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Insert data from pages, or other word doc. to numbers.

I would like to insert multiple different information from pages to numbers in different cells in a column.

Such as multiple different address from pages to different cells in numbers with out having to do it individually. I tried selecting and copy and pasting but it put the information in one cell. Is there a way to make this easier?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 31, 2020 9:45 AM

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Posted on Oct 31, 2020 4:28 PM

There are two ways to paste into a cell/table and the results are different. If you select the cell and then click again to enter "text entry" mode (i.e., you can type text into the cell), when you paste it will paste everything into the cell. However, if you select the cell but don't click again, when you paste it will paste into multiple cells in the column. Whenever it sees a carriage return, it will move to the next cell. If it detects that you are pasting comma separated or tab separated data, it will also separate it into separate columns.


Example 1:


The following data will paste into multiple rows in the same column


123 Main St

Anytown, State 12345


345 First Street

This city, This state 01234


Example 2:


The following data will paste into separate columns and rows based on the commas and carriage returns. It sees it as comma separated values.


1,2,3

4,5,6


Example 3:


The following data will paste into separate columns and rows based on the commas and carriage returns. Unlike the first example, I inserted a comma in the first row of the address and it now sees it as comma separated values.


123, Main St

Anytown, State 12345


If it tries to import as comma separated values and that is not what you want, you can override it.



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Oct 31, 2020 4:28 PM in response to kentfrommo

There are two ways to paste into a cell/table and the results are different. If you select the cell and then click again to enter "text entry" mode (i.e., you can type text into the cell), when you paste it will paste everything into the cell. However, if you select the cell but don't click again, when you paste it will paste into multiple cells in the column. Whenever it sees a carriage return, it will move to the next cell. If it detects that you are pasting comma separated or tab separated data, it will also separate it into separate columns.


Example 1:


The following data will paste into multiple rows in the same column


123 Main St

Anytown, State 12345


345 First Street

This city, This state 01234


Example 2:


The following data will paste into separate columns and rows based on the commas and carriage returns. It sees it as comma separated values.


1,2,3

4,5,6


Example 3:


The following data will paste into separate columns and rows based on the commas and carriage returns. Unlike the first example, I inserted a comma in the first row of the address and it now sees it as comma separated values.


123, Main St

Anytown, State 12345


If it tries to import as comma separated values and that is not what you want, you can override it.



Insert data from pages, or other word doc. to numbers.

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