A spreadsheet application developed by Apple Inc. part of the iWork productivity suite.
Questions tagged [apple-numbers]
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Find index of first digit in string
How can I find the index of the first number in a string? For example, if I have a cell with "ABC099", the function should return 3.
I found this for excel but ISNUMBER is not an apple-numbers…

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Set default or constant value for a column in macOS Numbers
I am looking for a way to add default or constant value to a column in macOS Numbers?
When I want to create a new row based on previous row I should always copy and paste the values after adding which is a bit annoying.

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Apple Numbers: Convert Date format M/D/YY or D/M/YY to YYYY-MM-DD
Note: I had this question, couldn't find an answer and can provide the answer myself. I hope this can be used by others too.
Using Apple Numbers, how can I convert the date format of M/D/YY to YYYY-MM-DD by using a formula?
M/D/YY…

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Selecting only check marked rows in a different table - Mac Numbers
I have a table in Mac Numbers which has a column with checkbox. I am trying to copy only those rows in a second table which are check marked.
I also want to extend this solution to multiple tables; I will have multiple tables having a column with…

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Numbers help creating aggregates
I have a table with rows of multiple types. How do I create another table from it so that the rows in this table reflect the sum of all rows of each type from the previous table.
For e.g. I have a Table1 with 5 rows of type A, 6 rows of Type B. I…

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Need to extract data from a .Numbers file
I need to extract some images from about 1000 rows in a numbers file and I'm convinced there has to be a more efficient way to do it.
Ultimately, I'll be inserting all of this data into a MySQL db and I was hoping to use a CSV file but phpMyAdmin,…

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How do I check a new Numbers file into git using Xcode?
Apple's "Numbers" spreadsheet app just changed file formats, where the new one is bundle-based, essentially a single-icon representation as far as a user is concerned, but a folder of stuff under the hood. I have a spreadsheet where I keep track of…

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Count repeated values in a column
I have a column of year values by which I am sorting. I'd like to find the quantity per year (read: number of repeats of each year value). I'd like to chart said values. I'm not sure how to make this happen.
I am using Apple's Numbers '08, but if…

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AppleScript: How to auto send emails with contacts in Apple Numbers Sheet, using Apple Mail
I have been trying this but something or the other is not working fine. The following is my script which I have put together after much searching around:
-- Set the starting time
set startTime to current date
set startTime to startTime + (1 *…

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Applescript for Apple Numbers, Move data around from a single column
I am trying to use Applescript to help automate cleanup of a spreadysheet
I have a spreadsheet with all the data in a single column, basically a monetary amound and a date. I am trying to separate them out of the single column into columns A and…

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How to delete cell data upon data entry in Apple Numbers?
I'm trying to make a quick reference sheet for a TTRPG campaign, and I'm trying to create a section of the sheet that will account for leveling up, and by extension, skill points. Since I will not know how the players wish to split skill points, I…

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(apple numbers) Search query for adding values
Im making a sheet to have control over my investments.
To do this I'm making one table overlooking my buying history, and one where all my investment holdings show.
STOCK SHEET
What I want to do is to search the history table and add up all stocks…

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How can I create relative HYPERLINKs to local files in a cross platform way?
I want to be able to create a XLSX file which contains links to files in the same directory or in sub-directories and be able to open them on different platforms (macOS, Linux, Windows) and different spreadsheet programs (Excel, LibreOffice, Apple…

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Apple Numbers sum if is date is in Month
In Apple numbers I tried to sum cells if the date is in a specific month.
So I have a column A with a date and column B has a price.
Date
Price
29-07-2021
12,50
16-06-2021
15,00
I use the function sum.if and the function month that…

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Python CSV (DictWriter) overwriting data?
I've had a Python script running for the past 3 months. Simple scraper that grabs the date, points, and current time it collected that day and writes it into a CSV using DictWriter.
Cause of bug
Yesterday, I had to open the CSV (with Apple's default…

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