Does everything I need for much less $$ than that other Microsoft program....

Good Apple program for the average person | Apple iWork '08

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	• Apple iWork '08 Mac OS X \| Apple, 2007 average customer review:based on 94 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

iWork

The new iWork program is a great software package that is extremely easy to use. iWorks has three applications (Pages '08; Keynote '08; & Numbers '08) with common operating features. The iWork program allows me to quickly create everything from a news letter to business documents.

I previously used MS Works and MS Office on my old PC and was proficient with their uses. After two week's use of iWork, I am creating better quality documents in less time. I see the potential through the use of iWork for me to becoming a creative pro.

This is an excellent product that will not disappoint. I am a very satisfied user and highly recommend this software suite of programs.

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Does everything I need for much less $$ than that other Microsoft program....

I recently switched to Mac and since I had been using Microsoft Office ever since I can remember, I thought I would just order it for my Mac as well. That is, until I saw an ad for iWork and was drawn to it by the much, much smaller price tag. I thought I would try it since it cost so much less than MS Office.

I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of this piece of software. It has excellent word processing, page layout, spreadsheet, and presentation software. iWork can even flawlessly import and open documents from MS Office, and it can also export to those formats so that I can share documents with my PC using co-workers without a problem.

I'm actually ordering a second Mac (an iMac to compliment the MacBook I already have) and will be sticking with iWork for it as well.

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Good Apple program for the average person

I bought my macbook for grad school and wanted to get as far away from Microsoft as possible, so It made most sense to buy Iwork 08 pre-installed. After one semester of use, as well as using the page layout portion of Pages, I am extremely happy with my decision. While word has more features, most of which I never used, Pages has the features and tools I need. Where Pages fall short is in its editing tools. Pages lacks a good spell and grammar check. Which could be a good thing because I often rely too much on a spell checker and do not manually check my writing myself. The page layout part of Pages is amazing for its price. While it's not InDesign, for a1/5th the price, its good. From what I've read, many reviewers are annoyed with the import function. Personally I do not find importing to be annoying or burdensome. To import to word or powerpoint, it takes two seconds.

I have not worked with numbers, and have limited experience with keynote. But from what I've tried and messed around with in Keynote, I can tell it is a great program.

So, overall this office suite is worth the low price and I do not miss Microsoft Office.

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Excellent Alternative to Word

I've been a long time user of Word on my Mac and when I upgraded my laptop I decided to give iWork a try.

I need basic word processing, spreadsheet, and PowerPoint capabilities. iWork works beautifully. I especially like Keynote as a substitute for PowerPoint. iWork provides many useful templates in Keynote, Pages and Numbers. With iWork I can also open all the Office documents friends send me via e-mail.

So far I've experienced no problems or glitches with iWork unlike the many I encountered with Word on a Mac. Apple's backup to iWork is also much better than Microsoft's with Word.

Nice product!

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Pages '08 offers an intuitive way to create beautiful, media-rich documents using impressive features such as Writing and layout modes, Change tracking, Contextual Format Bar, Automatic list formatting, Graphics tools and templates. Pages '08 supports industry-standard formats to easily open documents from other word processing applications that were created on a Mac or a PC.
Amaze your audience with cinema-quality presentations using Keynote '08 and its new features Text effects & transitions, Action Builds, Instant Alpha, Voice-over Recording, Smart Builds and Apple-designed Themes.
Numbers '08 does everything from setting up your family budget to completing a lab report using Intelligent Tables, Interactive Print View, Flexible Canvas, Import & Export Excel, Charts, Images, Text Labels and Customizable Templates. New Templates - Use more than 80 new templates Keynotes '08 - Text effects & transitions - Captivate viewers with elegant transitions Action Builds - Move objects along a path Instant Alpha - Change backgrounds with simple click & drag Smart Builds - Add photos with sophisticated animations Apple-designed Themes - 9 themes for creating a professional presentation Numbers '08 - Intelligent Tables - Create multiple resizable tables Interactive Print View - Scale and arrange documents Flexible Canvas - Move objects wherever you like with comments, photos and graphics Import & Export Excel - Share spreadsheets with Microsoft Office Charts, Images, Text Labels - Add 2D & 3D charts, photos or a map Customizable Templates - For Home, School and Business System Requirements - Macintosh computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5 or PowerPC G4 (500MHz or faster) processor, 512MB RAM, 32MB video memory, Mac OS X Version 10.4.10 or later, QuickTime 7.2 or later, iLife '08 recommended, 1GB free space and DVD drive required for installation

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