User level: Level 2 (223 points)Numbers 15.4 seems cumbersome to use. Formatting was always available in panel on rt side, now not easily found. Sort feature doesn't always work.
Posted on Nov 7, 2026 8:48 AM
User level: Level 9 (62,211 points)Nov 7, 2026 8:19 PM in response to we04ndy
> Numbers 15.4 seems cumbersome to use
Cumbersome compared to...?
Previous versions of Numbers? (the UI is almost identical, barring some additions for the Creator Studio AI tools)
Other spreadsheet applications? (It's not trying to be a clone)
> Formatting was always available in panel on rt side
It still is... maybe you've toggled the inspector so it's not visible. I can see how that might lead to frustration - Use View -> Inspector -> Show Inspector to bring it back.
> Sort feature doesn't always work.
Going to need more to go on than that... What doesn't work?
User level: Level 7 (22,545 points)Nov 8, 2026 1:10 AM in response to we04ndy
Hi we04ndy,
Just a thought. Are you squeezing the Numbers window to the extreme left?
After "squeezing" to the extreme left:
Numbers will politely hide the Format Panel to allow more of the document to display.
Drag the right side of the document window to the right to see the Format Panel and more of the "real estate" on your screen.
Regards,
Ian.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256390361