Numbers is frying my brain cells. What do I do now???


helpful hints have found thread...

data validation

alternative data validation in excel can use of pop menus described in video. add values of in menu under cell > data format > pop menu.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhibizt1j1o

personally, i'd see apple make more intuitive allowing select set of values can used in pop menu.

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well, i'm in required freshman engineering class , we're learning "excel." first week of class practiced basic functions such as:

  • cell addressing
  • common math/trig/stat fcns.
  • errors
  • data lookup

fast forward today, , go class feeling confident, knowing can done in excel can somehow replicated in numbers.

until professor started talk data validation...

goes excel menu bar , used d.v. options distribute cell data or (i can't remember, because teaching busy searching apple discussion forum equivalent). sit there , remain confused, , it's not i'm going ask him how do when i'm

  1. using numbers
  2. confused heck anyway

did better before got worse however. used pre-made excel workbooks create scatter plots , bar graphs. the problem had there not being secondary axis option when had 2 series different scales.

gets bad. had sheet 2 tables, data create scatter plot single point. idea show projectile's trajectory using projectile equation (from physics). professor goes options menu of excel , enables "iterative calculations." class coming close , knew screwed. frantically searched , found thread on apple forums saying "a circular reference error," , numbers can't solve problem. that's when hit me if numbers can't substitute program may have ditch it...

bottom line is, see classic "simplify program @ expense of features" complaint showing in class. it's pretty inconvenient , embarrassing apple, company market cap of $1t have such stripped out program basic functions.

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have suggestions on how fix issues, if possible? recommend me buying excel?
 

libre office includes refs "iterative references in spreadsheets" , "validity of cell contents". might give app shot. i've never used either feature, guarantee nothing.
 


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