iWork '09: The Missing Manual

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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.

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Overview

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, 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, Keynote, and more in no time.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780596157586
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 5/4/2009
  • Series: Missing Manual Series
  • Pages: 890
  • Sales rank: 188,040
  • Product dimensions: 6.90 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 2.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Josh Clark is a writer, designer, and developer who helps creative people clear technical hassles to share their ideas with the world. As speaker and consultant, he has helped scores of companies build effective websites and mobile apps. When he's not writing or speaking 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 website. He's also the author of Best iPhone Apps and iWork '09: The Missing Manual, both published by O'Reilly. Before the rise of the Web, Josh worked on a slew of national PBS programs at WGBH-TV in Boston. He shared his three words of Russian with Mikhail Gorbachev, strolled the ranch with Nancy Reagan, hobnobbed with Rockefellers, and wrote trivia questions for a primetime game show. Now Josh makes words and spins code at his hypertext laboratory globalmoxie.com. He divides his time between Providence, Rhode Island, and Paris, France.

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Table of Contents


The Missing CreditsIntroductionPart I: Pages '09Chapter 1: Creating a Pages DocumentChapter 2: Editing Text in PagesChapter 3: Creating and Using StylesChapter 4: Typo-Busting Power ToolsChapter 5: Document Format and OrganizationChapter 6: Beyond Text: Laying Out PagesChapter 7: Objects Up Close: Adding, Modifying, and MoreChapter 8: Building Tables and ChartsChapter 9: Sharing Pages DocumentsChapter 10: Streamline Your Projects: Creating TemplatesPart II: Keynote '09Chapter 11: Planning and Giving Great PresentationsChapter 12: Creating a Keynote SlideshowChapter 13: Laying Out Your SlidesChapter 14: Animating Your SlidesChapter 15: Sharing Your SlideshowsChapter 16: Customizing Keynote ThemesPart III: Numbers 09Chapter 17: Creating a Numbers SpreadsheetChapter 18: Editing Tables in NumbersChapter 19: Organizing Tables in NumbersChapter 20: Using FormulasChapter 21: Advanced Data Crunching with FunctionsChapter 22: Charts: Giving Shape to NumbersChapter 23: Designing Your Spreadsheet ReportChapter 24: Sharing Your SpreadsheetsChapter 25: Creating Custom Numbers TemplatesPart IV: AppendixInstalling and Upgrading iWorkColophon
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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 10, 2010

    Must have this book to operate programs on your new Mac.

    Provides all the information needed to understand how to do specifics---what used to be included in the instruction book when you purchased a new computer (which is no longer included from the manufacturer).

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