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Apple Numbers '09 User Manual

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Use the Graphic inspector to create special visual effects, such as shadows. To

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open the Graphic inspector, click Inspector in the toolbar and then click the Graphic
inspector button.
Use table styles to adjust the appearance of tables quickly and consistently. See “

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Using

Table Styles” on page 114 for more information.
Use the reference tabs and handles that appear when you select a table cell to quickly

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reorganize a table, select all the cells in a row or column, add rows and columns, and
more. “Selecting a Table Cell” on page 55 describes how to select a table cell.

Drag the Table handle
to move the table.

Reference tab letters can be
used to refer to columns.

Click the Column handle to
add one column. Drag it to
add multiple columns.

Reference tab

numbers can

be used to

refer to rows.

Drag the Column and Row
handle down to add rows. Drag it
to the right to add columns. Drag
it diagonally to add rows and
columns at the same time.

Click the Row handle to add one row.
Drag it to add more rows.

You also use reference tabs when you work with formulas (“Referring to Cells in
Formulas
” on page 126 explains how).
Access a shortcut menu by selecting a table or one or more cells and then holding

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down the Control key as you click again.

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Chapter 3

Using Tables