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by Alexander Anichkin
iWork for Mac OS X Cookbook
iWork for Mac OS X Cookbook
Table of Contents
iWork for Mac OS X Cookbook
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
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Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Errata
Piracy
Questions
1. Lateral Thinking
Introduction
What to do when color options disappear
How to do it...
There's more...
See also
Copying and pasting from Numbers to Pages
How to do it...
How it works
There's more...
Stacking photos by using the Bring to Front and Send to Back options to layer photos
How to do it...
There's more...
Using Command + F to search long documents when editing
How to do it...
There's more...
Using Command + F for proofing
Using Command + F in other applications
Using Command + F in internet browsers
2. Working with Text
Introduction
Changing font (typeface) using toolbar, menus, or Font Panel—when to use which
Getting ready
How to do it...
Menus
Shortcuts
Toolbar
Font Panel
There's more...
Blank paragraphs versus spaces after paragraphs
How to do it...
There's more...
Fitting more text on a page than it can hold
How to do it...
Letter or resume
Small advertisement
There's more...
Using tabs to stop text sticking to the edges of a colored background
How to do it...
There's more...
Creating smudged highlights for text
Getting ready
How to do it...
Creating a highlight with a line
Creating a highlight with a rectangle
There's more...
Creating drop caps with the Custom Image bullets
Getting ready
How to do it...
Using Text Bullets
Using screenshots of letters or custom images for drop caps
There's more...
3. Working Across Platforms and Applications
Introduction
Dragging a Word file onto the Pages icon to open it
How to do it...
There's more...
Opening the Excel documents in Numbers, editing them, and exporting them back into Excel
How to do it...
There's more...
Keynote and PowerPoint—working together
How to do it...
There's more...
Using screenshots and PNG files—shortcuts, options, and tricks
How to do it...
There's more...
Fitting files of other formats into iWork documents
How to do it...
There's more...
Making JPEG images from iWork documents
How to do it...
There's more...
Making a good PDF from an iWork document, and CMYK PDFs for professional printing
How to do it...
There's more...
Dragging and dropping files from one application to another
How to do it...
There's more...
4. Where to Find Shortcuts and How to Remember Them
Introduction
Shortcuts for opening new documents, new folders, and duplicates
How to do it...
Creating a new document, using Command + N
Doing graphics in a separate document
Text Box
Photos and graphics
Making a new folder, using Command + Shift + N
Creating a duplicate, using Command + D
There's more...
Saving and autosaving—don't rely on Auto Save
How to do it...
There's more...
Send to Back and Bring to Front—iWork-specific shortcuts
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Grouping and ungrouping—making multiple elements into one
How to do it...
There's more...
Undo and Redo—the most important shortcuts
How to do it...
Undo—Command + Z
Redo—Command + Shift + Z
There's more...
5. Working with Photos: Tips and Tricks
Introduction
Placing, cropping, editing, moving, and resizing photos
Getting ready
How to do it...
Editing photos
How it works...
There's more...
Cropping photos
Wrapping inline photos
Using the Metrics Inspector to move floating photos
See also...
Masking photos, and the magnifying glass trick
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Instant Alpha
Step sequence
Masking
See also...
Masking versus Image Fill—when Image Fill is easier than Masking
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Background images—setting a photo as the background and finding suitable photos
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Removing and changing the background in photos with Instant Alpha
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Using "patches" to improve photos
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Making cutouts with edited masks
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Making the mask editable
Curving the Mask
There's more...
See also...
6. Graphic Design—Working with Clip Art and Making Your Own
Introduction
Making symbols from Character Palette into clip art—where to find clip art for iWork
Getting ready
How to do it...
There's more...
MS Office clip art is compatible
Wikipedia/Wikimedia
Create your own clip art
See also
Using elements of iWork templates as clip art—clipping a photo to a hand-written note
How to do it...
There's more...
Making your digital photos into a piece of clip art
How to do it...
There's more...
See also
Putting images inside letters—filling letters with photos and other graphic images
How to do it...
There's more...
Turning a star into a thought bubble—how to edit shapes
How to do it...
There's more...
7. Graphic Design: Making Your Own Logo
Introduction
Editing basic shapes to create a logo
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Adding or deleting editing points to create a heart shape
How to do it...
There's more...
See also
Drawing logos with the free draw tool: Picasso's dog
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Angular and curved points
There's more...
Rectangle, oval, and arrow: stacking, editing, and finding the right color
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works
There's more...
Drawing a human shape and turning it into a logo
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Making your own images by tracing photos and other images: drawing a Robin
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works
There's more...
See also
Writing letters for your logo with the draw tool: the principles of a good logo
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
8. PDFs and Professional Printing
Introduction
Producing a CMYK-separated PDF for a professional print shop
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Setting PDFs for professional print shops, and a few tips
Getting ready
How to do it...
There's more...
Additional tips
See also
Understanding the elements of a print-shop-ready document
How to do it...
Adding 3 mm (0.12 inch) as trim all around
Alignment elements
Bleeds
Colors
There's more...
Registration marks
Trim marks
Color bar
Slugs
Finding the right print shop
How to do it...
See also
9. Planning Large, Long-term Projects
Introduction
Preparing a full set of promotional literature
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Creating a custom bulleted list when planning a brochure
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Designing the title in print or electronic format
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Brand color
Title as image
Character spacing
Deactivate wrap
There's more...
See also
Using iWork templates to create your own media placeholder
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Using styles to create a company brand look
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Setting the document size—what to keep in mind when preparing a book in iWork
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Margins
Truncating
There's more...
See also
10. Designing from Scratch: Beyond Templates
Editing a shape to create a graphic design element
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Editable shapes
There's more...
See also
Drawing curved lines to enhance the graphic detail in a design
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Using flowing colors for graphic headings
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Text
Creating an image
Gradient Fill
Alpha tool
Shadow
There's more...
See also
Using the color picker to create a custom color palette
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Fading an image from side to side with an overlapping object
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Setting custom document dimensions
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Using columns and Text Boxes to lay out text
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Designing repeating elements such as footer and object co-ordinates, and creating sections
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
11. Mastering Numbers: Tips, Techniques, and Fun
Introduction
Rearranging rows and columns
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Hiding columns instead of deleting them
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Adding up selected cells
Getting ready
How to do it...
There's more...
Setting and using formulas in financial documents
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Making documents secure and private
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Adding pictures to cells
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Using color coding—changing table row colors and setting cells to change color automatically
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Using clip art and photos in charts—the unbeatable visual effect of Numbers documents
Getting ready
How to do it...
First demonstration
Second demonstration
How it works...
There's more...
See also
12. Keynote Uncovered: a Few Techniques
Introduction
Adding text to Keynote slides
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
See also
Placing and editing photos in Keynote slides
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Copying Keynote slides into Pages and Numbers
Getting ready
How to do it...
There's more...
See also
Adding audio files to slideshows
Getting ready
How to do it...
There's more...
Making QuickTime movies from Keynote slideshows
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
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