markfrompulborough
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Q: I used to be able to skip a cell to the right by using the toggle arrow keys

I placing a number or text in a cell i used to be able to skip the cell to the right by using the toggle arrow keys.  I can't now?  Using the RETURN key only goes down a cell.  I want to go right?  Why?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Jan 7, 2014 10:55 AM

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Q: I used to be able to skip a cell to the right by using the toggle arrow keys

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  • by Wayne Contello,Helpful

    Wayne Contello Wayne Contello Jan 7, 2014 11:26 AM in response to markfrompulborough
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    Jan 7, 2014 11:26 AM in response to markfrompulborough

    Mark,

     

     

    I want to go right?  Why?

    I cannot guess why you want to go right.  I think down is just fine.

     

     

    OK.  All kidding aside.  Numbers 3.0 is a change from the previous version.  There is no feature to select which way the cursor moves when you hit the return key.  Apple has a list of items they plan to address in the near term:

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6049

     

    You can provide feedback to Apple using the menu item "Numbers > Provide Numbers Feedback" and you can continue to use the previous version which is located in the folder "/Applications/iWork '09"

  • by markfrompulborough,

    markfrompulborough markfrompulborough Jan 7, 2014 12:03 PM in response to Wayne Contello
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    Jan 7, 2014 12:03 PM in response to Wayne Contello

    Right.....you say,  'There is no feature to select which way the cursor moves when you hit the return key'.  I totally understand this and this was not the question.

     

    What i meant was, the Reurn Key clearly only goes down.  I want to go right and i used to be able to do this via the arrow keys (next to the letterM and question mark?).

     

    Anyway, it seems there are a lot of frustrating points about the latest upgrade.  Have you seen the number of stars on the App Store purchase item?  Not very well recommended.  Such a let down, when MS Excel is easily over qualified

  • by Wayne Contello,Helpful

    Wayne Contello Wayne Contello Jan 7, 2014 12:16 PM in response to markfrompulborough
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    Jan 7, 2014 12:16 PM in response to markfrompulborough

    You can provide feedback to Apple using the menu item "Numbers > Provide Numbers Feedback" and you can continue to use the previous version which is located in the folder "/Applications/iWork '09"

  • by Yellowbox,

    Yellowbox Yellowbox Jan 7, 2014 7:21 PM in response to markfrompulborough
    Level 6 (10,515 points)
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    Jan 7, 2014 7:21 PM in response to markfrompulborough

    Hi Mark,

     

    In Numbers 3, an arrow key moves the cursor one cell up, down, left or right.

     

    Tab moves one cell right. Shift tab moves one cell left.

     

    The command key and an arrow key will take the cursor to top, bottom, left or right of a table.

     

    via the arrow keys (next to the letterM and question mark?).

     

    I am puzzled by this. Between the letter M and ? I have < above comma (,) and > above full stop (.)

     

    Shift command < zooms out and shift command > zooms in.

     

    Regards,

    Ian.

  • by markfrompulborough,

    markfrompulborough markfrompulborough Jan 7, 2014 11:44 PM in response to Wayne Contello
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    Jan 7, 2014 11:44 PM in response to Wayne Contello

    Wayne

     

    Appreciate your guidance.  I'm not familiar with the organisation with Apple software since only converted from MS under a year.

     

    I do wish to revert to Numbers however, i bought numbers from the App Store not from iWork.  Can you explain where i begin from Numbers or my history of purchases to revert?

     

    Thanks

  • by Jerrold Green1,

    Jerrold Green1 Jerrold Green1 Jan 8, 2014 7:37 AM in response to markfrompulborough
    Level 7 (30,001 points)
    Jan 8, 2014 7:37 AM in response to markfrompulborough

    Mark,

     

    The old version's icon includes a bar chart with 3 bars. The new version's icon incudes a bar chart with 4 bars. I suspect that the 4-bar, Version 3, icon is on the Dock. If so, make sure the app is Quit and then drag the 4-bar icon off the Dock.

     

    Your old version of Numbers should still be on your hard disk. Look in the folder: Applications/iWork.

     

    When you find it there, drag to Numbers 2 file to the Dock to reinstate the shortcut.

     

    Jerry

  • by Badunit,

    Badunit Badunit Jan 8, 2014 8:54 AM in response to markfrompulborough
    Level 6 (11,705 points)
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    Jan 8, 2014 8:54 AM in response to markfrompulborough

    Before you go back to using the previous version, why don't we focus on the question a little longer.  I am still stumped as to how or if you got the "less than" and "greater than" keys to act as "arrow" keys.  They have never been used for that purpose. They are characters that you need to be able to use when constructing formulas. If they were taken over for use as arrow keys, you wouldn't be able to construct some formulas. Those keys also have the period and comma which are two very common punctuation marks in text.

     

    The actual arrow keys do exactly what you are talking about. Unless you have clicked in a cell to edit text, the arrow keys move the focus to the next cell in the direction of the arrow. 

     

    Tab is the commonly used key for moving to the right. Shift-Tab moves to the left

     

    Return moves down. Shift-Return moves up.