Is there a way to read headers in Numbers? I have a time sheet, with
Date     Clock in        Clock out       Clock in        Clock out       time 
worked
That kind of thing, and going back up to the header column is really tedious. 

> On Sep 16, 2019, at 10:46 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries 
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> 
> Hi Dave,
> 
> I get it now.  The problem arises from the way that Excel is laid out 
> compared to Numbers.  Notice that the Column headings such as A, B, C etc are 
> handled differently in Excel and Numbers.  In Excel, you can move one row up 
> and read the cell reference letters pertaining to the column headers.  In 
> Numbers, you need to use the VO-back slash command to access these column 
> headers.  This is an inherent difference in that Numbers presents the 
> spreadsheet as. a grouping of tables each with column and row headers.  This 
> makes it easier to use the VO table commands to work within the Numbers app.  
> Because Excel uses different formatting of the sheet itself, the normal VO 
> table commands do not work as expected.  Excel is an amazing spreadsheet app, 
> and, essentially, is more powerful than Numbers, but from a VO prospective, 
> is not as friendly.  to the sighted user, these issues probably wouldn't 
> present themselves, but to us, they are a barrier.  I totally understand 
> about wanting to know the title of the headers, but I'm thinking that, as 
> you've aptly determined, this is more problematic in Excel than Numbers.
> 
> Sorry I didn't find a solution for you.
> 
> Best.
> 
> 
> Tim Kilburn
> Apple Teacher
> (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
> Jamf Certified Associate
> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> 
> On Sep 16, 2019, at 08:46, Dave Carlson <dgcarl...@sbcglobal.net 
> <mailto:dgcarl...@sbcglobal.net>> wrote:
> 
> Tim,
> You may have already caught the underlying problem: It not the lack of the 
> Column/Row coordinates, it’s that the top row and leftmost column cannot be 
> set up to speak as I navigate the spreadsheet. My large financial sheets  
> elude my brain’s ability to remember just what each row means, or what each 
> column is.
> 
> Dave Carlson
> Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician
> 
> 
> 
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