Apple numbers User Manual

 Working with Text

 

To add text to a shape that’s part of a group, double-click in the text area of any shape 
in the group. If you resize the group, everything resizes except for the text. Of course, 
you can still select text and change its font size. 

See “Grouping and Locking Objects” on page 159 for details about grouping objects.

You can change the amount of space between text and the inside border of a text box, 
shape, or table cell. See “Changing the Inset Margin of Text in Objects” on page 136 for 
instructions. 

Use the Format Bar and Graphic Inspector to format borders, shadows, opacity, color 
fill, and more for text boxes or shapes. For more information about setting object 
properties, see “Modifying Objects” on page 154 and “Filling Objects” on page 160.

Using Hyperlinks

Hyperlinks are used in spreadsheets that will be viewed onscreen, either as HTML files 
or as Numbers spreadsheets. You can add hyperlinks to open an email message or a 
webpage on the Internet.

You can add a hyperlink that opens a webpage in your default web browser.

Select the text that you want to turn into a hyperlink.

If you use text that starts with “www” or “http,” the text automatically becomes a 
hyperlink. To turn off this feature, choose Numbers > Preferences, click Auto-Correction, 
and deselect “Automatically detect email and web addresses.” This setting is computer-
specific, so if the spreadsheet is opened on a computer with a different setting, that 
computer’s setting is used instead. 

Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Hyperlink Inspector button, and then select 
“Enable as a hyperlink.”

Choose Webpage from the Link To pop-up menu.

Webpage

A page in a web browser

Provide the URL of the page you 
want to open.

Email Message

A new mail message with the 
specified subject and addressee

Type the address of the email 
recipient and a subject line.