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Intro to Numbers on iPad
Numbers makes it easy to make compelling spreadsheets. You start with a template, then modify it however you like. The templates are designed for specific purposes — like budgets and checklists — to give you a great starting point for your work. Each template comes with pre-designed styles for text, tables, shapes and other objects that all look good together, so it’s easy to give your spreadsheet a coordinated appearance.
![The template chooser, showing a row of categories across the top that you can tap to filter the options. Below are thumbnails of predesigned templates arranged in rows by category, starting with Recent at the top and followed by Basic and Personal Finance. A See All button appears above and to the right of each category row. The Language and Region button is in the top-right corner.](https://help.apple.com/assets/5ED5629F0946229E5005599D/5ED562A70946229E500559CE/en_AU/d7421a9bf333726d456aa1a6c80e0bfe.png)
After you open a template, you can add your own numbers, formulas, dates and text to any table; replace or delete graphs and graphics; add new tables, graphs and more.
When you select an object (an image, shape, graph, table or cell), then tap , you see formatting controls for the type of object you selected.
You can quickly change the look of the selected object by tapping a style to apply it. You can also swipe up from the bottom of the formatting controls to see more options for customising the object.
![The Table pane of the Format button.](https://help.apple.com/assets/5ED5629F0946229E5005599D/5ED562A70946229E500559CE/en_AU/db47fd7382024c9fee3194e18034b1e8.png)
This guide helps you get started using Numbers 10.2 on your iPad. To see the version of Numbers on your iPad, go to Settings > Numbers.
To get started with Numbers, tap one of the “See also” links below, or tap the Table of Contents button near the top of this page to see all of the topics in this user guide. You can also download the guide from Apple Books (where available).