Using Mac Numbers on Monterey and holding alt plus down key doesn't add a row in numbers it simply highlights the column and row in green. Indeed if I just hold the alt key it does the same thing. Any ideas what is wrong please.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.4
The key combination to add a new row (or column) is:
<option>+<down arrow> = add new row below selected row
<option>+<up arrow> = add new row above selected row
<option>+<left arrow> = add new column to the left of selected column
<option>+<right arrow> = add new column to the right of selected column
I'm not sure what keyboard you're using. The mac keyboard has the following keys to the left of the space:
<control>
<option>
<command>
I have a Mac silver keyboard with numbers pad. I am using the option key plus down arrow. On my keyboard the option key is marked alt. This worked fine and still does on other spreadsheets I create but for some reason not on a sheet I am currently working with. I have obviously set something on that sheet that causes this issue but I cannot see what this is.
Wayne - Thank you. That seems to have worked although I had to copy each column acrosss separately and the column + row still are highlighted in green when I press the Alt (Option) key. No matter main thiung is it now works. Cheers
I suggest creating a new document. if the insert a row by key command works, then copy the content over to that new document.
Ray,
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