Hello Tim, Try starting further along the header row. It’s certainly temperamental and only a workaround. Apple needs to fix this.
Cheers, Anne On 8 Dec 2013, at 01:06, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Anne, > > Thanks for this. It doesn’t seem to be working for me though in Table 1. I > can change the names of subsequent tables but not the first one. I guess I > might be able to name second and third tables then delete the first table as > a workaround. > > For Table 1, this is what’s going on. Once I get to the “A Reference tab”, > if I press the “i” key it just selects the “A” column. If I’m understanding > things correctly, this is normal behaviour for sighted users. That is, > clicking your mouse in the Reference tab for a given column or row will > highlight that given column or row. > > Thanks again for your method. > > Later… > > > Later… > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Dec 7, 2013, at 1:07 PM, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Here’s a way to rename a table in the new Numbers. >> >> • Navigate to cell A1. >> • Bring the mouse. >> • Turn on Mouse keys. >> • Press 8 until you hear something like “A reference tab. >> • Press ‘i’ 3 times. >> • Turn Mouse Keys off then type the new name for the table. >> >> The same trick works in the new Pages. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >> On 7 Dec 2013, at 19:42, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Yes, I guess I didn’t quite answer the original question, sorry. Renaming >>> the Sheet is different than renaming the Table within that Sheet. I tried >>> for a while to see if I could get at the Table name but was unsuccessful. >>> I did, though, determine that I could get to the Row and Column reference >>> headers by pressing the VO-back slash. So, when in a Table, press >>> VO-backslash, then either VO-up or VO-down to choose between Row or Column >>> references. Press VO-space to get within your desired area then you can >>> move through A, B, C etc or 1, 2, 3 etc. Press VO-space on the Column or >>> Row reference to select the entire column or row. >>> >>> Hopefully, we’ll be able to figure out a way of renaming the actual table. >>> >>> Later… >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>> On Dec 6, 2013, at 11:36 AM, Nicholas Parsons >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> The inspector is visible by default. In fact, I'm not sure if it can be >>>> hidden. There is an option to hide/show Inspector in View > Inspector, >>>> command-option-i, but this doesn't seem to have any effect for VoiceOver >>>> at least. You can, however, choose to toggle between the format inspector >>>> or the filter inspector. This option is in the toolbar as well as in View >>>> > Inspector. The inspector is called Format Group whichever inspector it >>>> is, but its contents changes. >>>> >>>> I know to change the name of a table one needs to select the table radio >>>> button in the format inspector, check the table name checkbox, and then >>>> click the name of the table which appears above the table. 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