
Numbers takes an approach that spreadsheet novices will find less intimidating. Excel is packed with more features than most of us will ever use, while Numbers takes a more basic approach.Įxcel also seems to be built for people who work with spreadsheets day-in and day-out and know exactly what features they need. This different approach gives you a glimpse of the difference between the two programs. Handles let you extend the grid in either direction, if you need to. With the default “Blank” spreadsheet, you get columns labeled from A through G and rows labeled 1 through 22. Numbers, on the other hand, starts you off with something more defined.


When you launch Excel, you’ll see a grid that extends essentially infinitely in any given direction.
