Excel to Numbers

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CDixon2098 Author

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Excel to Numbers

How can I import a functional Excel Spreadsheet into Numbers, preserving the editability and functionality?

iPad 2, iOS 5

Posted on Apr 7, 2012 5:59 PM

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Answer 1

Barry

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Apr 7, 2012 6:53 PM in response to CDixon2098

Here are thre ways. Pick one.

Right click on the file, choose Open with... Numbers.
Drag the file's icon onto the Numbers icon on the Dock
Launch Numbers, then go File > Open. Navigate to and choose the file. Click Open.

Numbers will convert the Excel file to a Numbers document, and will present warnings regarding any Excel features that are not supported in Numbers.

Regards,

Barry

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Answer 2

CDixon2098 Author

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Apr 8, 2012 9:21 AM in response to Barry

The problem is that any excel that I import onto my IPad and into numbers appears just fine, but I can't edit the spreadsheet(alter it, add to it, change it's appearance), this is a real problem....and files that I import from my IPad to Excel are distorted and cannot be altered either....this must be a real problem in the business world. 😟

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Answer 3

KOENIG Yvan

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Apr 8, 2012 9:36 AM in response to CDixon2098

Apple took care to deliver a technote describing differences between a Numbers doc displayed in OS X and the same displayed in iOS.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4648

We are facing a very old problem :

“Traduttore, traditore” : traduire, c’est trahir…

Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) dimanche 8 avril 2012

iMac 21”5, i7, 2.8 GHz, 12 Gbytes, 1 Tbytes, mac OS X 10.6.8 and 10.7.3

My Box account is : http://www.box.com/s/00qnssoyeq2xvc22ra4k

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Answer 4

Barry

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Apr 8, 2012 12:30 PM in response to CDixon2098

Hi CD,

My bad. I hadn't noticed the iOS (and lack of OS X) versions in your profile line.

You may get a better answer in the iWork for iOS community. Here the topic is the version of numbers for Mac OS X, and few of us are familiar with the iOS version. The link will take you to that community.

Regards,

Barry

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