Hello Simon,

that workes, thanks. The only issue: VO doesn't anounce the character when 
using the arrow keys. Is that the issue in the latest version you meant? Could 
you send me the version you work with? 
[email protected]
Because actually it seems to be a great program. Navigating is much faster then 
in Numbers. And there are features I miss in Numbers such as CMD + arrow keys 
and Option + arrow keys to reach specific parts of a sheet.

Thanks and all the best
Jürgen
Am 24.02.2012 um 07:34 schrieb Simon Cavendish:

> When focused on the cell you wish to change data in, press F2 key which will 
> put you in the editing mode. Then you should be able to use your cursor keys. 
> Once done, press tab. In the previous version of Tables, this worked very 
> well. The latest update has rendered this important function more difficult. 
> I noticed it as soon as I had installed the latest version. I reported it to 
> the developer but had no answer from him. I only hope that he is going to 
> improve it. In the past, he was rather sympathetic to Voiceover users. I was 
> disappointed with this negative change as Tables worked for me far better 
> than Numbers.
> 
> Sorry I have no better news. 
> On 23 Feb 2012, at 06:47, Jürgen Fleger wrote:
> 
>> 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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