Apple numbers User Manual

    Working with Text 

 

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Click the Text Color color well in the Format Bar. In the color matrix that appears, select 
a color by clicking it or click Show Colors to open the Colors window for additional 
color options.

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Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Text Inspector button, click Text, and then click 
the color well. The Colors window opens.

“Using the Colors Window” on page 161 provides instructions for using the Colors 
window.

Setting Tab Stops to Align Text

You can align text at specific points by setting tab stops in a text box, table cell, or 
shape. When you press the Tab key (or Option-Tab when you’re working in a table cell), 
the insertion point (and any text to the right of it) moves to the next tab stop, and text 
you type starts at that point. 

You can work with tab stop settings by manipulating the tab symbols on the horizontal 
rulers. You can see symbols for existing tab stops on the horizontal ruler when you click 
View in the toolbar, choose Show Rulers, and then select some text on a page.

To set tab stops in lists, see “Using Bulleted, Numbered, and Ordered Lists (Outlines)” on 
page 137 for information about indenting items in lists.

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To show or hide rulers, click View in the toolbar and choose Show Rulers or Hide Rulers.

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To change the units of measure in the rulers, choose Numbers > Preferences, click 
Rulers, and choose an item from the Ruler Units pop-up menu. 

Blue tab symbols appear on 
the horizontal ruler when you 
select tabbed text.

Decimal tab

Right tab

Center tab

Left tab