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User profile for user: ringeflange
ringeflange Author
User level: Level 1
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Stop formula suggestions

Hi


This is probably very basic and easily fixable, but it is driving me mad.


I am double-clicking into cells to edit and then copy their content, but after a short while numbers is now suggesting formulas with a little window that pops up and each subsequent double-click in the cell just adds that cell reference number to the formula prompt, rather than letting me edit and copy the text in the cell. I don't know what the feature is called.


How can I turn this off?


Thanks

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 12.4

Posted on Jul 14, 2022 6:11 AM

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User profile for user: SGIII
SGIII
User level: Level 8
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Posted on Jul 14, 2022 8:54 AM

It looks as if columns L and M are formatted as Currency and that you already have a formula in column N that sums columns G through M.


That is expected behavior. When you double-click a cell that already contains a formula then the formula editor pops up to let you edit it.


If you want to copy the range of cells, just select them (without double-clicking), then command-c, click where you want to paste them and command-v to paste. (Or, if you don't want the formula to paste, Edit > Paste Formula Results).


SG





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SGIII
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Jul 14, 2022 8:54 AM in response to ringeflange

It looks as if columns L and M are formatted as Currency and that you already have a formula in column N that sums columns G through M.


That is expected behavior. When you double-click a cell that already contains a formula then the formula editor pops up to let you edit it.


If you want to copy the range of cells, just select them (without double-clicking), then command-c, click where you want to paste them and command-v to paste. (Or, if you don't want the formula to paste, Edit > Paste Formula Results).


SG





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SGIII
User level: Level 8
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Jul 14, 2022 9:14 AM in response to ringeflange

ringeflange wrote:

I can't see what the content of a cell is (actual value vs. result of a formula) like you can in Excel with that bar at the top of the worksheet.


In this case don't look up at the top. Look lower left:




MacMost has good videos. Many others on YouTube are for a very old version of Numbers. Also look in your menu at Help > Numbers Help and the templates at File > New.



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