OK, that's interesting. I thought you might do it this way. So it is not 
possible to change just a part of the content of a cell. You have to change the 
whole content.
I opened an excel file with several sheets in Tables and tried to switch 
between the sheets by pressing CMD + Option + arrow right or left. It didn't 
work. Tables was always busy. Do you have experiences with switching sheets in 
Tables? Did it work for you?

Jürgen
Am 23.02.2012 um 17:51 schrieb Bejarano, Rafael P.:

> When I want to change the contents of a particular cell, I position the 
> cursor on the data-entry field.  Then, I arrow over to the cell that I want 
> to edit.  Next, I press the delete (back-space) key to delete the cell's 
> contents.  Finally, I type in the new information that I wish to store in 
> that cell.
> ________________________________________
> From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On 
> Behalf Of Jürgen Fleger [[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 12:47 AM
> To: Mac Visionaries Visionaries
> Subject: Tables [was:] Re: numbers
> 
> No Rafael, that's not what I asked for. I know how to enter data. But I want 
> to change existing data in the cells.
> Imagine you have an address of a friend in a cell. His telephone number 
> changes and you want to change just the number. How to do this in Tables?
> I don't see this important possibility accessible with VoiceOver.
> Again: how to change specific data in a cell?
> Not entering data in an empty cell. That's easy.
> Hopefully my question is clearer now.
> Jürgen
> Am 22.02.2012 um 16:26 schrieb Bejarano, Rafael P.:
> 
>> Tables has a data entry field.  That is where data are entered into each 
>> cell.  If you cannot find the data entry field on your own, you may benefit 
>> from sighted help to find it the first time.  Place your cursor in the 
>> field, making sure VO is not locked.  You can then type or paste in data and 
>> formulae.  If you type in the data entry field, press the return (enter) key 
>> to get the data into the cell.  The arrow keys are used to move between 
>> cells.
>> 
>> Rafael
>> On Feb 22, 2012, at 2:17 AM, Jürgen Fleger wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello Rafael,
>>> 
>>> thanks for your hints. So far Tables works fine.
>>> 
>>> But what I meant was how to edit a cell and change inserted content. That 
>>> doesn't work here for me.
>>> 
>>> As far as I could find out I have to enter the edit mode of a chosen cell 
>>> by pressing F2. VO anounces "edit". But then it's not possible to read or 
>>> delete single characters or to navigate through the content of a cell just 
>>> by using the arrow keys. Of course I can navigate by using VO + arrow keys 
>>> but. I should say that I use a sheet like a two dimensional notepad. I 
>>> don't use it as a calculator and so I don't need formulas in a cell. But to 
>>> take notes and so I enter a lot of text in it. So it's quite important for 
>>> me to delete parts of the text and enter new content.
>>> 
>>> So: How do you delete parts of text in a cell and how to enter just one 
>>> word in a text of a cell? Deleting a whole cell is easily possible.
>>> 
>>> Thanks and all the best
>>> Jürgen
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Am 22.02.2012 um 05:45 schrieb Bejarano, Rafael P.:
>>> 
>>>> If you are using an Intel-based Mac, then the first thing to do when you 
>>>> open the Tables application is to get the cursor out of the table.  Press 
>>>> Shift, Control, Option, up-arrow together, in order to get out of the 
>>>> table where the cursor is pointing.  Press this key combination again to 
>>>> get out of the spreadsheet.  Do these things first, or the following 
>>>> instructions won't make sense.
>>>> 
>>>> Basically, there are two ways to read a cell's contents in Tables.  The 
>>>> first way is to place the cursor over the field in which one enters 
>>>> numbers, formulae, and so on.  If you choose this option, make sure VO is 
>>>> not locked, so that you can use the arrow keys to move from cell to cell 
>>>> (i.e., left arrow to move to the left, bottom arrow to move down, etc.).  
>>>> This is a simple option that allows you to navigate from cell to cell, to 
>>>> read each cell's contents, and to enter data into individual cells, all 
>>>> from the data-entry field.
>>>> 
>>>> The second way to move around in Tables is somewhat more complicated.  To 
>>>> make things easier, first lock VO (by pressing control-option-semicolon).  
>>>> Next, enter the spreadsheet, by pressing shift and the down-arrow key 
>>>> together.  At this level, you will be able to move the VO cursor with the 
>>>> arrow keys and read the letters designating the columns (i.e., Column A, 
>>>> Column B, etc.), as well as the row numbers (i.e., Row 1, Row 2, etc.).  
>>>> To access the individual cells, navigate to the table (VO says "table when 
>>>> you've found it).  With VO still locked, press the shift and down-arrow 
>>>> keys together again.  That will put you in the table of cells, from which 
>>>> point onward you can just use the arrow keys to navigate from cell to cell.
>>>> 
>>>> I hope this helps.  Let me know if you have any other questions, and I'll 
>>>> do my best to try to answer them.
>>>> 
>>>> Cordially,
>>>> Rafael
>>>> ________________________________________
>>>> From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On 
>>>> Behalf Of Jürgen Fleger [[email protected]]
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 3:52 PM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: numbers
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Rafael,
>>>> 
>>>> I tried Tables and it's much faster to work with then with Numbers. But 
>>>> what I didn't understand was how to read text in a cell. I pressed F2 to 
>>>> edit the cell and couldn't have VO to read text by pressing arrow keys. 
>>>> Did I something wrong or does Tables not support VO that much?
>>>> 
>>>> All the best Jürgen
>>>> Am 20.02.2012 um 18:24 schrieb Bejarano, Rafael P.:
>>>> 
>>>>> If your spreadsheet needs are not very complicated, you might wish to 
>>>>> consider Tables.  It's the spreadsheet app that I use on the Mac, and I 
>>>>> really like it.  It has all the usual functions, and you can enter your 
>>>>> own formulae, as well.  You can save your work as xl files, too.  
>>>>> Creating graphs is somewhat limited, however.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Rafael Bejarano
>>>>> On Feb 20, 2012, at 10:16 AM, May McDonald wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Good day everyone.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Well, I guess I can't avoid it any longer. Drn school stuff. Is there a 
>>>>> place where I could find tutorials on how to use numbers? Or can anyone 
>>>>> recommend a good program that handles excel files if numbers is not the 
>>>>> best to use?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> 
>>>>> May and Prince Noah
>>>>> cell: 613-863-5845 or 1-888-778-2544
>>>>> email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
>>>>> 
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