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Numbers '09: Organizing Table Data
Cheat Sheet 20090820
Cheat Sheet 20090820
Freeze your row and column headers so you can keep track.
First, make certain you’re not in Print View.
1. Click a cell in a header row.
2. Go to Table - Freeze Header Rows
First, make a copy of your work before you start sorting.
Click the Reorganize button on the Toolbar to open a window to sort your table information (see image below):

1. Select your image or text.
2. Option-Hold-Drag and drop copies where you want.
Individual groupings:
1. Insert a category bar that will affect whatever rows are below it.
2. You can:
use the row pop-up menu to Insert Category
– or –
use the column pop-up menu to Categorize by This Column
Automatic grouping using selection:
Select a group of rows (see image below):

Use any row’s pop-up menu and choose Create Category from Selected Rows (see image below):

When you do this, your table will split up into manageable sections. Category bars appear above and below your selected cell group) that you can also re-name and collapse.
Automatic grouping using values:
1. Click the Reorganize button on the Toolbar.
2. Then choose how you want your info sorted.
Sub-categories in the same window:
Click the plus (+) button to the right in each section of the Reorganize window.
1. Click the Reorganize button on the Toolbar.
2. Expand the Choose a column menu and then choose one.
3. Decide how you want it sorted. (This function is case-insensitive, so don’t worry about using capitals and decimals.)