There are also lots of impressive templates for home budgeting, mortgage calculations, checklists and more.Īpple has put a lot of focus on sharing in this release, enabling you to share work via Mail, Messages, Twitter and Facebook. It's easier to manage multiple spreadsheets too with the tabbed spreadsheet layout, making cycling through them easier. Numbers helps speed-up things with formula suggestions as soon as you start typing and you can add your favorite functions to Quick Calculations for instant results. However, the new simplified toolbar gives you quicker access to shapes, media, tables, charts, and sharing options. There isn't much interface customization possible though compared to Excel. The interface has been is well organized and easy to use to anyone familiar with Microsoft Office will recognize the ribbon interface and has been given a fresh new look for the latest release.
The advantage however is that its fully integrated with OS X, iCloud and other Apple apps and of course, it looks a hell of a lot better. Although Numbers will be easier to use for many people, it doesn't possess the macro processing power and features of its Microsoft rival. However, don't expect Microsoft Excel levels of number crunching power.
For those that need a slick and easier to use spreadsheet tool than Excel, then Numbers may fit the bill. Numbers is Apple's spreadsheet software that's easy on the eye but also surprisingly powerful.
