thanks Nick, I think I’ll just live with it. Evidently Numbers is auto arranging tables on the canvas as it thinks it is needed. I don’t know how that would impact the order of the table names in the sheet layout area though. Not important enough for me to bother with now.
> On Jan 14, 2015, at 2:52 AM, Nicholas Parsons <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Phil, > > Not sure why this happens, but I suspect it has something to do with changing > the size of the table through altering the width of the columns, numbers of > rows etc. You can change the order of the tables by using the “Arrange” tab > of the format inspector. In particular, adjust the X and Y position > coordinates of the table and you will change where it appears on the canvas. > Take note of the size width and height values for the tables to work out how > best to layout your tables to ensure they don’t overlap. Overlapping tables > makes very little difference to VoiceOver users, except perhaps when it comes > to drag and drop columns or rows, but it of course makes a big difference if > you are ever going to show the spreadsheet to sighted people. > >> On 13 Jan 2015, at 5:53 am, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I am encountering a situation in numbers (latest version) where the left to >> right ordering of the tables in a given sheet are being altered by numbers. >> It usually happens when I do some extensive work in a table or when I create >> a new table. Also, this left to right ordering of the tables in a sheet >> layout area is not able to be changed through drag n drop, or other methods >> as far as I can tell. >> >> >> an example, with three tables in a sheet, t1, t2, t3, listed from left to >> right in that order, then suddenly, without any apparent reason, the left to >> right ordering of the sheet is t3, t1, t2, or some combination thereof. >> >> any experience with this problem? It isn’t a show-stopper, but you get used >> to having your tables listed in a certain order in the sheet layout area and >> suddenly the order is changed on you which tends to interrupt work flow. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
