Tom Gorham

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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Pages’ simplicity makes it an ideal tool for small print-runs

by Tom Gorham on 18 May 2010 in iWork

Pages may not be as well-known as InDesign or QuarkXPress, but for small print-runs, Apple’s application has a lot to offer. Pages isn’t the sort of page layout application that under normal circumstances you’re likely to mention in the same sentence as QuarkXPress or InDesign. Frankly, many would struggle to place it at opposite ends [...]

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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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