Apple Numbers '08 - Manual (Page 41)

Chapter 2 Working with a Numbers Spreadsheet 41
Using Headers and Footers
You can have the same text appear on multiple pages in a sheet. Recurring information
that appears at the top of the page is called a header; at the bottom it’s called a footer.
You can put your own text in a header or footer, and you can use formatted text fields.
Formatted text fields allow you to insert text that is automatically updated. For
example, inserting the date field shows the current date whenever you open the
spreadsheet. Similarly, page number fields keep track of page numbers as you add or
delete pages.
To define the contents of a header or footer:
1 Click View in the toolbar and choose Show Print View.
2 To see header and footer areas, hover the pointer near the top or bottom of a page.
You can also click View in the toolbar and choose Show Layout.
3 To add text to a header or footer, place the insertion point in the header or footer and
insert text.
4 To add page numbers or other changeable values, see the instructions in “Inserting
Page Numbers and Other Changeable Values” on page 145.
Arranging Objects on a Page
Resize objects, move them around on a page or between pages, and break up long
tables across pages when you’re viewing a sheet in Print View.
To show Print View, click View in the toolbar and choose Show Print View.
Here are ways to lay out objects on a selected sheet’s pages:
m To adjust the size of all the objects in the sheet in order to change the number of
pages they occupy, use the Content Scale controls in the Sheet Inspector.
You can also drag the Content Scale slider at the bottom left of the canvas to resize
everything on a sheet.
m To resize individual objects, select them and drag their selection handles or change the
Size field values in the Metrics Inspector.
To resize a table, see “Resizing a Table” on page 48. To resize a chart, see “Resizing a
Chart” on page 107. To resize other objects, see “Resizing Objects” on page 154.
m Header rows and header columns can be set to appear on each page if a table spans
more than one page by selecting “Repeat header cells on each page” in the Table
Inspector. You can also choose Table > Repeat Header Rows or Table > Repeat Header
Columns.