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Software Update: Pages and Keynote (iWork '06)
If you're an
iWork '06 user, Software Update has a couple of presents for you: Pages 2.0.1 and Keynote 3.0.1. About the Pages update (direct link): "addresses issues with charts and image adjust. It also addresses a number of other minor issues."
About Keynote's update (link): "addresses issues with three-dimensional charts and textures. It also addresses a number of other minor issues. This update should be installed on all computers that share your Keynote 3.0 files, so that textures display properly."
Enjoy.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Stefan Constantinescu said 11:10PM on 4-26-2006
So how is iWork compared to Office for Mac?
I've yet to see a fantastic review on iWork, why is that? hint hint wink wink
Ars.technica style, in depth as humanly possible
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Brendan said 1:39AM on 4-27-2006
I hope it works, and doesn't mess up like the update you gave about Skype. Still no apology post, yet!
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Moochaworm said 2:02AM on 4-27-2006
Stefan:
If you don't mind reading French, here are nice reviews from one of the best Mac sites (it is Swiss):
Keynote:
http://www.cuk.ch/articles.php?unique=551
Pages:
http://www.cuk.ch/articles.php?unique=505
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XIV said 9:09AM on 4-27-2006
Moochaworm, thanks for the links, I didn't know about cuk.
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squawky said 6:23PM on 4-27-2006
Figured I'd toss in my two cents re: iWork.
* better at page layout than Word, hands down.
* needs a few improvements re: text and tables. Tables are more difficult to edit for me compared to Word, and I'm not a big fan of the default text formats in Pages, which I cannot seem to change.
* handles MS Office files with little issue, except for embedded comments in Word files. That includes exporting, which I do regularly to deal with Office-using colleagues. I do not have a version of Word or PowerPoint on my laptop, and do not use the ones on the desktop unless absolutely necessary (which is very rare).
The editing styles in Pages/Keynote are different, so don't except the same keyboard shortcuts -- but you can accomplish the same tasks with the same amount of effort (or less!) than in the MS counterparts.
I've switched -- sick and tired of fighting with Word to get the page layout I need -- and have yet to see a problem with imported/exported documents aside from the comments issue (and the usual PC to Mac fonts issues, which exist when you use Office anyway). If Apple can come up with a decent replacement for Excel, I will likely completely uninstall Office (and use the CD for a coaster).
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