Apple Training Series: iWork 06 with iLife 06 (Apple Training) 
asked by webin on November 1, 2006 10:52 PM
The second generation of Apple's iWork productivity suite is poised to allow mac users to create, present and publish their work with style! iWork '06 features two powerful applications for creating everything from newsletters to business presentations. With Pages 2 you can quickly create a wide variety of stunning documents and with Keynote 3 you can produce quality presentations and more. Here to show users how to take their creative projects to new heights is the only Apple-certified curriculum for the iWork '06 suite. This self-paced learning tool takes readers step-by-step through practical, real-word projects, teaching all aspects of iWork '06. Coverage includes iWork’s new shared features including creating tables with calculations, three-dimensional charts and freeform shapes and masks. The reader will also learn about all of the exciting additional features including the new Apple-designed templates within Pages 2 and the new cinematic tranistions in Keynote 3.
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This is a very good but not great book. I am new to this program and that may be a good part of my problem. I am sure that someone who has used the earlier version of this program would have a diferent opinion. As I continue to come back to the book I am certain I will continue to have fewer problems.
reviewed by maxmill on November 26, 2006 11:19 PM
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The book which is a tutorial, is comprehensive, with a lot of chatter inbetween actual instruction. The book is perhaps too informative, and would be better served if the actual tutorial key strokes were colored or emphasized to stand out clearly from the between line chatter. All in all in all if you use the book chapter by chapter, and read the chapter first you will benefit from the book. There is a lot of tutorial on iphoto. Thus knowledge of i photo prior to using this tutorial will be beneficial.
reviewed by benzdrives on November 28, 2006 12:20 PM
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I've used iWork since the first version but I don't do presentations that often so I never delved into some of the really unique features.
I've used some "training series" books that seemed to be too basic, taking too long to get past introductory things that any person buying the book should already know.
While this book does "hand-hold" the absolute beginner, it also gets right into creating presentations and introducing handy shortcuts.
I've only worked through the first chapter but have already learned things I wished I had know in doing some recent presentations.
Well worth the money!
I've used some "training series" books that seemed to be too basic, taking too long to get past introductory things that any person buying the book should already know.
While this book does "hand-hold" the absolute beginner, it also gets right into creating presentations and introducing handy shortcuts.
I've only worked through the first chapter but have already learned things I wished I had know in doing some recent presentations.
Well worth the money!
reviewed by sumbuddy on November 28, 2006 9:40 PM
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I have spend the last two days in company with this book and I must say it is was a very fun and learning exercise. The pictures and the instruction are just on time, so You can see for Yourself that you are on the right track.
This is the best hands-on experience I have had so far - it matches the books from LYNDA.COM
This is the best hands-on experience I have had so far - it matches the books from LYNDA.COM
reviewed by lauren on November 29, 2006 3:12 AM