With iWork '09, Apple's productivity applications have come of age. Unfortunately, their user guides are stuck in infancy. That's where iWork '09: The Missing Manual comes in. This book quickly guides you through everything you need to know about the Pages word-processor, the Numbers spreadsheet, and the Keynote presentation program that Al Gore and Steve Jobs made famous. Friendly and entertaining, iWork '09: The Missing Manual gives you crystal-clear and jargon-free explanations of iWork's capabilities, its advantages over similar programs -- and its limitations. You'll see these programs through an objective lens that shows you which features work well and which don't. With this book, you will:

• Produce stunning documents and cinema-quality digital presentations

• Take advantage of Mac OS X's advanced typography and graphics capabilities

• Learn how to use the collection of themes and templates included with iWork

• Get undocumented tips, tricks, and secrets for each program

• Integrate with other iLife programs to use photos, audio, and video clips

Learn why iWork is the topic most requested by Missing Manual fans. One of the few sources available on Apple's incredible suite of programs, iWork '09: The Missing Manual will help you get the best performance out of Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and more in no time.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 7 Ratings

i work 09 Review from Craig - 2009-07-02
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This is so much better than the same information in the Apple series book. It is very well written and easy to follow. It is written in such a way that you do not have to be a Apple wiz to get the information you need.

Craig

Excellent- as always - 2009-06-01
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The Missing Manual Series always seems to hit the spot. Easy reading and highly informative

A powerful pick for any business library where Apple computers are a key feature - 2009-07-17
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iWork '09: The Missing Manual provides coverage of Apple's collection of programs for creating slideshows, documents and spreadsheets, explaining how and when to use each feature and surveying everything from charts and animation to creating professional-style documents. A powerful pick for any business library where Apple computers are a key feature.

800 PAGE WASTE OF MONEY - 2009-06-11
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Most people who buy iWork09 just need something simple. This book is over 800 pages of very confusing, useless material. It is longwinded, hard to understand and way over my head. I wasted my money. This book will wind up in the trash.

Efficiency for the Novice - 2009-09-19
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iWork '09: The Missing Manual is a tremendous and necessary tool in order for the novice to realize the greatest value from the programs included in this suite of software. For the novice computer user who does not understand all of the specialized language that even Computer magazines use, I have found the manual to be friendly to use in order to, much of the time, shut off the automatic things that the programs do when they come out of the box. Just today I looked up how to find the cent symbol. This feature, I found will make it unnecessary for me to purchase a program offered by one of the so called "free" dashboard items.

I am amazed that the author, who is proficient in so many areas of life could learn all of the details of an imposing array of capabilities of this reasonably priced trio of programs. I am certainly glad that I stumbled on to this book.

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