B.
Now let's create the summary table. Add a new table and size as show on the right in the first image of this post. Make the first row a header.
in cell A2 type "January" without the double quote
now fill this down to enter the months by hovering the cursor over the bottom edge of the cell and dragging the yelow circle down
B2=SUMIFS(Information::B,Information::A,">="&DATE(Information::$B$1, ROW()−1, 1), Information::A, "<="&EOMONTH(DATE(Information::$B$1, ROW()−1, 1),0))
this, again, is shorthand for select cell B2, then type (or copy and paste from here) the formula:
=SUMIFS(Information::B,Information::A,">="&DATE(Information::$B$1, ROW()−1, 1), Information::A, "<="&EOMONTH(DATE(Information::$B$1, ROW()−1, 1),0))
now select cell B2, then copy
select column B, then unselect cell B1 (by command + click), then paste

After ios 8 numbers doesnt have cell content bar...please help

fter ios 8 numbers doesnt have cell content bar...please help

It seems to be broken on some ipad 2 installations. I found a workaround. Click on a cell that has text in it. The bar then activates. You can then move to other cells and keep the bar. When you end your edit you are back to no bar unless you start with a text cell. Hope they fix this soon.

Is it possible to use wildcards to match cell contents in an if statement?

I need to return a ID along with some other information on a page by page basis, so that the information comes out linked by position. I use a couple of loops and if statements to navigate through the document. I am able to use exact matches of cell contents which is fine when the contents doesn't vary. But the IDs, though they have a similar pattern, are all different. In a menu driven search, I am able to find what I need with '150^9^9^9^9^9-^9^9^9' But when I try putting this (or any number of [0-9], *, ? combinations) it fails. Is it possible to use wildcards? The symbol used for the match (==) makes me suspect that it is not possible and that only literal, exact matches will work. But I wanted to check with the experts before giving up.
Thanks
pcbaz

Thanks for the input. You're right, a GREP search is much more efficient. But what I'm trying to do and the circumstances here don't allow me, I think, to go that route. I am trying to generate a list of values coming from several textframes on a single page and have them come out so that I can tell which values belong together.
I'm using an inherited document with masters that were created 'manually'; the index numbering for textframes and tables is random. I navigate through the pages, looping through textframe indices asking ' does this textframe exist?' If so, I ask if it is a table -- if no, it is a simple textframe and I ask about the ID, if yes, I ask if the contents of cell (0,0) (invariant position and contents) are equal to the table I want.. I am sending the ID and other pieces of information from the table to one row of a new table on a new page. So the ID and other information from a single page are linked by being in the same row.
I know this a little 'off-normal' -- I'm using the search to navigate through the document and find things by location the way you do with a spreadsheet. I have devised a work-around that helps me get around the fact that the ID is not invariant. I create a list of the (exact) IDs from another document, equating them to a variable ('a'). I then loop through the list of IDs and ask if the contents of the textframe is equal to 'a'..This works o.k, unless there happens to be an extra space, a different kind of hyphen, etc. It would be so much easier if I could use the wildcards that work in a menu-driven text or GREP search in script just to ask about the contents of the textframe.
Thanks again
pcbaz (Peter BIerly)
P.S. we have since rewritten the masters so this problem will not exist in the future -- we now know exactly which textframe and/or table indices to refer to to get any particular bits of information and don't need to ask questions about the contents.

