Apple MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016) - Manual (Page 52)

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Numbers
Use Numbers to create attractive and powerful spreadsheets on your MacBook Pro. More than
30 Apple-designed templates give you a head start creating budgets, invoices, team rosters, and
more. Numbers can also open and export Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
Ask Siri. Say something like: “Show spreadsheets in downloads folder.”
Start with a template—then add what you want. Select the sample text in the template, then
type new text. To add images, drag a graphic file from your Mac onto the placeholder image.
Add objects like
shapes and charts.
View formatting options
for the selected object.
Get organized with sheets. Use multiple sheets or tabs to show different views of your
information. For example, use one sheet for your budget, another for a table, and a third for
notes. Click to add a new sheet. Drag a tab left or right to reorder sheets.
Click + to add
a new sheet.
Drag a tab left or right
to reorder sheets.
Formulas are a snap. Get built-in help for more than 250 powerful functions—just type the
equal sign (=) in a cell, and you see a list of all the functions and their descriptions in the sidebar.
Start typing a formula to get instant suggestions.
Tip: To get rapid calculations based on a series of values, select the range of cells containing
the values. At the bottom of the window you’ll see the sum, average, minimum, maximum, and
count of the selected values. Click the Settings button to see even more options.
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