{"id":60292,"date":"2020-04-03T12:57:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T17:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=60292"},"modified":"2020-04-07T17:28:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T22:28:56","slug":"capturing-data-with-forms-in-numbers-for-iphone-and-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/60292-capturing-data-with-forms-in-numbers-for-iphone-and-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Capturing Data with Forms in Numbers for iPhone and iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Our iPhones and iPads are perfect for data collection in the field; they\u2019re portable, don\u2019t require the use of a keyboard, and can connect to the cloud from almost anywhere. Apple\u2019s free Numbers<\/a> spreadsheet app is a perfect tool for analyzing data that\u2019s captured on mobile devices, and it also has a relatively unknown feature that creates easy-to-use entry forms. Today I\u2019ll show you how to create a form with Numbers on the iPhone and iPad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start With A Spreadsheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To begin with, you\u2019ll need an idea of the data you wish to capture. The easiest way to do that is to create a spreadsheet in Numbers that has the data fields in individual columns, with each row being a separate record (or instance). As our example, let\u2019s make a spreadsheet that can be used to track credit card expenses. We want to track the following data points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n