Lost Auto- Completion List in Table Columns

Walter,

They left that out of the new version, claiming they had more important things to do for the first edition of Version 3, but if you can wait 6 months, they plan to bring it back. Obviously, it wouldn't be a good idea to hold your breath for that long.

Jerry

Hi Walter,

For a full list of the losses and gainsin the move from Numbers '09 v2.3 and Numbers v3.0, see these two threads. Jump to the last page and scroll to the most recent posts by Jerry ('lost') and SGIII ('gained') for the current lists.

What has been lost in Numbers 3.0 upgrade?

What has been GAINED in the Numbers 3.0 upgrade?

Regards,

Barry

Walter H J wrote:

Your joshing me arn't you?

The Apple Statement is Here.

Jerry

"They launch a product, suck us in or force us to have to upgrade.

We then find out they've left a load of glicks for us struggle with and send out a

release sheet with a list of problems that should have been resolved and implemented

with the product launch."

Hi Walter,

The x.0 version of any piece of software contains several errors. This one is worse than most, but caution is always warranted when it comes to jumping into the n.0 pool, no matter whose back yard that pool is in.

It's exciting to be on the bleeding edge, but it can be painful as well. I'm sitting thes 'upgrade' out for a while.

Regards,

Barry

You should actually see your old Numbers version still living on your Mac. It has not been replaced, and you can even have them both running simultaneously. But take care not to open your "old" documents with the new version if there are features you need to keep. Bottom line: You can use your old Numbers version for anything that does not go in your iCloud folder, whereas you need to use the new version to sync with iOS. Now you will at least be certain not to have any compatibiliy issues with the latter.

Hmm its always a case of two steps forward one step back...not as bad as the 'release first' 'code' later new apps.

Auto complete / auto fill...was a boon..however you will need to use the Pop Up menu in the Data Format settings.

Select the column

In cell format select Pop Up Menu

Add suggestions in there...

however it appears once you initiate the Pop Up function you cannot enter a new name you are required to select a suggestion from the pop up..

so heres the two forward one back ..for the time being.

'Once again they don't listen' ..you are so right. Its a pity they dont adopt a 'we are in this together' attitude, lets work it out.

In the whole scheme of things a little omission like this is no big deal...however. I do recall a rant fron a pro FCP user some time ago..summed up Apples 'new' business ethic.

Apple make subtle, stealth changes as the days go by. We can only sit and hope. If only they would tell us..''yep we are working on that' That is something I find truly outrageous. Arrogant silence.

I wonder who that was?

"Looks like Auto complete has finally been added to Maverick numbers. Once again they don't listen and make a fool of themselves by adding it quietly on an upgrade."

What is it you're complining about here, Walter?

That the feature was not in the initial release of Numbers 3?

Legitimate complaint, but you've made that one already.

That they did add it (as they said they would)?

Isn't that what you requested?

That they said it would be put in 'in the next six months,' then did put it in within three months?

That they put it in during an 'upgrade'?

When would you suggest they put it in?

(btw, Unless the 'upgraded' version is Numbers 4.x, it's an 'update', not an 'upgrade.')

Or is it just that they did it 'quietly'?

Not trying to start an argument here; as I said earlier, I'm sitting the upgrade out for a while to let the dust settle—I'm not too happy with what's happened with Numbers either, but I don't see adding auto-complete as a negative action.

Regards,

Barry

@Keef: Regarding "yep we are working on that"

Unusual as it may be, Apple actually did say somethng to that effect back on November 11.

B