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.

Josh Clark is a writer, designer, and developer who helps creative people get clear of technical hassle to share their ideas with the world. When he's not writing 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 Web site and he's the author of iWork '09: The Missing Manual. In a previous life, Josh worked on a slew of national PBS programs at Boston's WGBH. He shared his three words of Russian with Mikhail Gorbachev, strolled the ranch with Nancy Reagan, and wrote trivia questions for a primetime game show. Now Josh makes words and spins code at his hypertextlaboratory globalmoxie.com in Paris, France, where he lives with his wife Ellen.

Inhaltsverzeichnis * The Missing Credits * About the Author * About the Creative Team * Acknowledgments * Photo Credits * The Missing Manual Series * Introduction * What You Can Do with iWork '09 * What's New in iWork '09 * The Very Basics * About This Book * Pages '09 * Chapter 1Creating a Pages Document * Two Programs in One * Using Templates for Ready-to-Go Documents * Your First Word-Processing Document * Your First Page-Layout Document * In the Buff: The Blank Template * Opening an Existing Document * Controlling the Document Window * Chapter 2Editing Text in Pages * Word Processor Text vs. Text Boxes * Basic Text Editing in iWork * Undoing and Backing Up * Changing Font Styles and Appearance * Formatting Paragraphs * Spaces, Invisibles, and Special Characters * Working with Lists * Chapter 3Creating and Using Styles * When You Need Styles: Know the Warning Signs * Style Central: Meet the Styles Drawer * Applying Styles * Creating Styles by Example * Finding and Copying Styles * Changing the Default Font * Chapter 4Typo-Busting Power Tools * Changing Your Mind: Find & Replace * Spell Checking * Reference Tools * The Proofreader * Auto-Correction and Text Substitution * Tracking Changes * Chapter 5Document Format and Organization * Document Formatting * Organizing Your Document with Sections * Auto-Entry: Formatted Text Fields * Mail Merge with Address Book or Numbers * Adding a Table of Contents * Hyperlinks and Bookmarks * Organizing Text with Outlines * Chapter 6Beyond Text: Laying Out Pages * Templates: The Key to Prefab Page Designs * Planning a Layout from Scratch * Creating a Page-Layout Document * Get on the Grid * Chapter 7Objects Up Close: Adding, Modifying, and More * Floating vs. Inline Objects * Adding Objects * Working with Objects * Modifying Object Styles * Copying Objects and Graphic Styles * Chapter 8Building Tables and Charts * Making Tables * Making Mini-Spreadsheets with Formulas * Creating Charts * Chapter 9Sharing Pages Documents * Printing Your Documents