Hi Phil, It doesn’t affect the table names. Table names are assigned based on when they are created and are, in any event, changeable. The table names are not based on or dependant upon their position in the sheet layout area. You can have table 3 above table 1, etcetera.
> On 15 Jan 2015, at 2:56 am, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. -- 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.
