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Stunning spreadsheets that bring everyone to the table.
With Numbers, you can create beautiful spreadsheets that include impressive tables and images. You can even use Apple Pencil on your iPad to add useful diagrams and colorful illustrations. And with real-time collaboration, your team can work together, whether they’re on Mac, iPad, or iPhone, or using a PC.
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Everything adds up. Beautifully.
- Analyze and organize data by creating tabs in the office tool supporting import and export along with multi-sheet file creation. The program features multiple tools for automating calculation and text generation, display adjustment options, resizing, etc.
- If you're using macOS High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, or an earlier macOS:*. Open the App Store app on your Mac. Click Updates in the App Store toolbar. Use the Update buttons to download and install any updates listed.
Numbers starts you off with a blank canvas instead of an endless grid, so you have the freedom to organize your data any way you choose. Select fonts and style cell borders. Add, resize, and apply styles to tables. Move everything around your canvas at will. And everyone editing the spreadsheet has access to the same powerful features on iOS and macOS.
Start with a great‑looking template.
Drop your data into one of the gorgeous, ready-to-use templates.
Have Numbers do the math.
Numbers supports hundreds of functions. Its intuitive tools make it simple to perform complex calculations with great precision, figure out formulas, filter the data, and sum up what it all means.
Discover hidden insights.
Use Smart Categories to quickly organize and summarize tables for an even deeper understanding of the story behind your data.
Put your data on display.
Impressive donut charts, bars and columns with clearly labeled numbers and adjustable sizes, interactive graphs, and a library of over 700 customizable shapes help you turn your numbers into beautiful data visualizations.
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Apple Pencil.
Sketch diagrams and add notes to help you visualize your data with Apple Pencil on your iPad.
Collaborate with anyone. Anywhere.
Work together in the same spreadsheet, from across town or across the world. You can see your team’s edits as they make them — and they can watch as you make yours, too. Just select a name on the collaborator list to jump to anyone’s cursor.
Work on any spreadsheet. On any device.
You don’t work in one place on just one device. The same goes for Numbers. So the spreadsheets your team creates using a Mac or iPad look the same on an iPhone or web browser — and vice versa.
Work together in real time on spreadsheets stored on iCloud or Box.
Everyone can collaborate — whether they’re on Mac, iPad, iPhone, or a PC web browser.
Unlock documents with a touch or a glance.
Open password-protected files in a snap with Touch ID or Face ID on compatible devices.
Microsoft Excel friendly.
Teaming up with someone who uses Microsoft Excel? Numbers makes it a great working relationship. You can save Numbers spreadsheets as Excel files. Or import and edit Excel spreadsheets right in Numbers. Most popular Excel features are supported, too. Now it’s no problem to work on the same project. Even if you use different apps.
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How to get updates for macOS Mojave or later
If you've upgraded to macOS Mojave or later, follow these steps to keep it up to date:
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- Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu , then click Software Update to check for updates.
- If any updates are available, click the Update Now button to install them. Or click ”More info” to see details about each update and select specific updates to install.
- When Software Update says that your Mac is up to date, the installed version of macOS and all of its apps are also up to date. That includes Safari, iTunes, Books, Messages, Mail, Calendar, Photos, and FaceTime.
To find updates for iMovie, Garageband, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and other apps that were downloaded separately from the App Store, open the App Store on your Mac, then click the Updates tab.
To automatically install macOS updates in the future, including apps that were downloaded separately from the App Store, select ”Automatically keep my Mac up to date.” Your Mac will notify you when updates require it to restart, so you can always choose to install those later.
How to get updates for earlier macOS versions
If you're using an earlier macOS, such as macOS High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, or earlier,* follow these steps to keep it up to date:
- Open the App Store app on your Mac.
- Click Updates in the App Store toolbar.
- Use the Update buttons to download and install any updates listed.
- When the App Store shows no more updates, the installed version of macOS and all of its apps are up to date. That includes Safari, iTunes, iBooks, Messages, Mail, Calendar, Photos, and FaceTime. Later versions may be available by upgrading your macOS.
To automatically download updates in the future, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click App Store, then select ”Download newly available updates in the background.” Your Mac will notify you when updates are ready to install.
* If you're using OS X Lion or Snow Leopard, get OS X updates by choosing Apple menu > Software Update.
How to get updates for iOS
Learn how to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to the latest version of iOS.
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- Learn how to upgrade to the latest version of macOS.
- Find out which macOS your Mac is using.
- You can redownload apps that you previously downloaded from the App Store.
- Your Mac doesn't automatically download large updates when it's using a Personal Hotspot.