iWork is Apple's suite of productivity software for the mac as well as iOS. iWork includes "Pages" for word processing, "Keynote" for presentations, and "Numbers" for spreadsheets.
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Do I have to repurchase Apple apps through the Mac App Store to get updates there?
Back when Apple announced iLife '11 I bought a copy, but now I see that it's also available on the Mac App Store. If I want to be eligible to use the Mac App Store's built-in update mechanism to ...
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Is there any reason to buy the iWork bundle instead of the apps separately from the App Store?
Keynote is $19, Pages is $19, Numbers is $19. iWork bundle is $79.
Why would anyone want to buy the bundle?
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How to store Mac documents in the iCloud?
So, iCloud is now available to all Mac and iOS5 users.
I don't (yet) have an iOS5 device, but i do have OS X Lion with iCloud installed. I've set it all up nice and (almost) easy. In iCloud PrefsPane ...
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How to convert .number file to any of the readble format including excel and pdf without having mac
I have an important .number iworks file. My Mac is now no more... How do I convert .number file to any of the readble format including excel and pdf without having mac.
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What is the workflow between iWork apps with iCloud?
I have Numbers and Pages for iOS and the Mac. With iOS 5, I can create documents and spreadsheets in iCloud. How can I access those same iCloud documents in the Mac versions? Even better yet, if I ...
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Does -tef in the extension stand for anything in documents saved to iCloud in ML?
When you save a new iWork document under Mountain Lion you are given the default extension of .pages-tef or .numbers-tef. These files appear to be directories and a different format than your standard ...
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What is the easiest way to 'save as' in iWork?
The 'save as' option in iWork has changed when versions and Lion was introduced.
I often open up a doc make some changes - names, dates, prices - and then wish to save the doc in another location and ...
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How do I sync iCloud iWork documents with Lion?
I have been using my iPad with Numbers and would like to be able to just open them up on my Mac with Lion. I can not figure out how to connect/sync to iCloud documents. I have checked iCloud documents ...
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Pages templates for Resumes
I'm looking for some Pages templates for Resume (software developer CV).
Do you have any suggestions?
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Is there a way to number list items in reverse order in Pages '09?
I want to create an ordered list in Pages '09 with decreasing numbers, like:
4. Most Recent Item, 2010.
3. Another Item, 2009.
2. An Old Item, 2008.
1. Oldest Item, 2007.
But it looks like there is ...
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How can I set the background image the same on all master slides without editing each master slide individually in Keynote?
In PowerPoint the master slides have inheritance, so you can set common elements on all the master slides easily. I don't see anyway to do this in Keynote. For example, if I want to set the background ...
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Recovering iWork from backup
I recently changed my MBP 13" 2009 to the newer MBP 13" 2012.
I decided not to recover from Time Machine and install everything manually as to make a clean start.
Although I do not have my iWork ...
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Why won't iCloud let me download Pages documents uploaded from a computer?
It often happens that I create a Pages document on my home laptop, upload it to iCloud, then want to download it from iCloud at school. For some reason, iCloud doesn't support this—I need to, at some ...
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Swap X and Y axes in Numbers?
I'm taking an economics course, and for whatever reason economists create graphs with the independent variable (price) on the Y axis and not the X axis. If I only have 1 dependent variable to graph, ...
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How do I prevent iWork apps from restoring windows from the previous session?
Whenever I reopen Pages or Numbers, all documents that I had open when I last exited are reopened. I have the "restore windows" checkbox unchecked in System Preferences > General, but all windows ...
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What are some good sources for Pages and Keynote templates?
It doesn't matter whether they are for free or for purchase as long as they are compatible.
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How Do I Set the Default Language in Pages?
In Pages, you can change the default language to British English in the Inspector --> Text --> "More" tab --> Language: British English.
However, this reverts somehow in every launch of Pages. How do ...
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How to generate Templates with Apples Pages?
I want to create a template, which is conform to the German business style DIN 676. Somehow I can't figure out how to achieve this. Is there a good Documentation for creating templates within pages?
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Add big green check mark to Keynote presentation
I'm using Keynote '09 for the first time, and I find myself wanting some bits of clip art or additional shapes. At the moment, I just want a big check mark. It's hard to believe that this isn't ...
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Buying English edition of iWork in France
I live in France and have just bought a MacBook Pro. I want to by the boxed edition of iWork. But they only sell the French version, and as I do not speak the language and am English, I want the ...
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Language setting for spell-check in Pages
I'm new to Pages (from iWork) and have troubles with the spell-check function. It's simply not working for me.
Almost everything is underlined red. No matter what language I write in. I did not write ...
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iWork '09 Keeps asking to be Registered
I'm a teacher in a classroom with 8, 9 10 and 11 year olds who each have a macbook or a macbook pro. Fun job. We have a standard 10.6.6 image with iWork '09 (4.03).
In previous images, iWork would ...
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How can I make a Keynote file non-editable?
I have a PowerPoint presentation that I am converting to Keynote to distribute to students; however, I do not want other users to be able to edit the presentation.
Is there a way to make a Keynote ...
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How can I change the data source of a chart in Numbers '09?
I have made a chart in Numbers '09 and now I want to create another very similar chart but with different data, so I have copied and pasted the chart and now I want to make it take its source data ...
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Do iWork applications now iOS support versioning?
The current iWork on Lion supports autosave and versions. Is the same true for the iOS versions of these applications? I need versioning support for my documents on iOS devices.
