Numbers: Adding Audio to your Charts

Learning Activity

You can record audio and video directly into a spreadsheet to complement your tables and charts. Add depth to your data with audio explanations, self-reflection videos, or video trials of an experiment.

Open your previous Numbers file which has your table data and chart. Follow the steps below to briefly record some audio to explain the results shown in your chart. 

Upload your Numbers file (saving it with the new audio) under Record Achievement. 

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To Add Audio to your Numbers file

1. Tap , tap , then tap Record Audio.

   Note: After you record, you insert the recording wherever you want in the spreadsheet.

2. Tap  and start recording; when you want to stop, tap .

   While you record, you can scroll, zoom, and view different sheets.

3. To preview your recording, tap .

   To preview from a specific point, swipe left or right on the recording to position the green line, then tap .

4. To edit your recording, tap , then do any of the following:

   • Rerecord a section: Drag the green handles to select the section. Tap  to record over that section.

     

   • Trim: Drag the green handles to define the section you want to keep. Tap  to delete everything outside of the handles.

   • Delete all or part of the recording: Drag the green handles to define the section you want to delete. Tap  to delete everything inside the handles.

5. Go to the sheet where you want to add the recording, tap Insert or Done at the top of the screen, then drag the recording to move it.

To play your recording, tap  to select it, then tap it again. To edit or delete the recording after you add it to a sheet, tap it, then tap Edit or Delete.

You can also share your recording as an audio file. Tap the recording in the spreadsheet, then tap Share.