Hi John,
Welcome to the charm of Numbers!
Have a look at this discussion:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7155290
When I started to use Numbers, I was an Excel thinker. This forum taught me the main differences between Excel and Numbers:
- Excel has "islands" of data in a huge "ocean" of a pre-set Sheet. (but see SG's comment about tables in Excel).
- Numbers uses several small, discrete Tables, each with a purpose.
- Excel allows you to Set Print Area. Numbers does not.
The biggest leap forward for me was to realise that in Numbers, the idea is to have a database (a table on another sheet, not for printing) and a "Presentation" (summary table) that pulls values from the database. Numbers is "Presentation" oriented.
To answer your Question 1,
How do I print all 6 pages as one print job?
- Menu > File > Print... to see Print Preview.
- In the Panel on the right (Print Setup) Print > This Sheet or All Sheets. Choose All Sheets.
- Drag that Panel up to see Page Margins.
Some hints on how to layout objects on your sheets:
- Menu > Numbers > Preferences > Rulers > tick every box.
- Menu > View > Show Rulers.
Have a play with dragging objects around the canvas and see how the Alignment Guides work. Hint: drag tables by the "bullseye" (top left).
To answer your Question 2,
Is there any way to use shading in Numbers?
Select the cells that you want to shade
Format Panel > Cell > Fill > Choose a fill type
Choose a colour from either the preset palette or the rich range in the colour wheel.
Happy Numbering!
Regards,
Ian.
