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Gradients in text
Tapsomelargetextlikea heading and
presstheFormat(paintbrush)icon at the top
of thescreento showstyles.Tapthe Text
Colourchipandthenselect‘Gradient’. Tap
‘StartColour’and‘EndColour’to define the
colourgradientto beused.2
Images in text
Insteadof a colourgradient,text can
befilledwithanimage.Tapa cellwith text,
taptheFormaticon,tap‘TextColour’, select
theImagetabandthentap‘Change Image’.
Eitherchooseanimagefromyour Photos
collectionor takea newphoto.Tex t ou t li n es
Therearemanyexciting new
textfeaturesandit is now
possible to draw outlined
text. There are several outline
line styles, such as solid and
various dashes. Select text
and tap Format>Style>Fill.New features in iOS Numbers
A
pple recently updated the iWork suite of
apps on the iPhone, iPad and Mac and
there are some great new features. Here
we take a look at our favourites in Numbers on
the iPhone. Some features are common to all
apps and they work in similar ways, so try these
tips in Pages and Keynote too.
Text styling has received a major update
and if you like to add fancy titles to your
spreadsheets, you will love the gradient files
and the photo fills for text. These new fills apply
to other objects and not just text, so make
your sheets more visually attractive with some
special effects. Numbers is now a bit more
accurate, 128 bits actually. This eliminates some
floating-point errors it used to have.
Take a look at the great new features in the latest version of Numbers on the iPhone
New Numbers features
See what’s new in spreadsheets
Greater accuracy
Accurate calculations are
essential in spreadsheets
and small errors can
become significant ones.
With the new 128-bit
calculation engine, floating
point calculations are more
accurate than before.Compatibility
Numbers for Mac and iOS have both
been updated and have the same
features to ensure compatibility
between them. The features here are
available on the Mac too. Whatever
styling, links and calculations are
applied on the iPhone will be faithfully
reproduced on the Mac when the
sheet is loaded into Numbers. Mac
Numbers files load on the iPhone too.Knowledge base
Fill with an image
Fill text and objects with an
image. Select an object, tap
‘Format’, go to Style, tap ‘Fill’
and press ‘Image’. Change
Image lets you select a Photo
or use the camera.Add gradients
Select text and many other
objects and apply a gradient
fill to them. Tap ‘Gradient’
and then set the start and
end colours. They blend
together to create interesting
effects. Use it for highlights.