Drag and Drop of cell content between 2 tables

Hi Guys,
Iam into implementing drag and drop of cell contents between 2 different tables,say Table1 and Table2.(Iam not dragging and dropping rows or cells,Just copying the content of one cell to another).
Have extended the java tutorial class "TableTransferHandler" and "StringTransferHandler" under http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/examples/dnd/index.html#ExtendedDndDemo to satisfy my needs.
The drag is enabled for Table1 and table2 as follows.
jTable1.setDragEnabled(true);
jTable1.setTransferHandler(new TableTransferHandler());
jTable2.setDragEnabled(true);
jTable2.setTransferHandler(new TableTransferHandler());
Dont be taken aback with the code I have put.It just to show what I have done..
My questions are put at the end of the post..
//String Transfer Handler class.
public abstract class StringTransferHandler extends TransferHandler {
    protected abstract String exportString(JComponent c);
    protected abstract void importString(JComponent c, String str);
    protected abstract void cleanup(JComponent c, boolean remove);
    protected Transferable createTransferable(JComponent c) {
        return new StringSelection(exportString(c));
    public int getSourceActions(JComponent c) {
        return COPY_OR_MOVE;
    public boolean importData(JComponent c, Transferable t) {
        if (canImport(c, t.getTransferDataFlavors())) {
            try {
                String str = (String)t.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
                importString(c, str);
                return true;
            } catch (UnsupportedFlavorException ufe) {
            } catch (IOException ioe) {
        return false;
    protected void exportDone(JComponent c, Transferable data, int action) {
        cleanup(c, action == MOVE);
    public boolean canImport(JComponent c, DataFlavor[] flavors) {
          JTable table = (JTable)c;
         int selColIndex = table.getSelectedColumn();
        for (int i = 0; i < flavors.length; i++) {
            if ((DataFlavor.stringFlavor.equals(flavors))&& (selColIndex !=0)) {
return true;
return false;
}//TableTransferHandler classpublic class TableTransferHandler extends StringTransferHandler {
private int[] rows = null;
private int addIndex = -1; //Location where items were added
private int addCount = 0; //Number of items added.
protected String exportString(JComponent c) {
JTable table = (JTable)c;
rows = table.getSelectedRows();
StringBuffer buff = new StringBuffer();
int selRowIndex = table.getSelectedRow();
int selColIndex = table.getSelectedColumn();
String val = table.getValueAt(selRowIndex,selColIndex).toString();
buff.append(val);
return buff.toString();
protected void importString(JComponent c, String str) {
JTable target = (JTable)c;
DefaultTableModel model = (DefaultTableModel)target.getModel();
//int index = target.getSelectedRow();
int row = target.getSelectedRow();
int column = target.getSelectedColumn();
target.setValueAt(str, row, column);
protected void cleanup(JComponent c, boolean remove) {
}Now I want to put in the following functionality into my program...
[1]prevent dragging and dropping text in to the same table.That means I dont want to drag a cell content from Table1 and drop to another cell in Table1. Want to drag and drop cell content only from Table1 to Table2.
[2]Change cursor on a un-defined Target. That means how to prevent a drag from a particular column in Table1.Also how to prevent a drop to a particular column in Table2. How to change the cursor to a "NO-DRAG" cursoror "NO-DROP" cursor.
Could it be done using Drag Source Listener and drop Target Listener?.
If yes,How can these listeners attached to the table and how to do it?
If No,How Could it be done?
[3]Want to change the background colour of the cell being dragged and also the background colour of the target cell where the drop is made...
[4]Is there any out of the box way to make an undo in the target cell(where drop was made) so that the old cell value is brought back.
How can I extend my code to take care of the above said things.
Any help or suggestions is greatly appreciated.....
Edited by: Kohinoor on Jan 17, 2008 10:58 AM

