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How do you set Numbers settings to show the formula bar automatically as you’re skimming through cells that may be formulas? I find it odd that I have to double click on a cell EVERY single time to display the formula or the contents of how the cell is made up.
iPad Pro, iPadOS 15
For information about the Apple Numbers App, I recommend review of the Numbers User Guide for iPad - available both as an online resource and as a download for Apple Books:
Numbers User Guide for iPad - Apple Support
https://books.apple.com/gb/book/numbers-user-guide-for-ipad/id1450570987
Here is another useful resource:
Numbers - Function list - Apple (UK)
Display formula bar
