How do I make an alias for a Numbers worksheet?

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How do I make an alias for a Numbers worksheet?

Late 2013 iMac, OS X El Capitan, Numbers 3.5.3

I have created a monthly budget for several years by duplicating my last budget, then creating an alias which I use to launch it the following month. Of course, I change the name of the budget from Sept 2015 to Oct 2015 and ensure the alias is so named. After upgrading to El Capitan, and while I can create a new budget worksheet, I can not create the alias.

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Oct 5, 2015 1:27 PM

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t quinn

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Oct 5, 2015 1:42 PM in response to B. James Lees

Hi B. James Lees

How are you trying to make your alias? Both of these still work for me.

Finder menu:

contextual menu

quinn

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Oct 5, 2015 5:46 PM in response to t quinn

t quinn:

Thanks for your quick reply. Neither of your solutions seem to work. When I load a spreadsheet in Numbers, and open the File drop down, I get this:

For years there used to be a Make Alius selection, but since I downloaded the new Mac OS X, it is no longer there.

On a different but similar subject, the same thing happens when I try to make an alius of a Pages document - no Make Alius selection showing under the File dropdown.

Jim

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Oct 5, 2015 5:48 PM in response to B. James Lees

Oops!

My mistake. I thought the Make Alius selection was under the dropdown for Numbers and/or Pages - I now realize it is undere the Finder drop down.

Sorry to be such a bother.

Jim

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t quinn

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Oct 5, 2015 6:19 PM in response to B. James Lees

Ho Jim,

No problem. Glad you sorted it put.

quinn

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