What is a good book to help learn new iNumbers 3.0.1

Question

Is  there an instruction book out yet for iNumbers 3.0.1????
I need help with iNumbers. Senior citizen who keeps a strick budget in Numbers1 I will be 75 years young on Xmas day. Yeap some Dimension...so Help!
Thanks
Dennis

Answer 1

Dennis,
Congratulations on having this interest in lifelong learning. I know that you know that there's no magic pill or shot that will implant Numbers skills in your brain. And, you probably realize that there's no book or video that will address your exact needs either. The Online Manual for Numbers 3 is even less of a book than the manuals for earlier versions of Numbers. It's a reference guide which reveals syntax and rules for specific details on operating the program. There is no way to read it like a story unless you have near-infinite patience in following links. It's like exploring a maze. It assumes previous spreadsheet familiarity.
Here's my suggestion...
Think of your learning expedition like any other large project in your life. Describe, write down, what your destination will look like and how you want to be able to interact with it. Then think about all the steps that you think you may have to take to do to accomplish your goal. Be very specific. Write down ever little thing that you can think of that you may have to do in the course of your project. Do this so that you can check these things off as you accomplish them and know what you have left to learn about so you don't have missing parts when you try to put it all together.
With your plan in hand, begin your journey here, one posted a question at a time. Pick one of the small details on your list and formulate a question that will demonstrate mastery of that element. Ask your question in a new thread here. Look at the feedback you get. Play with alternative solutions - you often will get many versions. When you are satisfied, check that skill off your list, pick another point and ask a new question, in a new thread. At some point you will be asking questions that involve combining concepts that you have learned earlier. We have participants here that have dozens of threads to their credit, so don't worry about the frequency. You can try searching for similar questions, but the search engine on this discussion platform is very weak so I wouldn't depend on it.
In a given thread, when you have reviewed the responses (ideas) and have tested the ones that look promising, mark the post that most significantly impacted your understanding of the problem by clicking the "Solved" button associated with that post. You are also allowed to mark up to two other posts with the Helpful button. It would be nice if you could avoid marking any of your own posts with the buttons.
Good luck,
Jerry