Can I open Numbers to a blank document like Excel by putting something in Terminal? I'm used to Excel but with Office 365 being the only option I feel like I'm paying a ransom to Microsoft.
iMac 21.5", macOS 10.15
Hi fj,
No need to use a Terminal command.
Menu > Numbers > Preferences > General
Menu > Numbers > File > New will open the inbuilt Blank template.
Regards,
Ian.
Try LibreOffice?
I think that only applies when you type the key combination <command>+n (or select the menu item "File > New…"
I appreciate you replying, Ian. I've already tried that. But Numbers 6.2 either when opened initially or when already opened and I click on it in the dock it still brings up Finder. I know it is only one more move to presed the "New document" button in the lower left hand side, but I was wanting numbers to respond like Excel can be made to respond, upon opening you just get a blank document. TextEdit was change back a few years ago and I found a command online that I pasted and copied into Terminal that restored the program back to its default opening style. I just thought there was a way to do the same with Numbers.
Hi fjwilson,
If your TextEdit fix still works, and it was important to me, I might try to modify the terminal command to affect Numbers the same way. I would make sure I was backed up and able to delete the program and restore it if needed.
quinn
Can I open Numbers to a blank document like Excel by putting something in Terminal?
