JohnnyMcC9

Q: Numbers 3.1 unfinished features

I only started to use Numbers with version 3.1.  Until then I used Excel and tried LibreOffice unitl dodging the bugs got to be too difficult.  I'd prefer to have features left out (like in Numbers) than to have them have bugs (like In LibreOffice Calc).

 

But I would like to know if Apple plans to implement the "grayed out" features of Numbers 3.1, most of which relate to styles.  Here is a more detailed description.

 

At the top of a window is a panel of items to put on a sheet like "Function", "Table", "Chart" etc.  When you pick "Table" and prebuilt table design you get a table on the sheet.  Works good.  The problem is the styles in that table.  The styles used in that table are "Table Style 1" and "Table Style 2" for example.  There is no other way to use these styles other than via the "Table" selection at the top of the window.  You can't select a cell and set it to use "Table Style 1".  The drop down list of styles does not include it.  Prebuilt table designs should only use styles that are actually available to the user to apply to cells.

 

When you select a cell, on the format pane on the right side of the window, you can click the down arrow net to the style name for the cell and get a drop down that has the list of available styles.  As mentioned above, you can't select the styles used in the prebuilt table designs, but stranger still is that if you point to the plus sign at the top of the drop down list, a pop up description says "Create a paragraph style based on the current paragraph".  If you click on that plus sign, nothing happens.

 

If you go to the menu and select Format>Advanced you get an option to "Create Style".  This is always "grayed out" and you can't select it. 

 

These problems seem like things that are not finished.  Am I right?  Does anyone know if the styles support is going to be finished? 

 

Thanks,

John

Mac mini, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Mar 23, 2014 6:59 AM

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  • by James Kachan,

    James Kachan James Kachan Feb 24, 2015 3:27 PM in response to Wayne Contello
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    Feb 24, 2015 3:27 PM in response to Wayne Contello

    Deselecting the text has no effect on the + sign to add the style. Even with the title text having the flashing " | " curser, it isn't possible.

     

    If you are able to modify the style and define it as a paragraph style - please explain those steps in detail.

     

     

    Numbers 3.5.2 / OS 10.10.2

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    WORKAROUND


    There is probably a bug in the software preventing paragraph styles from being defined that are taken from a "Table Name"

    The only way to get around the problem is to copy the "table name" cell and paste it in a normal cell, then "select all" of that cell - and define it as a style like usual. The custom style is then saved and can be applied to a table name like any of the default ones.


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  • by James Kachan,

    James Kachan James Kachan Feb 24, 2015 3:36 PM in response to James Kachan
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    Feb 24, 2015 3:36 PM in response to James Kachan

    Note: "character styles" dont seem to be working correctly either, (no workaround)

    I am unable to get the + to add a new Character Style in any kind of cell.

  • by MacDaddyonMaui,

    MacDaddyonMaui MacDaddyonMaui May 28, 2015 7:52 PM in response to JohnnyMcC9
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    May 28, 2015 7:52 PM in response to JohnnyMcC9

    Maybe I am not reading your problem correctly, but try this:

     

    Paragraph styles apply to text in a cell or a text box (much like in Pages).  You use this feature for word-processing like functions.

     

    To add new table styles.  Create a Table, "paint it" with appropriate formatting, header and body row fills, text colors, borders, etc.  The, with the table selected go to the format inspector for Table, swipe to the first open table styles panel at the top of the inspector, and click the "+".  Your new table style is added to the list of available table styles.

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