Apple iWork Tutorial

With Apple's iWork suite, you can create media-rich documents and presentations.

Apple's iWork suite is a collection of programs intended to help users create documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Pages focuses on document creation, Numbers is for charts, graphs, formulas and spreadsheets, and Keynote is a program on which users can create slide shows and presentations. Each of these programs employs a similar interface, so those comfortable with the Mac OS should find navigation simple. A short tutorial can help you get started on using any of the iWork programs.

Instructions

Pages Tutorial

1. Launch Pages, which will open to a window of sample layouts you can choose from. You can select from a variety of templates, including letters, resumes, brochures and business cards, in the pane on the left side of the window. Select "Blank" for a new blank document, or any of the templates you wish.

2. Click inside the document and begin typing. Highlight your text and click the blue "Paragraph" icon on the far left of the format bar, which opens a new pane and allows you to select from different styles. Change the font type, size, color and other rich text options in the format bar above the document.

3. Add images by dragging a picture directly into the document from your desktop or another folder, or click "Photos" in the format bar to view and select pictures from iPhoto. Click and drag the edges of the image to resize it. Click "Inspector" in the format bar to view all of the document setup tools, including options to adjust the margins and add footnotes and endnotes.

Numbers Tutorial

1. Launch Numbers, which will open to a window of sample layouts and templates. You can select by category on the left, or click directly on the image you want. Each template is a blank canvas. If you select one that includes a spreadsheet or other graphic, click and drag the edges to resize it and make room for other data on the canvas.

2. Click "Tables" in the format bar to add any of several types of tables, each of which you can resize and move around the canvas. Click to highlight your table, then click on the "Styles" dropdown menu on the left to select from a variety of styles to apply to your tables.

3. Click inside the cells to add text or data. Place your mouse over one of the columns until you see an arrow; click the arrow to sort the column in a variety of ways. Highlight any of your rows or columns and click "Charts" in the format bar, then select a type of chart. Numbers will generate a chart based on the data you highlighted.

Keynote Tutorial

1. Launch Keynote and browse through the template options for your presentation. Double-click the template you want to use. Click inside the title and subtitle boxes to add your own text.

2. Click the blue "Inspector" icon on the right of the format bar to open a pane with options for the slide show effects, or click the "Media" icon to add photos, video and audio.

3. Click the "New" button on the left of the format bar to add another slide to your presentation. Click "Master" in the format bar to choose from one of the types of slide layouts that come with the template you chose.

References

• Apple: iWork Tutorials

Resources

• Apple: iWork