Simon, I tried it and after nearly 5 minutes of hearing the message "Tables busy" I gave up. But as I mentioned before: I use Sheets as a two dimensional note pad and so it might be because of a lot of text in each sheet. Am 24.02.2012 um 07:37 schrieb Simon Cavendish:
> Jurgen, changing sheets in Tables has always worked for me by pressing > command + option + right or left arrow key. The larger the sheet the longer > it takes though for Tables to change to the next sheet. In the latest update, > again you do not necessarily know that the sheet has been changed so you have > to try and move your cursor to see weather you can start reading it. > On 23 Feb 2012, at 19:47, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > >> 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: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Jürgen Fleger [apple-engl...@fleger.net] >>> 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: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] >>>>>> On Behalf Of Jürgen Fleger [apple-engl...@fleger.net] >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 3:52 PM >>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> 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? 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