iWork PORTABLE GENIUS, 2nd Edition
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About the Author
Guy Hart-Davis writes about computers, phones, tablets, and technologies. His other books include iMac Portable Genius, Teach Yourself VISUALLY iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, Teach Yourself VISUALLY iPad, and Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook Air.
This book is dedicated to Teddy.
Acknowledgments
Id like to thank the following people for making this book happen:
- Stephanie McComb for getting the book approved and signing me up to write it.
- Aaron Black for supervising the revision and focusing the coverage.
- Amanda Gambill for running the editorial side of the project.
- Paul Sihvonen-Binder for reviewing the book for technical accuracy and making many helpful suggestions.
- Kim Heusel for copyediting the book with a light touch.
Chapter 1: How Do I Get Started with iWork?
The iWork suite from Apple consists of three apps Pages, Numbers, and Keynote that enable you to create beautiful documents, powerful spreadsheets, and convincing presentations. The iWork apps run on OS X on Macs; on iOS on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch; and on the iCloud online service that Apple offers. You can create documents on any of the platforms, store them on iCloud, and then work with them on other platforms. This chapter shows you how to get iWork on the platforms you're using. It also covers how to navigate the iWork user interface smoothly and effectively.
Understanding iWork for OS X, iOS, and iCloud
iWork is a suite of three apps produced by Apple:
- Pages. An app for word processing and document layout. Pages includes templates that enable you to create many document types quickly, ranging from letters, resumes, and reports to posters, project proposals, and flyers. Pages can import and export documents in the Microsoft Word formats.
- Numbers. An app for creating spreadsheets, tables, and charts. Numbers comes with templates that make it easy to create anything from a basic spreadsheet containing data of your choice to business spreadsheets, such as employee schedules and expense reports, or personal spreadsheets, such as a savings tracker or a mortgage calculator. Numbers can import and export spreadsheet files in the Microsoft Excel formats.
- Keynote. An app for creating and delivering presentations. Keynote includes a set of visual themes for creating visually striking presentations containing whatever material you need to show to your audience, be it in a business setting or a personal setting. Keynote can import and export presentation files in the Microsoft PowerPoint formats.
Understanding the three platforms iWork supports
The iWork apps run on the three main platforms Apple supports:
- OS X. The operating system for Macs, previously known as Mac OS X. Macs range from the diminutive MacBook Air, the smallest of which has an 11-inch screen, to the high-powered Mac Pro, which can drive several massive monitors at the same time, and give you a huge amount of space. OS X, which, at this writing, is in its tenth major version (numbered OS X 10.9 and codenamed Mavericks) is the longest standing of the three platforms, has the greatest maturity, and offers the most power and features. To run the iWork apps on OS X, you download the apps from the Mac App Store, install them, and run them like any other app. Figure shows Pages running on OS X. You can expand the Pages window to full screen, and give commands using the menu bar, toolbars, and the panel on the right.
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