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CHAPTER 17 iWORK ‘08<br />

Figure 17-5. A typical Numbers spreadsheet<br />

The main part of a Numbers spreadsheet is the spreadsheet tables. These tables function like<br />

most other spreadsheets where you label your rows and columns and then fill in the table with<br />

your data. Numbers provides various functions that can be performed on your data and then<br />

added to the tables. Data from within a table can be easily selected and transformed into a wide<br />

variety of charts and graphs.<br />

Like the other iWork ’08 applications, Numbers ’08 provides a wide range of templates for<br />

personal, business, and educational projects.<br />

Numbers ’08 provides a wide range of options for sharing spreadsheet data. For example,<br />

Numbers ’08 is able to import and export Microsoft Excel and comma-separated value (CSV)<br />

documents. It can also save documents in PDF and can export spreadsheets to iWeb for posting<br />

on a web site. Numbers ’08 also provides a Print view that will let you preview how your spreadsheets<br />

will appear when printed, allowing you to rearrange data as needed to make sure<br />

everything fits the way you want it.<br />

Summary<br />

NOTE Although a first-generation product, Numbers ’08 is fairly complete. There are, however,<br />

a few features that power spreadsheet users may find lacking. For example, Numbers ’08<br />

currently doesn’t provide the sophisticated pivot tables commonly found in Excel spreadsheets.<br />

Along with Numbers, iWork ’08 now provides a credible alternative to Microsoft Office or other<br />

office suites for <strong>OS</strong> X users. It certainly is a more powerful replacement for the now officially<br />

end-of-lifed (EOLed) AppleWorks and should provide all the tools that most people will need for<br />

home, school, or work.

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