iWork the missing manual

[...]... slimmed-down versions of the iWork for Mac apps made it onto the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch back then, this latest release finally brings the iWork for Mac and iWork for iOS apps together in one uniform update And then there’s the small matter of iWork for iCloud, a new online service that debuted in late 2013, which makes it easy to share documents among the various versions of iWork Clearly, there’s a lot... button; after reading the menu choices, they click the option they want Other people like to press the mouse button continuously as they click the menu title and drag down the list to the desired command; only then do they release the mouse button Both methods work, so use whichever one you prefer • Keyboard shortcuts Every time you take your hand off the keyboard to move the mouse, you lose time and potentially... try resizing the image within the mask by clicking the Resize button and then using the selection handles (which turn black to let you know that you’re editing the image and not the mask) When you put your cursor over the image, the cursor turns into a hand, and you can then drag the image to a new position behind the mask If you accidentally drag the picture while mucking around with the mask controls,... documents (whether you’re on the go or just too comfy on the sofa to fetch your Introduction xv THE THREE FLAVORS OF IWORK laptop from upstairs), the iWork for iOS apps are the answer This version of iWork brings the fun Pages, Keynote, and Numbers to your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch (This book uses the term iDevice as shorthand for all three Apple gadgets.)  NOTE  iOS is the name of the operating... install and upgrade iWork for Mac and iWork for iOS About→These→Arrows In this book, and throughout the Missing Manual series, you’ll find sentences like this one: “Go to a→System Preferences→iCloud.” That’s shorthand for a much longer set of instructions that direct you to three places in sequence, like this: “At the top- xx IWORK: THE MISSING MANUAL left corner of your screen, you’ll see the a symbol Click... Preferences In the System Preferences window that opens, click the iCloud icon.” ABOUT THE ONLINE RESOURCES Similarly, this kind of arrow shorthand helps simplify the business of choosing commands in iWork menus Figure I-1 has the details FIGURE I-1 The instruction “Choose Insert→Shape→Triangle” means “Open the Insert menu at the top of your screen, and then choose the Shape option On the submenu that... Triangle.” About the Online Resources As the owner of a Missing Manual, you’ve got more than just a book to read Online, you’ll find example files so you can get some hands-on experience with the techniques described in this book You can also communicate with the Missing Manual team and tell us what you love (or hate) about the book Head over to www.missingmanuals com, or go directly to one of the following... either double-click its thumbnail, or click the thumbnail once and then click the Choose button FIGURE 1-1 To browse the available templates, click a category in the window’s left pane, or choose All to see everything the Template Chooser has to offer Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to browse the thumbnails for your chosen category 4 IWORK: THE MISSING MANUAL Pages responds by opening a new document... When the image was inserted into the brochure, Pages sliced off the right-hand side of the photo to fit the original placeholder’s dimensions Never fear: The missing bits of the photo aren’t gone for good; they’re just hidden by a mask You can use masks to crop pictures throughout iWork Think of a mask as a window with curtains that allow only part of the image to peek through You can adjust the curtains... commands wherever possible z-B, for example, is the keyboard shortcut for boldface type in iWork (and most other programs) When you see a shortcut like z-S (which saves changes to the current document), it’s telling you to hold down the z key, and, while it’s down, type the letter S, and then release both keys xviii IWORK: THE MISSING MANUAL • Choice is good iWork frequently gives you several ways to trigger . documents (whether you’re on the go or just too comfy on the sofa to fetch your IWORK: THE MISSING MANUAL XVI THE THREE FLAVORS OF IWORK laptop from upstairs), the iWork for iOS apps are the answer latest version of iWork makes some big changes to the ’09 version. It may be hard to believe, but Introduction IWORK: THE MISSING MANUAL XIV THE THREE PARTS OF IWORK when iWork was last updated. option they want. Other people like to press the mouse button continuously as they click the menu title and drag down the list to the desired command; only then do they release the mouse button.