Pages http://pages.maccreate.com Pages News, Tutorials and Information Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:08:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Apple Announces iWork for iPad http://pages.maccreate.com/2010/01/27/apple-announces-iwork-for-ipad/ http://pages.maccreate.com/2010/01/27/apple-announces-iwork-for-ipad/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:08:33 +0000 David Schloss http://pages.maccreate.com/2010/01/27/apple-announces-iwork-for-ipad/

At $9.99 each for Pages, Numbers or Keynote it looks like it’s not all fun and games for the iPad but this keeps you to one device. If you need to do longer typing you can of course use the Keyboard dock – so what are you waiting for? That novel needs you!

iWork Now On iPad

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OneEyedGoldfish appeared on our radar the other day while we were looking for good Pages templates and we’re really impressed by their design sense. We were also impressed that they just switched from for-pay downloads to for-donation downloads, a bold move in a business environment like this.

Therea are more than 22 Pages templates, and they’re all free. The company just asks for a donation, making these designs within reach of any designer.

Show them a little support by donating and we’re likely to see many more design sets from them.

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http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/apple-pages-use-full-screen-view/2777826069

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MacWorld.com is reporting on an issue regarding unwanted single or double shadows on text in iWork applications, and how to fix it. Essentially, the Font panel is getting triggered to display a shadow in some cases without the user selecting this. We haven’t seen this here, but if it’s an issue you’re grappling with, here’s how to fix it.

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]]> http://pages.maccreate.com/2009/12/22/removing-double-shadows-in-iwork/feed/ 0 New utility to Convert PDF files directly to native Keynote & Pages Œ08/09 http://pages.maccreate.com/2009/11/12/new-utility-to-convert-pdf-files-directly-to-native-keynote-pages-%c2%8c0809/ http://pages.maccreate.com/2009/11/12/new-utility-to-convert-pdf-files-directly-to-native-keynote-pages-%c2%8c0809/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:08:38 +0000 David Schloss http://pages.maccreate.com/?p=3725 200911121005.jpgRecosoft Corporation the developer of the
PDF2Office® family of products, PDF2ID® tool for InDesign®, cross platform
file format conversion solutions and PDF converters ships PDF2Office for
iWork v1.0 for the Macintosh platform.

PDF2Office for iWork converts PDF documents into editable Keynote and Pages
‘08/’09 files; allowing for an efficient and transparent process in
recovering and reusing PDF content with in iWork.

PDF2Office for iWork has been designed specifically for the iWork user;
providing a simple and straightforward interface to convert PDF files to the
iWork format; while offering options to fine-tune the conversion results.

PDF2Office for iWork creates paragraphs, reconstructs tables and regroups
independent graphics elements: at the same time it achieves an extremely
accurate layout restoration; ensuing in an effortless PDF document data
recovery and re-use within Keynote and Pages ‘08/’09.

PDF2Office for iWork eliminates the need to acquire and install additional
PDF editing software and tools resulting in huge cost savings in both time
and expense.

Key Features
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* Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard savvy
PDF2Office for iWork operates and supports Mac OS X v10.4 – 10.6; it has
been designed to run under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard seamlessly.

* Convert PDF files to Keynote format
Convert PDF files directly to the Keynote ‘08/’09 file type re-sourcing PDF
content with in Keynote.

* Convert PDF files to Pages format
Convert PDF files directly to the Pages ‘08/’09 file type maintaining layout
fidelity.

* Preset conversion options and fonts
Preset and pre-configure the default conversion options and Font mappings
fine-tuning the conversion process to suit your needs.

PDF2Office for iWork is available immediately in the following
configurations from Recosoft’s online store:

PDF2Office for iWork (Single User license)    US$59
PDF2Office for iWork (Family Pack 5-user license)    US$79
PDF2Office for iWork (Small Office Home Office 5-user license) US$99

About Recosoft Corporation
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converters and PDF file conversion software solutions enhancing workflow
automation and productivity. For more information on Recosoft PDF
converters, visit
URL: http://www.r ecosoft.com/

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Pages comes pre-loaded with quick-and-easy templates you can use to create any sort of document you’d like, from a single page flyer to a multi-page brochure. Each document comes with placeholder photos—high quality art supplied by Apple that you can use, or replace. Here’s how to replace out photos in Pages documents.

PREMIUM MEMBERS

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Mac Create Premium Members can download the original Pages document saved as a template with the two new photos embedded from the Premium section.

Select a Template

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Open Pages and select a template. In this example we’ll use the Brochure template. `

View the Page

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This is the layout of the page with the image provided by Apple.

Bring up Media Browser

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Click the link to bring up the Media Browser

Search for Your Image

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We’re going to browse through a collection of images in Aperture for this. In the Premium Member version of this article, we’ve included a Template with these images from Aperture put in place.

Double-Click to see Larger

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If you’d like to erview your selection before placing it, Double-Click on the thumbnail.

Drag onto Pages

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Drag from the Media Browser onto your Pages document.

