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Numbers for iPad:
Visual QuickStart Guide

by Chris Fehily
September 2010
Pages: 160
ISBN-10: 032175140X
ISBN-13: 978-0321751409

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Description

This book offers clear and to-the-point instruction on how to get the most out of Apple’s Numbers spreadsheet app for iPad.

Contents

1. Getting Started
iPad Basics
Getting Numbers
The Numbers Interface
2. Spreadsheet Essentials
Spreadsheets
Tables
Cells
Rows and Columns
Sheets
3. Data Entry
Editing and Formatting Cells
Copying and Moving Cells
Filling Cells with Data Series
Using Forms to Edit Lists
Sorting Rows in a Table
Using Text-Editing Tools
4. Formulas and Functions
Formula Basics
Summarizing Data Quickly
Elements of Formulas
Entering Formulas
Determining the Order of Operations
Understanding Cell References
Using Cell References
Understanding Comparison Operators
Using Comparison Operators
Understanding Functions
Using Functions
Copying and Moving Formulas
Handling Errors
5. Charts
Chart Basics
Choosing a Chart Type
Creating a Chart
Formatting a Chart
6. Text Boxes, Shapes, and Images
Creating an Object
Working with Images
Formatting Text
Styling Objects
Arranging Objects
7. Sharing Spreadsheets
Exporting and Importing Spreadsheets via iTunes
Sharing Spreadsheets via iWork.com
Emailing Spreadsheets
Appendix. Numbers Functions
Date and Time
Duration
Engineering
Financial
Logical and Information
Numeric
Reference
Statistical
Text
Trigonometric
Index

Downloads

Download the spreadsheet numbers_for_ipad_vqs.numbers and open it in Numbers for iPad by using one of the methods described in Chapter 7, “Sharing Spreadsheets.”

Errata and Updates

Page 23 — In step 2 of “To add or delete header rows, header columns, or footer rows,” change the Insert icon to the Info icon.

Page 48 — Delete the word “Time” from the title of Table 4.1.

Page 55 — Change the column heading “Referemce” to “Reference” in Table 4.4.