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Can Numbers ’09 import an Excel XML file?
Can Numbers ’09 (part of the iWork suite) import XML files? Specifically, the format created by Excel when exporting as "XML Spreadsheet 2003."
I can't just use Excel's native format because the ...
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In Pages, What is this Line Under a Rectangle Shape?
There is a persistent thing going on in Pages where there is a line under a rectangle shape when I make it. How do I get rid of it? I don't want it to show up when I export the document to a PDF.
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Prevent image resizing in Pages
If I paste in an image into Pages '09, it scales the image, creating something that is either too small, or too large. Trying to resize these is driving me crazy, how can I either prevent this from ...
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Is there an equation in Numbers that will give me the sum of numbers based on a separate column?
I'm trying to find out if there is a way to create an equation that looks at one column, if it is equal to a certain value, then add the value in the other column?
Example:
#Table of running values:
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What is the thinking behind pushing the writing area in Pages to the left? [closed]
For better or for worse, I am so used to Microsoft Word. The page is in the center of the window surrounded by gray. Pages pushes the writing area to the left. Why is this?
I don't like full screen ...
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Is it possible to change text size & formatting of Numbers' formula input field?
Is it possible to set the text-size and possibly other formatting of the actual values/formula input field in Apple iWork Numbers?
Comparing these two screenshots, it seems possible to set the size ...
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Can Numbers do conditional coloring of a cell based on a rule?
I have a spreadsheet of open projects with payments for each milestone.
Right now I set a cell to red if the client still owes, green if the client paid, and no fill if we havent reached the ...
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How can I use common information across multiple masters in a keynote presentation?
In short, how do I make a Keynote template/theme with custom data (unique to that presentation) shown on every slide, and also support masters for a variety of layouts, without the author needing to ...
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iWork '09 Numbers: How to set the default language of the document
I would like to set the default language of a Numbers document. I figured out how to do it for a Pages document:
How Do I Set the Default Language in Pages?
but I cannot find the corresponding ...
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How does the Docx rendering in Pages compare to Mac Office 2011
It's about time for me to bit the bullet and buy either iWork 09 or MS Office 2011. My main concern is rendering docx files (I've been using OpenOffice for many years, but the .doc and .docx ...
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Under what cases will I get iWork or iLife?
After looking at various models of Macs and looking at Apple's iLife and iWork pages, I'm more confused than where I started.
Originally, I thought that nothing - just Lion - came with a new Mac. But ...
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What’s the best way to view all my iCloud Documents without opening different apps?
I frequently have to copy over documents to and fro iCloud and my Desktop. It’s really tedious to open each iWork app, search through the list, copy my file and repeat. Is it possible to view all my ...
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Putting a PowerPoint and Video together
What is the easiest way to take a powerpoint or keynote presentation and a video of me giving the presentation and put the two together so that they can always see the slides and my video of me giving ...
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How to create nested folders in iCloud Documents?
I can’t create more than one level of folders in iCloud Documents from iWork. I really want to move my Documents folder (which is all iWork documents) to the cloud. It’s neatly arranged in folders on ...
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How do I control text alignment in a document with a 3 column layout in Pages 09?
How do I create a menu/brochure for a salon with 3 columns, where the price will be next to the description but right-aligned?
I think there has to be be a better way than hitting the Space bar to ...
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How to convert a Numbers file to .pdf and still have its formula work
Is there a pdf creator or something that I can convert my Numbers file with all its formula still working. The file is a price calculator with choice of products.
I dont want the client to change ...
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How to install Pages, Numbers and Keynote on Snow Leopard?
I just purchased a used 2006 MacBook Pro with OS X 10.6.8.
I went to the Mac App Store and tried to load Pages, Numbers and Keynote, and it said it could not load them unless I had 10.7. When I try ...
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Can't download DOC or PDF from iCloud web app [duplicate]
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Why won’t iCloud let me download Pages documents uploaded from a computer?
I recently updated Pages, Numbers and Keynote to the latest versions, and my OS to Mountan ...
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How do I move a row between two rows in Numbers?
Simple question. In iWork's Numbers, is there any way to move a row of data between two rows, as opposed to just plopping it on top of existing data? You can easily do this in Excel if you hold down ...
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Which version of iWork can I use on OS X 10.6.3?
I have OS X 10.6.3 installed on my iMac.
I would like to download a trial version of iWork but the latest version (9.1) is not compatible with my OS X version.
Which is the right version of iWork ...
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Does iWork support OpenOffice filetypes?
I was thinking about getting iWork as a replacement for OpenOffice.
Since I usually saved my files to the OpenOffice format (OpenDocument), I was wondering if it's possible to read these files with ...
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Select all hyperlinks in Pages
Is it possible to select all of the hyperlinks in a document?
I want to change the colours for every link in the document but it seems a bit odd that i have to go through all of them manually.
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How to insert a section break in a Pages '09 Page Layout document?
I have a Page Layout document. I need to remove the header and page numbering from the title page. So, I want to insert a section break after the title page. The problem is, I cannot do that. No ...
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Is it possible to change the font and button size of the format bar in numbers '09
I need to increase the size of buttons and front on the format bar in numbers '9
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Question about defining custom paragraph styles in Pages
I have been using Pages to wrote TV Show scripts, as I've found it to be less restrictive than celtx, and cheaper than final draft.
It's been working really well, I just defined a bunch of custom ...
