To see the version of Numbers on your Mac, choose Numbers About Numbers (from the Numbers menu at the top of your screen). Set a default template. Touch Bar for Numbers. Use VoiceOver to create a spreadsheet. Import an Excel or text file. Export to Excel or another file format. Reduce the spreadsheet file size. Aug 07, 2019  Excel has some good things going for it. I personally enjoy the default history view of files you have edited in the past. This syncs across all your devices, so editing a file on your Mac will throw it to the top of your list of recent files on the iPad.

Set excel to default app

Certain actions that you perform on your Mac will cause default apps to open. For example, clicking a document may open Pages. But what if you want Microsoft Word to open instead? You can also set your default web browser and email reader.

Change Default Apps On Mac

Here's how!

How to change the default Mac app for specific file types

  1. Right-click on a file that uses the file type you'd like to change the default for. For example, one with a .jpg extension (a photo).
  2. Click on Get Info in the pop-up.
  3. Click Open With if the section isn't already expanded.
  4. Click the dropdown and choose an app.

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  5. Click Change All...
  6. Click Continue when the Finder asks you if you're sure.

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Now any time you open a file with that extension, the Finder will automatically open it with the app you've selected.

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How to set your default web browser

  1. Launch System Preferences from the dock, Finder, or by clicking the Apple icon in the Menu bar.
  2. Click General at the top left of the window.
  3. Click the dropdown next to Default web browser.
  4. Click the web browser you'd like to use as the default.

    Source: iMore

How to set your default email reader

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Mail is likely the default email app on your Mac, but just in case you have others downloaded, you can set the default reader. Here's how:

  1. Launch Mail from your dock or the Finder.
  2. Click Mail in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
  3. Click Preferences.
  4. Click the dropdown next to Default Mail Reader.
  5. Click the app you'd like to set as the default.

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Updated February 2020: Updated for macOS Catalina!

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