Use sheets in Numbers on Mac

You can add multiple sheets (or tabs) to a spreadsheet to help you better organise your tables, charts, and other information. For example, you could separate your party planning into sheets for the budget, seating chart, vendor information and task list. You can also add colours to tabs to visually distinguish between sheets, or hide sheets you don't need straightaway.

The tab bar for adding a new sheet and reorganising sheets.

Organise sheets

Do any of the following:

  1. Go to the Numbers app on your Mac.

  2. Open a spreadsheet, then do any of the following:

    • Rename a sheet: Double-click its name, then type a new one.

    • Duplicate a sheet: Move the pointer over the right side of a tab, click the arrow that appears, then choose Duplicate.

    • Add a colour to a tab: Click an empty part of the sheet, click the Format button in the toolbar, then choose a colour from the colour palette or colour wheel.

      You can also move the pointer over the right side of a tab, click the arrow that appears, then choose a colour.

    • Hide a sheet: Move the pointer over the right side of a tab, click the arrow that appears, then choose Hide Sheet.

    • Show a hidden sheet: Move the pointer over the right side of a tab, click the arrow that appears, click Unhide, then choose Unhide All Sheets or the sheet you want to show.

    • Delete a sheet: Move the pointer over the right side of a tab, click the arrow that appears, then choose Delete.

Tip: You can also use tabs to jump to a specific table or chart on a sheet, which is particularly useful for very large sheets. Move the pointer over the right side of a tab, click the arrow that appears, then choose a table or chart.

Note: When you share a spreadsheet that contains hidden sheets, the people you share it with can still access those sheets.

If your spreadsheet includes bidirectional text (text written in both left-to-right and right-to-left languages), you can also reverse the direction of your sheets. See Format tables for bidirectional text.

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