Sorting and formatting in Numbers with iPad 2

I am going to send feedback to Apple about this, but I wanted to let the community help, if I am incorrect and these things are actually possible.
1. I can only sort by one column. I want to be able to create a sort priority. For example, I want to sort four columns first by date, then by person's name, then by $ amount. Not possible on mobile Numbers.
2. I want to choose to sort only specific columns. I have a formula set up in column E that sums the cells to the left in columns C and D. My formulas break every time I sort.
3. When I copy and paste from one Numbers spreadsheet into another, the formatting from the copied sheet gets put into the pasted sheet. I want to be able to "paste format" like you can in Excel. A sort-of workaround for this is to select the cell that has the correct format (this cell has to be directly above the cells that have the wrong formatting), pull the blue select box down the column to include the cells that have the wrong formatting, click the paintbrush at the top right corner, then choose whatever formatting you need--the format that is shown as selected will be the format of the first-selected cell. You have to do this for every individual column, however. And my columns are very long -- hundreds of cells long (I'm keeping a year's worth of data).
Am I correct in that if I buy a Mac computer and Numbers for the computer, I would be able to do these edits on the Mac, and then have them show up on my iPad when it synchs with iCloud? I can't buy Numbers for a PC, can I? Being tied to a computer isn't what I want--I wanted to be able to do everything on my mobile device.
Thanks!

for #1: numbers does what is called a "stable" sort. Meaning that the previous sort order is preserved. i.e. do your sort in reverse order. Amount, then name, then date. Just did it with sample data and it was perfect. It keeps them in the original order, so if there is a match in name after you sort, you should see the amount still in the proper order.
#2: What in your formula isnt working? I just made a formula that did math on the columns to the left, sorted and it worked. Sorted by static data columns and the formula column. I know it was broken originally, years ago, but it seems to be working correctly now, at least in my quick test. You might have an issue if you are using formulas that refer to data on other rows or tables.
#3: yeah formatting can be a pain. But it is easier to do in the desktop program. No, you cannot get it for windows, sorry. If the formatting the only thing you need to do on the desktop side, then i dont see much tying you to it. I do 90% or more on the ipad and iphone now.
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