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Finding the Keynote within the keynote

by Tom Gorham on 18 June 2010 in iWork

Apple’s keynote addresses often offer up clues to what’s in store for its presentation application, but deciphering them isn’t always easy… Duplicating Apple keynote effects can be tough. As Apple’s star has moved into the ascendant over the past few years, the minutiae of its keynotes have been analysed at frustrating length by technology pundits [...]

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iWork is a real hit when it comes to charts

by Tom Gorham on 28 May 2010 in iWork

Creating good-looking charts and graphs can be a real chore in Excel. Thankfully, iWork’s built-in templates make the whole process a breeze. As befits a suite made by Apple, iWork applications carry a deserved reputation for good looks. Base a document on one of its built-in templates and it’s well nigh impossible to produce something [...]

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10 reasons why you should start using iWork.com

by Tom Gorham on 18 May 2010 in iWork

iWork.com has been much maligned and mostly shunned since its launch last year, but despite its flaws, this free online service has a lot to offer. Let’s say that you’re asked to name Apple’s least-impressive software over the past 10 years. After considering the anaemic .Mac Backup application or pondering the disappointment of the Mac [...]

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To get the most out of Page’s mail merge, link it with Numbers

by Tom Gorham on 18 May 2010 in iWork

Mail merge was once best avoided and overshadowed by Microsoft’s effort, but it’s been improved and is now worth a second look. If MacUser’s readers were to put together a list of Pages 09′s can’t-live-without features, I’d be prepared to give long odds on the words ‘mail merge’ being mentioned. I may be guilty of [...]

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Is iWork really a serious alternative to Office?

by Tom Gorham on 18 May 2010 in iWork

iWork’s applications are smart and powerful, but things could come unstuck if compatibility with Office documents is important… Another small business switched to the Mac last week. Such moves are no longer the sort of rare event to generate headlines, and given that the business in question is a small book-publishing house, rather than a [...]

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iWork.com goes mobile

by Kenny Hemphill on 19 March 2010 in Apple software

Apple has made a number of significant changes to iWork.com in preparation for the launch of the iPad next month. “you can now log into the sharing service from an iPhone Redesigned Sign In and Shared Documents mean you can now log into the document sharing service from an iPhone and iPod touch and see [...]

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