Numbers (software)
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Numbers 3 on OS X El Capitan
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| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
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| Stable release |
4.0.5 / October 27, 2016
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| Operating system | macOS |
| Type | Spreadsheet |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
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| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
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| Stable release |
2.6 / October 15, 2015
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| Operating system | iOS |
| Type | Spreadsheet |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
Numbers is a spreadsheet application developed by Apple Inc. as part of the iWork productivity suite alongside Keynote and Pages. Numbers is available for iOS, and Mac OS X v10.4 or newer. Numbers 1.0 on OS X was announced on 7 August 2007, making it the newest application in the iWork suite. The iPad version was released on 27 January 2010. The app was later updated to support iPhone and iPod Touch.
Numbers uses a free-form "canvas" approach that demotes tables to one of many different media types placed on a page. Other media, like charts, graphics and text, are treated as peers. In comparison, traditional spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel use the table as the primary container, with other media placed within the table. Numbers also includes features from the seminal Lotus Improv, notably the use of formulas based on ranges rather than cells. However, it implements these using traditional spreadsheet concepts, as opposed to Improv's use of multidimensional databases.
Numbers also includes numerous stylistic improvements in an effort to improve the visual appearance of spreadsheets. At its introductory demonstration, Steve Jobs pitched a more usable interface and better control over the appearance and presentation of tables of data.
Numbers works in a fashion somewhat different from traditional spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel or Lotus 1-2-3. In the traditional model, the table is the first-class citizen of the system, acting as both the primary interface for work, as well as the container for other types of media like charts or digital images. In effect, the spreadsheet and the table are one and the same. In contrast, Numbers uses a separate "canvas" as its basic container object, and tables are among the many objects that can be placed within the canvas.
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