Meet Numbers

This chapter describes how to buy Numbers and stay updated, helps you Understand the Terminology and Interface, and explains how to Customize Your Environment to suit your particular needs.

Buy Numbers and Stay Up to Date

Apple introduced Numbers as a stand-alone app starting with Numbers 3; Numbers 2 was part of Apple’s iWorks ’09 suite. If you have Numbers 2, downloading Numbers 3 (its official name is simply “Numbers”) or later won’t purge it from your computer. The ’09 version stays neatly tucked, with its brethren, inside the iWorks ’09 folder in your Applications folder.

Here’s how to install and update Numbers:

  • Get Numbers on your Mac: If you don’t have Numbers 3 yet, you may be able to download it for free or you can purchase ...

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