Hey SG. I thought about that, but having been a Mac guy since the MacPlus came onto the market, I refuse to give up, especially after they released Numbers. I was forced to use Excel for the longest time.
The real answer is an accounting program. I am just not big enough to get into that sort of monthly subscription fee. I also do not need payroll integration or carry an inventory, etc.
With all the accounting suites going with the online subscription fee model and so few standalone offline applications for the new MacOs', it is what it is until a Wiz Kid comes along and realizes the value of customers like myself being able to do what I am seeking to do.
I am "Betwixt between the East and West," as Lou Reed once sang. Or, "Should I stay or should I go," from the Clash. LOL.
It seems to me if one could select Tabs, it would be doable, but alas, one can not, so it is not.
I am determined to make Numbers work, though.
I saw where Automator might be able to do the function for me as you suggested, but it's a job in of itself for sure.
RC