Page Updates

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Your page will update with the new image. However, thanks to that center-of-page graphic, this isn’t exactly how we want the photo to look.

Edit

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Double-click the image to edit it. You can edit the Mask, which we don’t want to do here (the mask is the portion of the document that hides the extra edges and is already set up to make the image fit the page right.) You can zoom into and out of the image by dragging the slider above Edit Mask.

Move the Photo

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Click inside the photo and the cursor changes to a hand. You can drag your photo around to get the layout you’d like.

Check the Layout

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Now we’ve got our image where we want it, let’s just swap out the photo on page 2 as well.

Second Page

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There, we’ve changed the image on page 2 as well. All done.

PREMIUM MEMBERS (Copy)

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Mac Create Premium Members can download the original Pages document saved as a template with the two new photos embedded from the Premium section.

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Professional designers have been able to drop photos from media libraries into predefined drop zones for years now, mainly using QuarkXPress and InDesign, but our very own and humble Pages 09 offers this facility.

To demonstrate this I thought I would show you how to create a Photo cube, this is basically a cube with photos on it. They’re a fun object to give to friends and family, you can even make your own die if you like.

1. Open Pages 09

Start by opening Pages 09 and create a new blank document.

2. Import a photo into Pages 09

The next step is to import a photo into your Pages document. The easiest way to do this is to select Media and Photos, you can then click and drag the photo you want to use.

3. Draw a square onto your Pages document

Then draw a square onto your Pages document. Just select Shapes from the Toolbar and select a Square. There is no need to adjust the default colours and fill as we will only be using this as a mask. Adjust the size of the square by selecting the corners and dragging out to the size you want to use. In this case I am using a 6 cm x 6 cm square.

4. Mask with Selected Shape

With both the square and your photo selected then select Format from the Toolbar and select Mask with Selected Shape. The image will now be cropped within the boundaries of the drawn shape.

5. Edit Mask

If the photograph does not appear in the mask how you want it to appear, just adjust the Edit Mask until you are happy with the positioning.

6. Media Placeholder

To make sure this template is easily reusable, to do this select your masked graphic, choose Format, Advanced and Define as Media Placeholder.

7. Photo cube crucifix shape

Finally, duplicate the square six times into a crucifix shape – make sure each image is ‘Floating’ as can be seen beneath the Toolbar, as opposed to ‘inline’. That way you can freely move the image around to where you want it to appear. That’s it then, you can print it out on Photo paper, cut around and fold up to make a perfect photo cube. Give it a try, it’s really fun and easy to do.

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Vilnius, Lithuania – Jumsoft, developer of high-quality applications for Mac OS X and one of the companies at the cutting edge of design for users of Apple iWork, today released a new version of its popular collection of templates for text documents, Pages Templates 5.0. The set contains 50 new templates along with 50 from the previous version and features improved usability as well as the latest trends in graphic design.

As with Pages Templates 4.0, its previous collection of templates for Apple’s word and page layout processor, Jumsoft aims to provide clients with ready-made layouts for a variety of occasions that are both stylish and functional. “Our new kit of templates extends the fourth version’s tradition of concise, clean-cut appearance,” says Algirdas Unguvaitis, Jumsoft’s general manager; “however, the look of Pages Templates 5.0 is a tad fresher and smoother, and we also paid close attention to customer feedback on technical details. We’re very proud to have created a premium-quality product and think it is actually the finest product of this type in the Mac market.”

Pages Templates 5.0 includes 100 complete templates: 50 from the previous version and 50 brand-new ones. The kit offers a variety of documents, from brochures and photo albums to posters and invitations. Further, most templates include up to 10 different sections, so the package provides an extensive array of 350 layouts to meet users’ most exclusive needs. Each layout, from the plain refinement of text-only pages to a bold mix of pictures and slogans in the advertisement and photo album templates, features prime design quality set apart by attention to detail, high usability, and abundant creativity.

The new pack includes the full variety of template types introduced in the earlier versions (including Brochure, Manual, Project Proposal, and Business Cards) as well as an entire line of new ones: Advertisement, CD/DVD, Newspaper, Photo Album, Photographer’s Portfolio, Press Release, and Recipe. Most of the 100 templates included are available in both paper size A4, the standard prevalent in most countries in the world, and US Letter, the most common paper format in the United States and Canada. Moreover, Pages Templates 5.0 features improved functionality and a significantly boosted level of intuitiveness, making every document appreciably easier to adjust to individualized needs.

Users can view samples of the templates and purchase Pages Templates 5.0 on Jumsoft’s Web site. After the package is downloaded and installed on a computer, the new templates will automatically appear in Template Chooser of Pages.

System Requirements:
* Apple iWork 08 or later

Pricing:
Pages Templates 5.0 – $39 (USD)

Jumsoft: http://www.jumsoft.com
Pages Templates 5.0: http://www.jumsoft.com/pages/
Samples: http://www.jumsoft.com/pages/samples/

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