How do I add graphics to Numbers pop-up menu

Sometime last year I created a spreadsheet to record values with a corresponding cell to select an arrow to indicate if the reading is rising, lowering, etc. I was trying to add another arrow option, but for the life of me I cannot figure out how I was able to add the arrows to the drop down list. I tried on both my iMac and iPad. Does anyone know how to do this?


Below are screenshots of the pop-up formatting window and the selection window.




iPad Pro, iPadOS 18

Posted on Mar 12, 2025 5:45 AM

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Posted on Mar 12, 2025 7:30 AM

Add a new item and drag in a character from the character viewer.


In System Preferences->Keyboard->Input Sources you can choose to "show the input menu in menu bar" which will give quick access to all characters up on the main menu bar, top right.


Or, in Numbers, it is Command T (Format->Fonts->Show Fonts) then click on the three dots in a circle then click on Characters. That will hopefully make more sense when you see it.


Click on a character then drag a version of it from the box that says "font variations". Some characters might look different in the pop-up menu because it doesn't accept all font variations. The characters in your post are found under Emoji->Symbols.

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Mar 12, 2025 7:30 AM in response to Michael Debonis

Add a new item and drag in a character from the character viewer.


In System Preferences->Keyboard->Input Sources you can choose to "show the input menu in menu bar" which will give quick access to all characters up on the main menu bar, top right.


Or, in Numbers, it is Command T (Format->Fonts->Show Fonts) then click on the three dots in a circle then click on Characters. That will hopefully make more sense when you see it.


Click on a character then drag a version of it from the box that says "font variations". Some characters might look different in the pop-up menu because it doesn't accept all font variations. The characters in your post are found under Emoji->Symbols.

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