Bill Jowett wrote:
This isn't a view from one side of a fence. Two sides of a triangle are very easy to use - the third side is not!
Well, if I had ever used Lotus 123, or if I found Excel "easy to use," or if I had read similar comments on Numbers from current users of Lotus 123, I might share your viewpoint. But I haven't (I had no perceived need to use Lotus when it came out), and I don't (as mentioned earlier), and (not surprisingly) I haven't. Still looks like a fence to me. Not a wall, by the way, just a fence; one you can lean on and talk to your neighbor across.
But to action: Two things to do, Bill:
1
If you want Numbers to change to fit your needs, then tell Apple. This is a user to user forum, not a pipeline to the people who design and build the application. Go to the application menu (in Numbers, it's the "Numbers" menu) and Provide Numbers Feedback. That path does go directly to Apple, and to the Numbers developers.
Your specific request—that cell border settings be included when copying a range of cells to paste elsewhere—seems a reasonable one to me. A note to Apple could get them moving in that direction.
2
Meantime, if the lack of this and other features make Numbers an inappropriate tool for your current needs, don't use it. Use the tool that fits the job you need it to do.
Regards,
Barry
PS to Andrew: wrt your comment re 'version 25': Just a reminder that the current version of Numbers is v2.x.x. Still in the early stages, with vast changes yet in store, judging by the differences between v1 and v2.