Hi Gordon, Phil, and Others, The URL for Tables is: http://www.x-tables.eu/
This is the application VoiceOver users adopted for spreadsheet use before Numbers in the iWork suite of applications was made accessible, and there was user feedback to the developer about VO performance. Many do find this more intuitive to use in the way that cell positions are referenced. But the issue is not that Numbers is less accessible than Tables and can't be used so much as that you won't find the Numbers referencing scheme familiar to you if you're coming from Excel. Tables is fine if you don't use power user functions with pivot tables, etc. But I bet it hasn't been tested yet or updated for Mountain Lion. Just a reminder that this is something that may factor into your current choices. Phil and others, I also meant to add there is an online copy of the Help for Checkbook Pro that you can access and read at the developer's web page: http://www.splasm.com/support/CheckBook%20Pro%20Help/index.html This is probably more useful for people who want to learn more about the app without downloading the trial version. The back-to-school discount (20% off or $19.95) runs through September 16. You can purchase either through the Splasm web site or through the Mac App Store. The web site offers a Family Pack bundle (if you had multiple Macs with different user name accounts wanting to run the software), but otherwise you might find it more convenient to use the Mac App Store to purchase. CheckBook Pro is pretty good, but unfortunately there's no corresponding iOS app from Splasm. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 9, 2012, at 3:27 AM, Gordon Smith <gor...@mac-access.net> wrote: > I haven't used this much, but personally I'd recommend Tables for your > spreadsheet needs. I'll dig out the URL later, but this software is much > more accessible than Numbers. > > Gordon > > On 8 Aug 2012, at 20:51, Phil Halton <philh...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I've been using Excel on WindowsXP to make my own rather formula-intensive > checking and credit card registers and income/expense tracking spreadsheets. > > > Eventually, I hope to do the same with apple numbers, or some other viable > spreadsheet app on the mac, but for now, I'm looking for something > off-the-shelf that'll fit the bill and work well with VO. > > I would like this app to be able to: > > 1) set up, manage, and report on multiple registers for credit cards, cash, > and checking/savings accounts. > > 2) be easy to work with and allow for quick and easy entry of daily entries > in the checking/credit and expense registers. > 3) Do some simple Year-to-date and year-end analysis of income and expenses > with some kind of intelligible report feature. > > That's about it. > > Thanks - I hope you can tell me something good! > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
