This article is just another perfect example of how mindless Apple fanboys get brainwashed. In case you guys haven't noticed, in the ad picture the cell that's being edited clearly shows where the 'error' comes from, as the formula will only update itself to reflect the change you make after you hit Enter.
I'm a die hard Apple fan but could it be that the highlighted CELL in Excel is waiting for a return before it adds the total to the Sum? Though if it were me i would have pressed return THEN captured the screen grab lol.
All these new posters saying you need to press Enter first, showing they do not excel in Excel. People, before posting, please read the thread, start to finish, before showing everyone that your post count equals your IQ.
An increasing number of AppleInsider articles are more of the AppleCompetitorGotcha variety. Microsoft's ad agency putting out a badly assembled mock-up may be passingly funny, but the length of the articles are absurd for content that could easily be expressed in a tweet.
ThIs just goes to show you the fu**** up psyche of MS' management. How many of you get that high when you open up Numbers and are able to make a spread sheet within seconds? Screw MS.
Excel might fail to add numbers in an ad. But Apples Numbers 3 fails to add numbers in reality on your computer and your iPad (both versions have the same bug). Details and an example file are in this blog article: http://www.gerdcastan.de/en/content/numbers-3-cell-bugI love Microsoft bashing, too (for other reasons than Excel). But in this case... Gerd
This bug only affects the German version of the very recently released Numbers 3. It revolves around weekdays, not math. I'm sure Apple will resolve it promptly.
This article is in bad taste. DED, are you undergoing a writer's block that you have to resort to such a twisted and distorted article?
It's hilarious you don't see the irony in accusing someone of "bad taste" in criticizing Microsoft - a company synonymous with bad taste (both in product design and marketing tactics).
It would be if you were a travel agent preparing a budget for your client.
The bigger question I have is, why are they advertising it as "not just a laptop" when it looks just like a laptop, and shows none of the reasons it's not. Shouldn't the ad read, "it's not just a tablet"?
The problem is that the Surface is not a very good tablet. The operating system and applications are not truly optimized for touch screen use, and the 16:9 aspect ratio makes it virtually useless in portrait mode. The Surface is basically a netbook with a touch screen tacked on.
Ah, this is what happens when you get Marketing people to do an advert without running it by anyone slightly technical. Clearly the Marketing person has never heard of the SUM() function, or even of plain old addition.
This article shows more useful things though - the colour keys in Numbers are far larger and useful than the tiny dots in Excel. The pie chart looks prettier (although I guess Excel has pretty chart options too, surely).
Still, it's a noddy spreadsheet example. A real-world Numbers equivalent would have multiple spreadsheets on the same sheet, breaking down each of the entries on the main sheet into the sub-costs (e.g., a list of specific excursions).
Ah, this is what happens when you get Marketing people to do an advert without running it by anyone slightly technical. Clearly the Marketing person has never heard of the SUM() function, or even of plain old addition.
This article shows more useful things though - the colour keys in Numbers are far larger and useful than the tiny dots in Excel. The pie chart looks prettier (although I guess Excel has pretty chart options too, surely).
Still, it's a noddy spreadsheet example. A real-world Numbers equivalent would have multiple spreadsheets on the same sheet, breaking down each of the entries on the main sheet into the sub-costs (e.g., a list of specific excursions).
I'm sorry but there is nothing pretty about a pie chard, especially when you're comparing more than 2-3 things.
Productivity isn't fun, this is real software and it's for work. Work is not fun, so Excel now does math wrong to make sure your day sucks as much as possible. Anybody can have fun, it takes real work to make something painful to use!
"The Numbers example did a great job of adding the column of numbers, but what's with the chart? It is quite lovely, all 3D and all. However, it has TWO slices labeled "Car" and NO slices labeled "Surf Rentals". Does Numbers have trouble with transposition of the content of a spreadsheet to a chart?" Did that get fixed by the poster, because I don't see it.
I don't know if this has already been mentioned, but you can clearly see the green square around the cell meaning they just entered that figure and have not hit enter yet. Since they haven't hit enter Excel cannot computer that into the Total.
It isn't wrong, they just did the screenshot "too early"
Hmmm... Doesn't Excel recalculate when you finish editing a cell? And isn't the cell containing $500 highlighted for editing (& might it not have contained $0 prior to editing)? Poor art direction, but nothing wrong with the operation of the spreadsheet. But don't let that spoil your fun!
Exactly... possibly poor choice by the ad agency, but it does look like an edit in process. Just hit ENTER.
AppleInsider has been on a downward spiral for a while. All these "Editorial" term papers have become a joke. I wish he would hurry up and finish his degree.
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The only thing I found amusing was DEDs glass houses moment which had since been corrected.
You may have missed davesmall's point
And you may have missed mine.
If he's working on a billboard wouldn't he be using a computer, and do his calculations on there, instead of his 'iPhone'?
An increasing number of AppleInsider articles are more of the AppleCompetitorGotcha variety. Microsoft's ad agency putting out a badly assembled mock-up may be passingly funny, but the length of the articles are absurd for content that could easily be expressed in a tweet.
How many of you get that high when you open up Numbers and are able to make a spread sheet within seconds?
Screw MS.
This article is in bad taste. DED, are you undergoing a writer's block that you have to resort to such a twisted and distorted article?
It's hilarious you don't see the irony in accusing someone of "bad taste" in criticizing Microsoft - a company synonymous with bad taste (both in product design and marketing tactics).
It would be if you were a travel agent preparing a budget for your client.
The bigger question I have is, why are they advertising it as "not just a laptop" when it looks just like a laptop, and shows none of the reasons it's not. Shouldn't the ad read, "it's not just a tablet"?
The problem is that the Surface is not a very good tablet. The operating system and applications are not truly optimized for touch screen use, and the 16:9 aspect ratio makes it virtually useless in portrait mode. The Surface is basically a netbook with a touch screen tacked on.
This article shows more useful things though - the colour keys in Numbers are far larger and useful than the tiny dots in Excel. The pie chart looks prettier (although I guess Excel has pretty chart options too, surely).
Still, it's a noddy spreadsheet example. A real-world Numbers equivalent would have multiple spreadsheets on the same sheet, breaking down each of the entries on the main sheet into the sub-costs (e.g., a list of specific excursions).
Check this out:
http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/
http://perceptualedge.com
I'm sorry but there is nothing pretty about a pie chard, especially when you're comparing more than 2-3 things.
I don't know if this has already been mentioned, but you can clearly see the green square around the cell meaning they just entered that figure and have not hit enter yet. Since they haven't hit enter Excel cannot computer that into the Total.
It isn't wrong, they just did the screenshot "too early"
No more than the people claiming Apple is giving away iWorks for free, or the people who think that OS X is free
Hmmm... Doesn't Excel recalculate when you finish editing a cell? And isn't the cell containing $500 highlighted for editing (& might it not have contained $0 prior to editing)? Poor art direction, but nothing wrong with the operation of the spreadsheet. But don't let that spoil your fun!
Exactly... possibly poor choice by the ad agency, but it does look like an edit in process. Just hit ENTER.
AppleInsider has been on a downward spiral for a while. All these "Editorial" term papers have become a joke. I wish he would hurry up and finish his degree.