The iWork productivity suite is designed to handle common business tasks such as correspondence, budgets, and presentations. Some of the programs do double duty, however, such as Pages, which you can use as a word processing program and for page design. In addition to the installed iWork applications, you can use the new iWork.com website (currently in beta testing) to upload and share documents.
Mac OS X shares commands throughout the operating system to make it easier to transition during tasks. Actions like opening a document, launching an application, and accessing help remain consistent, regardless of where you are and what you are doing. iWork is no different. The toolbars look the same in all of the programs, and there are four tasks that are performed the same throughout the suite.
Inspector - While you will notice that there is a formatting bar along the top of the screen in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, the real tools are stashed away in the Inspector. Click the Inspector button (a circle with an i in it) to access all of the available formatting tools. The top row of the Inspector window contains buttons to access different pages of tools (text, photos, charts, and so forth). You can open multiple Inspector windows by holding down the opt i on key when clicking the Inspector icon.
Media - If you want to add elements to your documents such as audio or a photo, you can use the Media icon to access the Media Browser. This allows you to search your computer for the file that you want and insert it into your document. Once you’ve located the item you want to insert, just drag and drop it into place. You can also drag and drop items from your desktop or Finder windows without having to use the Media Browser.
Colors - Click the Colors icon to access the palettes and color wheel you need to add exciting color elements to your projects, like to borders, lines, and text.
Fonts - Using the same font for everything isn’t very stylish or exciting. Click the Fonts icon to change your fonts and font size and to add effects like bold and strikethrough.
When you first open Pages, by clicking its icon or launching it from the Applications folder, you are presented with the Welcome screen, which directs you to valuable resources like the iWork training tutorial videos. You can watch the intro video or videos that are specific to the tasks you want to learn about. You can also choose to keep this Welcome screen active every time you launch the program or choose not to see it again, via the check box in the lower-left corner. Click Close to continue.
On the next screen, you will find the Template Chooser. Because Pages has two capabilities, word processing and page layout, the pane on the left side of the screen is divided in two parts (top and bottom). In the top part of the left pane, you will find common word processing activities like resumes and letters. In the lower part, you can select from more design-orientated projects like brochures, flyers, and business cards. You can pick a template to start from or you can select Blank in either part to start a document from scratch.
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