Apple iWork '08
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All three applications are bundled in iWork '08 for leaner data exchange and increased productivity. With the suite you can create appealing text documents, stunning video presentations and powerful spreadsheets.
All Pages, Keynote and Numbers applications included in Apple iWork support either imports or exports of industry-leading file formats including Microsoft Office so that transferring your work between Mac and PC is an absolute breeze.
Pages
Pages is a feature-rich word processor included in Apple iWork '08. The application comes with 140 built-in templates allowing you to create large text writing, brochures, leaflets, booklets, newsletters, letters, resumes and reports that look elegant and neat.
Switch between page view mode and writing mode to see how your documents will look like in print. Add charts, media included, 2D and 3G graphics to your writing to impress your audience. The built-in media explorer allows you to browse video, images and other media files directly from your Aperture or iPhoto repositories. Once you've found your photo, just drag and drop it into your document to embed the file. Pages allows you to set text flow around these embedded objects easily using the Wrap feature.
Enrich your text document with tables and calculation cells – Pages allows you to insert tables right into your document, format and fill them with numbers with a few clicks.
Charts are easily to insert too. Pages lets you inject impressive 3D or 2D charts right into your text where you can select between a couple of options to present your data: a column, pie, bar, line or other types of charts are available. Give your charts a fancy touch by applying texture, shadows or rotation.
Apple iWork's Pages '08 comes with native support for many popular text file formats including all industry-leading formats. Create, export and import your documents without compatibility constraints. Pages can import Microsoft Office 2007 format which is XML, as well as previous versions of Word formats. Not only text, but all content included in the documents will be successfully imported that is tables, charts, headings, footnotes, bookmarks, embedded objects and so forth. With Pages '08 you can also access opens RTF and AppleWorks files. A variety of media formats is supported included but not limited to MP3, MOV, AIFF, AAC (audio/video), GIF, PSD, JPEG, PNG (image formats) and PDF.
Edited files may be exported to PDF, RTF, Word or plain text documents.
Numbers
Numbers is the Mac's most popular spreadsheet application included in the Apple iWork '08 too. Numbers lets you create financial reports, budgets, complex and simple spreadsheet files and more.
You can input and calculate your data in a more automated way using the intelligent tables system, format cells and tables using automatic formatting, adjust text, column width and do more adjustments.
Every table is easy to sort, add new rows and columns, reference tabs or to delete data from. The table Format Bar offers lets you format your table in just a couple of clicks.
Divide your spreadsheet into multiple tables that act as independent calculation units. Every table you create is an independent, fully configurable spreadsheet unit that you can put in a separate "canvas".
iWork's Numbers includes over 35 templates that can quickly create stunning presentations for you based on your spreadsheet data. You can narrate your presentations using the voice recording utility that is included in this software. Arrange text, tables, charts and embedded media files such as pictures, movies and music using alignment rulers and guides.
Like Pages, Numbers supports 3D and 2D charts too. Your charts can be enriched by included textures and autoformat styles.
To ensure cross-platform compatibility, Apple's Numbers supports Microsoft Office Excel 2007 spreadsheet format that is widely known as Office Open XML. Compatibility with Open Financial Exchange is ensured – simply drag and drop your data onto your Numbers table to instantly use it. Previous versions of Excel are also supported. Exporting your files should be a no-hassle process too: Excel .xls, PDF and CSV formats are supported for export.
Numbers allows you to add contact information from your Address Book. Simply drag and drop your contacts from Mac's Address Book straight into Numbers.
Avoid printing errors by viewing your document in the print preview before you actually print. Numbers allows you to adjust margins, text size and other properties to fit your spreadsheet to your page settings.
Keynote
Another application included in Apple iWork '08 is Keynote.
Keynote is software for Mac that helps you create impressive video presentations, slide shows and animated demonstrations. Keynote includes themes, voice narration tools, transition effects and other accessories to make your presentations look more appealing.
Use pre-defined themes, charts, effects, voice and dynamic tables to create impressive presentations without hassle. Even novice users are able to create theater-quality videos with almost 40 templates that are included in Keynote.
Import images and media files and edit them directly in Keynote. Use predrawn shapes to enhance your photos without the need of using any third party tool. The Media Browser lets you search and preview your iPhoto images, movies, music from iTunes and browse Aperture repositories. Adding media files to your presentation is just drag and drop.
Keynote comes with builtin support for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 format, known as the Office Open XML specification. Previous versions of PowerPoint are supported too. To share your work with those not using Mac, you can export your slide shows to PowerPoint format.
Keynote is able to export your presentation directly to your website, iTubes or YouTube supporting HTML, PDF, QuickTime, and Flash movie .swf format.
For customers looking to test Apple iWork for free, there is a 30-day trial available for download at Apple's site (see links below).
Product Features
Edition:
Standard
Platform:
Macintosh
* Create impressive text documents, spreadsheets and presentations
* Support for industry-standard formats including MS Office, XML, PDF, HTML and more
* Add media files to your documents
* Seamless integration into your Mac environment
* Enrich your documents with graphs, automated tables and data presentation templates
* Avoid printing surprises by pre-viewing your printouts
* Export your documents to Microsoft Office and other formats
* Apple iWork Free trial download is available - test the suite for free for 30 days