Hi Guys,
Iam into implementing drag and drop of cell contents between 2 different tables,say Table1 and Table2.(Iam not dragging and dropping rows or cells,Just copying the content of one cell to another).
Have extended the java tutorial class "TableTransferHandler" and "StringTransferHandler" under http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/examples/dnd/index.html#ExtendedDndDemo to satisfy my needs.
The drag is enabled for Table1 and table2 as follows.
jTable1.setDragEnabled(true);
jTable1.setTransferHandler(new TableTransferHandler());
jTable2.setDragEnabled(true);
jTable2.setTransferHandler(new TableTransferHandler());
Dont be taken aback with the code I have put.It just to show what I have done..
My questions are put at the end of the post..
//String Transfer Handler class.
public abstract class StringTransferHandler extends TransferHandler {
    protected abstract String exportString(JComponent c);
    protected abstract void importString(JComponent c, String str);
    protected abstract void cleanup(JComponent c, boolean remove);
    protected Transferable createTransferable(JComponent c) {
        return new StringSelection(exportString(c));
    public int getSourceActions(JComponent c) {
        return COPY_OR_MOVE;
    public boolean importData(JComponent c, Transferable t) {
        if (canImport(c, t.getTransferDataFlavors())) {
            try {
                String str = (String)t.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
                importString(c, str);
                return true;
            } catch (UnsupportedFlavorException ufe) {
            } catch (IOException ioe) {
        return false;
    protected void exportDone(JComponent c, Transferable data, int action) {
        cleanup(c, action == MOVE);
    public boolean canImport(JComponent c, DataFlavor[] flavors) {
          JTable table = (JTable)c;
         int selColIndex = table.getSelectedColumn();
        for (int i = 0; i < flavors.length; i++) {
            if ((DataFlavor.stringFlavor.equals(flavors))&& (selColIndex !=0)) {
return true;
return false;
}//TableTransferHandler classpublic class TableTransferHandler extends StringTransferHandler {
private int[] rows = null;
private int addIndex = -1; //Location where items were added
private int addCount = 0; //Number of items added.
protected String exportString(JComponent c) {
JTable table = (JTable)c;
rows = table.getSelectedRows();
StringBuffer buff = new StringBuffer();
int selRowIndex = table.getSelectedRow();
int selColIndex = table.getSelectedColumn();
String val = table.getValueAt(selRowIndex,selColIndex).toString();
buff.append(val);
return buff.toString();
protected void importString(JComponent c, String str) {
JTable target = (JTable)c;
DefaultTableModel model = (DefaultTableModel)target.getModel();
//int index = target.getSelectedRow();
int row = target.getSelectedRow();
int column = target.getSelectedColumn();
target.setValueAt(str, row, column);
protected void cleanup(JComponent c, boolean remove) {
}Now I want to put in the following functionality into my program...
[1]prevent dragging and dropping text in to the same table.That means I dont want to drag a cell content from Table1 and drop to another cell in Table1. Want to drag and drop cell content only from Table1 to Table2.
[2]Change cursor on a un-defined Target. That means how to prevent a drag from a particular column in Table1.Also how to prevent a drop to a particular column in Table2. How to change the cursor to a "NO-DRAG" cursoror "NO-DROP" cursor.
Could it be done using Drag Source Listener and drop Target Listener?.
If yes,How can these listeners attached to the table and how to do it?
If No,How Could it be done?
[3]Want to change the background colour of the cell being dragged and also the background colour of the target cell where the drop is made...
[4]Is there any out of the box way to make an undo in the target cell(where drop was made) so that the old cell value is brought back.
How can I extend my code to take care of the above said things.
Any help or suggestions is greatly appreciated.....
Edited by: Kohinoor on Jan 17, 2008 10:58 AM

How to extract characters or digits from cell content

Hi,
I'm trying to find out how I can grab a part of a cell content. Example: The cell has the content "1.22.333".
Now, I need to just grab the last part of that (and sometimes also the middle part). I tried to use the FIND and RIGHT function but the problem is that they need the amount of digits which can be different (1.2.3 or 1.22.333).
How can I grab/calculate just the "1" or "22" or "333" from that?
p.

Hi papa,
Here is a workaround, but it involves a word processor such as Pages or Word.
Copy your cells and paste into a blank word processor document.
In Pages, go to:
Menu > Edit > Find > Find...
Click on the Advanced button.
Type a full stop ('period' in AmericanSpeak) in the Find box.
In the Replace box, use the 'Insert' Pop-up menu to insert a Tab.
Replace All.
Copy and paste into blank cells in Numbers:
How can I grab/calculate just the "1" or "22" or "333" from that?
Grab what you want!
Regards,
Ian.

Re-name worksheet tabs from cell contents?

Is is possible to re-name worksheet tabs automatically from cell contents in another sheet within the same workbook?
I have a workbook with 30 sheets all feeding data into sheet 31 - the Master Worksheet where all the data is collated etc.
There are occasions when I'll need to rename the individual sheets, but is there a way to change this in my 'master worksheet' without having to go back and individually re-name all the other sheets?

