What’s new in Numbers 14.0 on iPad
Noncontiguous text selection. (14.0) Press and hold the Command key on a connected keyboard while selecting multiple noncontiguous (nonadjacent) words or portions of text using a trackpad or mouse. You can use noncontiguous text selection to easily perform the same action—such as change the text or paragraph formatting—on specific selections within the same body of text. See Select text.
Version history
Numbers on iPad is frequently updated. Updates are cumulative, so when you use the most recent version of Numbers, it has all the latest features. You can see all the new features included with each release below.
Numbers 14.0
Streamlined in-app notifications inform you when a person joins a collaborative spreadsheet for the first time.
Preserve file format and full quality when adding HEIC photos taken on iPhone or iPad.
Press and hold the Command key on a connected keyboard to select noncontiguous words, sentences, or paragraphs using a trackpad or mouse.
Additional stability and performance improvements.
Numbers 13.2
Bring new dimension to your spreadsheets with 3D objects in USDZ format.
Make your spreadsheets more expressive by adding Stickers.*
See inline predictions for text as you type.*
Easily begin collaborating on a spreadsheet with others while on a FaceTime call.*
Find and open suggested spreadsheets when searching for Numbers with Spotlight.*
Drag documents to the Numbers icon on your Home Screen to open or import them.*
Remove external borders on charts imported from Microsoft Office files.
Numbers 13.1
Show subtotal summary labels in stacked bar, column, and area charts.
Add scalable vector graphics (SVGs) to your spreadsheets and preserve visual quality at any size.
Break apart imported SVG images and save them to your shapes library for future use.
Insert and play ProRes videos in your spreadsheet.
Insert date and time fields into your spreadsheet.
Numbers 13.0
Export and send a copy of your spreadsheet in a different format right from the Share menu.
Use Apple Pencil hover to easily navigate, write, sketch, and illustrate with greater precision on supported iPad models.
Includes improvements and bug fixes for collaboration activity.
Numbers 12.2
Stay up to date on everyone’s recent activity in collaborative spreadsheets and get notifications when others join, comment, or make changes.
Easily share and see updates about your spreadsheet in Messages. Send a message or start a FaceTime call right from a collaborative spreadsheet.
Compare values and combine text with new functions, including BITAND, BITOR, BITXOR, BITLSHIFT, BITRSHIFT, ISOWEEKNUM, CONCAT, TEXTJOIN, and SWITCH.
Quickly insert objects, find settings, and get to your favorite tools with the customizable toolbar.*
Find common actions like print, rename, and more in the new document menu.*
Work across multiple spreadsheets more easily with Stage Manager on supported iPad models.*
Automatically remove an image’s background to isolate its subject.*
See autocomplete suggestions based on the contents of other cells in the same column.
Style charts with additional controls for colors, lines, and number formats.
Numbers 12.1
Improved performance when inserting rows and columns in large tables.
Numbers 12.0
Copy a snapshot of table cells without formulas, categories, or hidden values.
Edit font size more precisely with up to two decimal places.
Create formulas and quickly fill cells with autofill using VoiceOver.
Numbers 11.2
Use pivot tables to quickly summarize, group, and rearrange data to explore patterns and trends with pivot tables.
Use radar charts to visually compare multiple variables at once to easily show similarities and differences in your data.
Find duplicate entries and unique values in your data with improved filters, and use redesigned Quick Filters to easily show or hide rows that match a specific value.
Flexible collaboration allows participants to add others to a shared spreadsheet.*
Instant translation lets you translate selected text in up to 11 languages and add the translation to your spreadsheet with a tap.*
Audio graph makes charts accessible to people with vision impairments by playing an audio tone that changes pitch to represent different values.*
Numbers 11.1
Link to webpages, email addresses, and phone numbers from objects such as shapes, lines, images, drawings, or text boxes.
Support for collaborating on forms in shared spreadsheets.
Teachers using the Schoolwork app to assign activities in Numbers can now view student progress, such as time spent.
Numbers 11.0
Use new editing controls in the Arrange Inspector to adjust the look and placement of objects.
Use onscreen keypads to enter exact values for text size, spacing, table size, and more.
Add or remove objects or table cells from a selection by tapping or dragging across them.
A new option in More > Settings > Editing to always open spreadsheets in edit view.
Add phone number links to table cells, text objects, and shapes.
Export your spreadsheet to Microsoft Excel with the summary worksheet excluded.
Scribble support for Portuguese, French, Italian, German, and Spanish languages.*