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Numbers '09

Macworld Rating

4.0 out of 5 Mice, Jan 27, 2009

Pros

  • Trend lines and error bars on charts
  • Extensive function help
  • Keyboard entry of functions
  • Beautiful templates
  • New chart types
  • Table Categories ease data analysis
  • Many added functions

Cons

  • No support for Excel macros
  • Exports to Excel require rework
  • Some frustrations from Numbers '08 remain
  • Unable to lock cells
  • Larger files slow down the program

Software Details

  • Apple
  • 10.4 (Tiger), 10.5 (Leopard)
  • Universal
  • $79 (as part of the iWork suite)

Macworld's Numbers '09 Coverage

  • Review: Numbers ’09 At only $79 for the entire iWork bundle, Numbers ’09 is also an incredible value, delivering features well beyond its cost.
  • Bugs & Fixes: Losing iWork documents in iCloud Using iCloud to sync your iWork documents across all your devices generally works well when syncing among iOS devices. Syncing to and from Macs is another story, as Ted Landau details.
  • How to edit spreadsheets on an iPad It's a cinch to view spreadsheets on your iPad, but when you want to create or edit them, things get a bit more complicated. Joe Kissell sums up what you need to know.
  • The iPad office suite If you or your employees use iPads for work, here are the productivity apps that you should install on them
  • Return to active Numbers cell What to do if a saved Numbers document doesn't display the active cell when you reopen that document.
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