User Guide
Manipulating, Arranging, and Changing the Look of Objects
In general, the way you select, arrange, and manipulate objects in Numbers works the
same, whether you’re working with images, shapes, movies, tables, chart elements, or
text boxes. For most objects, you use the same controls to resize and reorient them, as
well as to add shadows, reections, border styles (stroke), ll color or image, and more.
To learn how to Go to
Select one or more objects so you can edit them “Selecting Objects” on page 210
Copy or duplicate an object “Copying or Duplicating Objects” on page 210
Remove an object “Deleting Objects” on page 211
Arrange objects on a sheet, group them, and lock
them
“Moving and Positioning Objects” on page 211
Resize objects, change their orientation,
modify their borders, and perform other editing
operations
“Modifying Objects” on page 217
Fill objects with a solid color, color gradients,
or images
“Filling Objects with Colors or Images” on
page 223
Selecting Objects
Before you can move, modify, or perform other operations on objects, you must select
them. A selected object has handles that let you move or manipulate the object.
Here are ways to select and deselect objects:
To select a table, click its name in the Sheets pane. For other table selection m
techniques, see “Selecting Tables and Their Components” on page 51.
To select other single objects, click anywhere in the object (to select an object that has
no ll, click the edge).
To select several objects on a sheet, hold down the Shift key as you click objects. m
To select all the objects on a sheet, click the sheet and press Command-A. m
To select an object that’s part of a group, you must rst ungroup the objects. Select m
the group, and then choose Arrange > Ungroup.
To deselect objects in a group of selected objects, hold down the Command key and m
then click objects you want to deselect.
Copying or Duplicating Objects
The technique you use to copy an object depends on where you want to place the
copy. When the copy will be placed far from the original or in another document,
copying and pasting is generally easier. When you’re working with an object that will
be placed near the original, duplicating is generally easier.
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