Hi, Try selecting them with just the shift and arrow keys then pressing VO-shift-m to bring up the Contextual menu. Merge Cells should be available from there.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Feb 7, 2014, at 5:52 PM, Gary <gary.robl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay, so I was able to select cells, but still can't merge them. Merge cells > is dimmed out in table menu. > Gary > On Feb 7, 2014, at 5:39 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> That is an older version of Numbers that isn't as accessible as the newer >> versions. It is usable but not near as accessible as the newest version >> which is 3.1 (1769). Are you running Mavericks? If so, you should be able >> to update your version by going to the AppStore. As far as I know, they're >> still offering the free upgrade to the newest Numbers for free as long as >> you have a licensed version of iWork 09 or Numbers. If you're in Mountain >> Lion or Lion, then that's likely the newest version you can use. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On Feb 7, 2014, at 3:45 PM, Gary <gary.robl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Version 2.1 (436) >>> On Feb 7, 2014, at 4:35 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hmmm. What version of Numbers are you using? Go up to the menubar with >>>> VO-m, VO-right once to the Numbers menu and down to the About option. The >>>> version should be announced in there for you. >>>> >>>> Later... >>>> >>>> Tim Kilburn >>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>> >>>> On Feb 7, 2014, at 3:20 PM, Gary <gary.robl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> When I navigate from cell to cell, after I hear the column and row, I >>>>> here the word dim. I don't know if this has something to do with it, but >>>>> I can still write text into the cell. >>>>> >>>>> On Feb 7, 2014, at 9:31 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> When you arrow left/right with the shift key, do you hold down the VO >>>>>> keys or not? They should not be down in this situation. >>>>>> >>>>>> Later... >>>>>> >>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 7, 2014, at 7:52 AM, Gary <gary.robl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I've tried that, and it didn't work for me. >>>>>>> Gary >>>>>>> On Feb 6, 2014, at 1:17 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The easiest way to do this would be to navigate to the first cell, >>>>>>>> then hold down the shift key and arrow across to the cell or cells you >>>>>>>> wish to merge. VO should announce which cells are selected. Press >>>>>>>> VO-shift-m to bring up the Contextual menu and choose Merge Cells from >>>>>>>> there. Alternatively, after selecting the cells, you can press VO-m >>>>>>>> to go up to the menubar, over to the Table menu and down to Merge >>>>>>>> Cells. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> HTH. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Later... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Feb 6, 2014, at 10:34 AM, Gary <gary.robl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>>>>>> I'm trying to merge some cells in Numbers using Mavericks on my iMac. >>>>>>>>> I can't figure out how to select adjacent cells to merge them. I >>>>>>>>> did press VO+Cmd+Enter to select cells, which seemed to be working, >>>>>>>>> but when I went to the merge cells menu, it was dimmed out. Then >>>>>>>>> when I left the menus, the cells were now unselected. 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