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This used to be a very simple function in Pages. I only had to fill in the first cell in two rows, select the yellow dot at the bottom of the lower cell, and pull it downwards over multiple pages. Simple and it always used to work. It now doesn't. I have tried everything including soliciting AI help. Nothing works. Bug?
iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 13.7
UPDATE: On a Numbers sheet, I created about 150 rows and numbered them. Then, copied the column and pasted it into Pages clicking on the first cell. Pages pasted the numbering. If I, however, delete or add a row, the numbering goes out of sync. The only way to correct that is by going back to Numbers and numbering a fresh set of rows from 1 to xxx. Painful manual process.
I'm not quite sure I understand the issue - what you describe is the SAME in Pages and in Numbers.
Create a table in [Numbers or Pages]
Enter 1 in the top-left cell
Enter 2 in the cell below
Click and drag to select the two cells
Drag the handle down to fill the column
--> the column fills with sequential numbers
Delete a random row in the middle of the table
--> cells below move up, numbers remain the same (with a missing number in the middle)
This is the same in Numbers and in Pages
Furthermore, in both applications, I can simply re-select the top two cells in the column and drag down again to resequence the numbers.
If you want the cells to automatically renumber as rows are deleted (in both Numbers and Pages), then use a Formula.
In the above example, set the top cell (A1) to 1
In the cell below, enter: =A1+1
this cell is now a dynamic formula, not a static value.
Drag cell A2 down the column and now the cells will fill with formulas that increment based on the cell above.
Now when you delete a row (again, the same in Numbers and Page), the following rows will automatically adjust.
So it sounds like your solution is to use numbers that describe what you want the cells to show, rather that setting them to fixed values.
Thank you for your response. I am aware of everything you mention. The issue is that what used to be working in Pages, is not working anymore past Page 1. In other words, if I drag down the page, the numbering stops at the last row at the bottom of page 1. It does not automatically continue numbering in the first column of page 2 onwards, for the remainder of the document.
Numbering rows in a table that stretches to multiple pages - not working in Pages version 4.1 (7040.0.73).
