Apple releases Numbers 3.0, here’s a look at what’s new

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, PC / Laptop, Software

• Stunning new user interface
• Brand-new Apple-designed templates
• Simplified toolbar gives you quick access to shapes, media, tables, charts, and sharing options
• New Format Panel automatically updates based on selection
• Quickly click through a spreadsheet using new tab navigation
• Get function suggestions as soon as you start typing a formula
• Get live formula results, error checking, exact value, and cell format with the new smart cell view
• Add your favorite functions to Quick Calculations for instant results
• Search the integrated function browser for built-in help and sample formulas
• Use gorgeous preset styles to make your text, tables, shapes, and images look beautiful
• Animate data with new interactive column, bar, scatter, and bubble charts
• Use new 2D bubble charts
• Enhanced conditional highlighting makes it easy to automatically highlight cells based on numbers, text, dates, and durations
• Easily filter through large tables with the new Filter Panel
• New star ratings cell format
• Quickly and easily share a link to your work via Mail, Messages, Twitter, or Facebook
• Anyone with the link will always have access to the latest version of the spreadsheet and can edit it with you at iCloud.com with Numbers for iCloud beta
• All-new calculation engine for fast performance
• New unified file format across Mac, iOS, and web makes spreadsheets work seamlessly everywhere
• Turn on Coaching Tips for guided in-app help

You can download the new Numbers for free if you're an existing user, or get it for $19.99 if you're a first timer.

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