I need help with Numbers on Ipad

By Tuesdale daybreaker, 26 May, 2025

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iOS and iPadOS

I am trying to use Numbers and it is going great to just add the data but I can’t seem to edit the data in the cells once I have pressed enter and then trying to edit it by double tapping and entering. The text field shows up but for some reason I can’t change the text without erasing the whole cell. I am using a keyboard to my IPad.

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By Maldalain on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - 06:08

try switching off arrow quicknav and one key quicknav.
I am not sure what data you have there, but for me it is never stable, VO will keep jumping around.

By Tuesdale daybreaker on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - 07:08

I know how to turn off normal quicknav and stuff. Is that like the arrow thing too? For me it doesn’tjujmp around, it’s just that it acts very strange when editing a cell and I can’t edit the text because of it.

By Maldalain on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - 08:08

When you are on the cell that you want to edit, use the arrow left+up or right+up to navigate to activate. When there, press up and down arrows together or VO+space.
I had used the iPad as my main machine for almost two years and I know how frustrating text editing can be on the iPad. I do not see how actual work can be done on the ipad, unless you're dealing with small manageable dataset
HTH

By Tuesdale daybreaker on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 15:08

I have written a book on my IPad before, but am now going to use my text editor that has folders. That will be easier than using tables for characters anyway.