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iWork for Mac OS X Cookbook

By Alexander Anichkin
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  1. Lateral Thinking
    • Lateral Thinking
    • Introduction
    • What to do when color options disappear
    • Copying and pasting from Numbers to Pages
    • Stacking photos by using the Bring to Front and Send to Back options to layer photos
    • Using Command + F to search long documents when editing
    • Working with Text
    • Introduction
    • Changing font (typeface) using toolbar, menus, or Font Panel—when to use which
    • Blank paragraphs versus spaces after paragraphs
    • Fitting more text on a page than it can hold
    • Using tabs to stop text sticking to the edges of a colored background
    • Creating smudged highlights for text
    • Creating drop caps with the Custom Image bullets
    • Working Across Platforms and Applications
    • Introduction
    • Dragging a Word file onto the Pages icon to open it
    • Opening the Excel documents in Numbers, editing them, and exporting them back into Excel
    • Keynote and PowerPoint—working together
    • Using screenshots and PNG files—shortcuts, options, and tricks
    • Fitting files of other formats into iWork documents
    • Making JPEG images from iWork documents
    • Making a good PDF from an iWork document, and CMYK PDFs for professional printing
    • Dragging and dropping files from one application to another
    • Where to Find Shortcuts and How to Remember Them
    • Introduction
    • Shortcuts for opening new documents, new folders, and duplicates
    • Saving and autosaving—don't rely on Auto Save
    • Send to Back and Bring to Front—iWork-specific shortcuts
    • Grouping and ungrouping—making multiple elements into one
    • Undo and Redo—the most important shortcuts
    • Working with Photos: Tips and Tricks
    • Introduction
    • Placing, cropping, editing, moving, and resizing photos
    • Masking photos, and the magnifying glass trick
    • Masking versus Image Fill—when Image Fill is easier than Masking
    • Background images—setting a photo as the background and finding suitable photos
    • Removing and changing the background in photos with Instant Alpha
    • Using "patches" to improve photos
    • Making cutouts with edited masks
    • 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
    • Using elements of iWork templates as clip art—clipping a photo to a hand-written note
    • Making your digital photos into a piece of clip art
    • Putting images inside letters—filling letters with photos and other graphic images
    • Turning a star into a thought bubble—how to edit shapes
    • Graphic Design: Making Your Own Logo
    • Introduction
    • Editing basic shapes to create a logo
    • Adding or deleting editing points to create a heart shape
    • Drawing logos with the free draw tool: Picasso's dog
    • Rectangle, oval, and arrow: stacking, editing, and finding the right color
    • Drawing a human shape and turning it into a logo
    • Making your own images by tracing photos and other images: drawing a Robin
    • Writing letters for your logo with the draw tool: the principles of a good logo
    • PDFs and Professional Printing
    • Introduction
    • Producing a CMYK-separated PDF for a professional print shop
    • Setting PDFs for professional print shops, and a few tips
    • Understanding the elements of a print-shop-ready document
    • Finding the right print shop
    • Planning Large, Long-term Projects
    • Introduction
    • Preparing a full set of promotional literature
    • Creating a custom bulleted list when planning a brochure
    • Designing the title in print or electronic format
    • Using iWork templates to create your own media placeholder
    • Using styles to create a company brand look
    • Setting the document size—what to keep in mind when preparing a book in iWork
    • Designing from Scratch: Beyond Templates
    • Editing a shape to create a graphic design element
    • Drawing curved lines to enhance the graphic detail in a design
    • Using flowing colors for graphic headings
    • Using the color picker to create a custom color palette
    • Fading an image from side to side with an overlapping object
    • Setting custom document dimensions
    • Using columns and Text Boxes to lay out text
    • Designing repeating elements such as footer and object co-ordinates, and creating sections
    • Mastering Numbers: Tips, Techniques, and Fun
    • Introduction
    • Rearranging rows and columns
    • Hiding columns instead of deleting them
    • Adding up selected cells
    • Setting and using formulas in financial documents
    • Making documents secure and private
    • Adding pictures to cells
    • Using color coding—changing table row colors and setting cells to change color automatically
    • Using clip art and photos in charts—the unbeatable visual effect of Numbers documents
    • Keynote Uncovered: a Few Techniques
    • Introduction
    • Adding text to Keynote slides
    • Placing and editing photos in Keynote slides
    • Copying Keynote slides into Pages and Numbers
    • Adding audio files to slideshows
    • Making QuickTime movies from Keynote slideshows
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