Formatting a text box or shape, Using hyperlinks – Apple Numbers '08 User Manual
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Chapter 7
Working with Text
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To add text to a shape that’s part of a group, double-click in the text area of any shape
in the group. If you resize the group, everything resizes except for the text. Of course,
you can still select text and change its font size.
See “Grouping and Locking Objects” on page 159 for details about grouping objects.
Formatting a Text Box or Shape
You can change the amount of space between text and the inside border of a text box,
shape, or table cell. See “Changing the Inset Margin of Text in Objects” on page 136 for
instructions.
Use the Format Bar and Graphic Inspector to format borders, shadows, opacity, color
fill, and more for text boxes or shapes. For more information about setting object
properties, see “Modifying Objects” on page 154 and “Filling Objects” on page 160.
Using Hyperlinks
Hyperlinks are used in spreadsheets that will be viewed onscreen, either as HTML files
or as Numbers spreadsheets. You can add hyperlinks to open an email message or a
webpage on the Internet.
Linking to a Webpage
You can add a hyperlink that opens a webpage in your default web browser.
To add hypertext that opens a webpage:
1
Select the text that you want to turn into a hyperlink.
If you use text that starts with “www” or “http,” the text automatically becomes a
hyperlink. To turn off this feature, choose Numbers > Preferences, click Auto-Correction,
and deselect “Automatically detect email and web addresses.” This setting is computer-
specific, so if the spreadsheet is opened on a computer with a different setting, that
computer’s setting is used instead.
2
Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Hyperlink Inspector button, and then select
“Enable as a hyperlink.”
3
Choose Webpage from the Link To pop-up menu.
Use this type of hyperlink
To go to
Notes
Webpage
A page in a web browser
Provide the URL of the page you
want to open.
Email Message
A new mail message with the
specified subject and addressee
Type the address of the email
recipient and a subject line.