Johnnypw
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Q: How to repeat same series of words

Hi,

 

The older version of numbers allows me to just type the first/second word from another cell and it will show up. saving me a lot of time re-typing the same words.

 

eg. Order shipped Nov. 13 on cell A2. when I retype "Or" on cell 5 - the rest of the text "Order shipped Nov. 13" shows up so all I have to do is delete 13 and change that to 15 or whatever date.

 

is that feature still available? I can't seem to find it on Numbers Help.

 

Any help would be highly appreciated. thank you.

Posted on Jan 19, 2014 9:43 AM

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  • by YeOldMacFan,

    YeOldMacFan YeOldMacFan Jan 19, 2014 11:00 AM in response to Johnnypw
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    Mac App Store
    Jan 19, 2014 11:00 AM in response to Johnnypw

    This feature was removed from the current version.  It's listed in the things that are supposed to return in a future release:

     

    Numbers

    • Customize toolbar
    • Improvements to zoom and window placement
    • Multi-column and range sort
    • Auto-complete text in cells
    • Page headers and footers
    • Improvements to AppleScript support

     

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

  • by Barry,

    Barry Barry Jan 19, 2014 2:52 PM in response to Johnnypw
    Level 7 (32,633 points)
    iWork
    Jan 19, 2014 2:52 PM in response to Johnnypw

    Hi Johnny,

     

    Until the feature is renstated, you might take a look at using pop-up menus in these columns. You can, with Numbers 3.0.1, create pop-ups using existing items in a column, Edit exisitng menus more easily than was done in Numbers '09, and copy and paste pop-up menu formats without affecting the current settings of cells into which the menu format is pasted.

     

    Copy Style (format): option-command-C

    Paste Style (format): option-command-V

     

    Regards,

    Barry