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With iWork '09, Apple's productivity applications have come of age. Unfortunately, their user guides are stuck in infancy. That's where iWork '09: The Missing Manual comes in. This book quickly guides you through everything you need to know about the Pages word-processor, the Numbers spreadsheet, and the Keynote presentation program that Al Gore and Steve Jobs made famous.
Friendly and entertaining, iWork '09: The Missing Manual gives you crystal-clear and jargon-free explanations of iWork's capabilities, its advantages over similar programs -- and its limitations. You'll see these programs through an objective lens that shows you which features work well and which don't. With this book, you will:
Produce stunning documents and cinema-quality digital presentations
Take advantage of Mac OS X's advanced typography and graphics capabilities
Learn how to use the collection of themes and templates included with iWork
Get undocumented tips, tricks, and secrets for each program
Integrate with other iLife programs to use photos, and audio and video clips
Learn why iWork is the topic most requested by Missing Manual fans. One of the few sources available on Apple's incredible suite of programs, iWork '09: The Missing Manual will help you get the best performance out of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote in no time.
List of contents
From the contents:
The Missing Credits
About the Author
About the Creative Team
Acknowledgments
Photo Credits
The Missing Manual Series
Introduction
What You Can Do with iWork '09
What's New in iWork '09
The Very Basics
About This Book
Pages '09
Chapter 1Creating a Pages Document
Two Programs in One
Using Templates for Ready-to-Go Documents
Your First Word-Processing Document
Your First Page-Layout Document
In the Buff: The Blank Template
Opening an Existing Document
Controlling the Document Window
Chapter 2Editing Text in Pages
Word Processor Text vs. Text Boxes
Basic Text Editing in iWork
Undoing and Backing Up
Changing Font Styles and Appearance
Formatting Paragraphs
Spaces, Invisibles, and Special Characters
Working with Lists
Chapter 3Creating and Using Styles
When You Need Styles: Know the Warning Signs
Style Central: Meet the Styles Drawer
Applying Styles
Creating Styles by Example
Finding and Copying Styles
Changing the Default Font
Chapter 4Typo-Busting Power Tools
Changing Your Mind: Find & Replace
Spell Checking
Reference Tools
The Proofreader
Auto-Correction and Text Substitution
Tracking Changes
Chapter 5Document Format and Organization
Document Formatting
Organizing Your Document with Sections
Auto-Entry: Formatted Text Fields
Mail Merge with Address Book or Numbers
Adding a Table of Contents
Hyperlinks and Bookmarks
Organizing Text with Outlines
Chapter 6Beyond Text: Laying Out Pages
Templates: The Key to Prefab Page Designs
Planning a Layout from Scratch
Creating a Page-Layout Document
Get on the Grid
Chapter 7Objects Up Close: Adding, Modifying, and More
Floating vs. Inline Objects
Adding Objects
Working with Objects
Modifying Object Styles
Copying Objects and Graphic Styles
Chapter 8Building Tables and Charts
Making Tables
Making Mini-Spreadsheets with Formulas
Creating Charts
Chapter 9Sharing Pages Documents
Printing Your Documents
Exporting Documents
Sharing on iWork.com
Publishing Online with iWeb
Chapter 10Streamline Your Projects: Creating Templates
Template-Building Basics
Modifying an Existing Template
Creating Templates from Scratch
Organizing Templates
Sharing, Exchanging, and Buying Templates
Keynote '09
Chapter 11Planning and Giving Great Presentations
Planning the Presentation
Building the Presentation
Delivering the Presentation
Presentation Setting and Gear
Chapter 12Creating a Keynote Slideshow
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About the author
Josh Clark is a writer, designer, and developer who helps creative people get clear of technical hassle to share their ideas with the world. When he's not writing about clever design and humane software, he's building it. Josh is the creator of Big Medium, friendly software that actually makes it fun to manage a Web site. In a previous life, Josh worked on a slew of national PBS programs at Boston's WGBH. He shared his three words of Russian with Mikhail Gorbachev, strolled the ranch with Nancy Reagan, and wrote trivia questions for a primetime game show. Now Josh makes words and spins code at his hypertext laboratory globalmoxie.com in Paris, France, where he lives with his wife Ellen.
Summary
With iWork '09, Apple's productivity applications have come of age. This book guides you through various things you need to know about the Pages word-processor, the Numbers spreadsheet, and the Keynote presentation program. It presents explanations of iWork's capabilities, its advantages over similar programs - and its limitations.
