Apple Numbers '08 - Manual (Page 44)

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Using Tables
This chapter tells you how to add and format tables and
cell values.
Several other chapters provide instructions that focus on particular aspects of tables:
 To learn about using styles to format tables, see Chapter 4, “Working with Table
Styles,” on page 79.
 To learn about using formulas in table cells, see Chapter 5, “Using Formulas and
Functions in Tables,” on page 83.
 To learn about displaying table values in charts, see Chapter 6, “Using Charts,” on
page 98.
About Tables
Tables help you organize, analyze, and present data.
Numbers provides a wide variety of options for building and formatting tables and
handling values of different types. You can also use special operations such as sorting
and conditional formatting (a technique for automating the monitoring of cell values).
 “Working with Tables” on page 45 teaches you how to add tables, resize them, move
them, name them, and more.
 “Selecting Tables and Their Components” on page 51 describes how to select tables,
columns, and other table elements in order to work with them.
 “Working with Content in Table Cells” on page 54 tells you how to add text, numbers,
dates, images, and other content to table cells as well as how to monitor cell values
automatically.
 “Working with Rows and Columns” on page 69 covers adding rows and columns,
resizing them, and more.
 “Working with Table Cells” on page 74 contains instructions for splitting cells,
merging them, and copying and moving them as well as formatting cell borders.
 “Reorganizing Tables” on page 77 describes how to sort and filter rows.