General,
At this time there is no way to do what you want. If you can formulate a clear feature request you can post your idea to Apple using the menu item "Numbers > Provide Numbers Feedback".
There is a way, however, to use a function called indirect() that can take input from a table to construct a cell reference. Not know your specific setup it is hard to provide a specific suggestion.

How to copy cell content without formula

In numbers, how do I copy and paste the cell content without transferring the underlying formula?

Use the menu item "Edit > Paste Values" when pasting instead of <COMMAND>+v (paste)
Message was edited by: Wayne Contello

Parsing cell contents

In excel I used the command "text to columns" to parse the contents of a single cell. The result would be to have the cell contents stretched across a series of cells. The separation was user defined based on common delimiters eg. comma, tab, space, etc. Can this function be performed in Numbers?

Hello
Welcome to the club.
I didn't met this kind of function when I looked at the 168 functions available in Numbers.
Some of them have a range of cells as operand but all of them apply to a single cell.
*Go to "Provide Numbers Feedback" in the "Numbers" menu*, describe what you wish.
Then, cross your fingers, and wait at least for iWork'09
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Cell contents disapears in BPC reports

Hi experts
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The excel functions doesn't seem to work properly, when opening a certain report from the root folder.
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(I mean, when having a look at the formula bar, it sure has a certain number or formula, but it seems like nothing is filled in as a cell)
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SAP GUI Java 7.10 rev 5: Copy cells content from ALV does not work (OSX)

Hi all,
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I cannot copy anymore just a part of the cell content.
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Space in table cell content

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I want to add some space before and after the table cell content. I am using setIntercellSpacing() method to achieve that and I could get the required functionality. But its adding space in the Table Header also which looks odd. Is there any way to set the spacing only for the cell and not for the table header.
Let me know if anyone has solution for this.
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R.Vishnu Varadhan.

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hi all,
     i want to get the cell content of alv grid in the handle method of event data_changed of cl_gui_alv_grid,
i using the following code ...
METHOD on_data_changed.
DATA : lv_value(30) TYPE c.
CALL METHOD ER_DATA_CHANGED->GET_CELL_VALUE
EXPORTING
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    I_FIELDNAME = 'cname'                                                                                "" my column table
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Try this way
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How to insert a date in a numbers cell from applescript?

Hey guys,
I was just wondering, I got this list of dates that i want to change with this handler that i call datachanger, i use it to seperate dates like these 1994-11-07 and reassemble them. Now what i would like to do is to reassemble them in such a way that i can insert every item in datalist in numbers cells. Now it gives me a weird error. How do i have to change the things between bas3 and bas2 to get it to fit in a numbers cell without an error? or do i have to use the quoted form of it before i can insert it?
SCRIpt
on datumchanger(datumlist)
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SCRIPT
Help is so much appreciated:)
Thank you so much in advance:)

As I carefully wrote in several scripts posted here, when we want to insert a date in a Numbers cell,
we must coerce it to a string.
--{code}
set date1 to "" & 1 & "-" & 1 & "-" & 2012 -- it's a string
set date2 to "" & 1 & "/" & 1 & "/" & 2012 -- it's a string
set date3 to current date -- it's a date
set date4 to "1994-11-07"
Here is the safe way to build a date which will behave well on every localized version.
I use the short date string to set the time component to 00:00:00 *)
set date5 to date (short date string of (current date))
set year of date5 to 1943
set month of date5 to 12
set day of date5 to 31
tell application "Numbers" to tell document 1 to tell sheet 1 to tell table 1
          set value of cell "B2" to date1
          set value of cell "C2" to date2
          set value of cell "D2" to date3 as text
          set value of cell "E2" to date4
          set value of cell "F2" to date5 as text
end tell
--{code}
On my machine the format yyyy-mm-dd is accepted but I don't remember if it's the standard behavior or if I added this format in the dedicated resource file.
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) lundi 30 janvier 2012
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