iWork for Mac OS X Cookbook -- Table of Contents -- iWork for Mac OS X Cookbook -- Credits -- Foreword -- About the Author -- Acknowledgement -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Lateral Thinking -- Introduction -- What to do when color options disappear -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- See also -- Copying and pasting from Numbers to Pages -- How to do it... -- How it works -- There's more... -- Stacking photos by using the Bring to Front and Send to Back options to layer photos -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Using Command + F to search long documents when editing -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Using Command + F for proofing -- Using Command + F in other applications -- Using Command + F in internet browsers -- 2. Working with Text -- Introduction -- Changing font (typeface) using toolbar, menus, or Font Panel-when to use which -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Menus -- Shortcuts -- Toolbar -- Font Panel -- There's more... -- Blank paragraphs versus spaces after paragraphs -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Fitting more text on a page than it can hold -- How to do it... -- Letter or resume -- Small advertisement -- There's more... -- Using tabs to stop text sticking to the edges of a colored background -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Creating smudged highlights for text -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Creating a highlight with a line -- Creating a highlight with a rectangle -- There's more... -- Creating drop caps with the Custom Image bullets -- Getting ready -- How to do it...

Using Text Bullets -- Using screenshots of letters or custom images for drop caps -- There's more... -- 3. Working Across Platforms and Applications -- Introduction -- Dragging a Word file onto the Pages icon to open it -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Opening the Excel documents in Numbers, editing them, and exporting them back into Excel -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Keynote and PowerPoint-working together -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Using screenshots and PNG files-shortcuts, options, and tricks -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Fitting files of other formats into iWork documents -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Making JPEG images from iWork documents -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Making a good PDF from an iWork document, and CMYK PDFs for professional printing -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Dragging and dropping files from one application to another -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- 4. Where to Find Shortcuts and How to Remember Them -- Introduction -- Shortcuts for opening new documents, new folders, and duplicates -- How to do it... -- Creating a new document, using Command + N -- Doing graphics in a separate document -- Text Box -- Photos and graphics -- Making a new folder, using Command + Shift + N -- Creating a duplicate, using Command + D -- There's more... -- Saving and autosaving-don't rely on Auto Save -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Send to Back and Bring to Front-iWork-specific shortcuts -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Grouping and ungrouping-making multiple elements into one -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Undo and Redo-the most important shortcuts -- How to do it... -- Undo-Command + Z -- Redo-Command + Shift + Z -- There's more... -- 5. Working with Photos: Tips and Tricks -- Introduction.

Placing, cropping, editing, moving, and resizing photos -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Editing photos -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Cropping photos -- Wrapping inline photos -- Using the Metrics Inspector to move floating photos -- See also... -- Masking photos, and the magnifying glass trick -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Instant Alpha -- Step sequence -- Masking -- See also... -- Masking versus Image Fill-when Image Fill is easier than Masking -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Background images-setting a photo as the background and finding suitable photos -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Removing and changing the background in photos with Instant Alpha -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Using "patches" to improve photos -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Making cutouts with edited masks -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Making the mask editable -- Curving the Mask -- There's more... -- See also... -- 6. Graphic Design-Working with Clip Art and Making Your Own -- Introduction -- Making symbols from Character Palette into clip art-where to find clip art for iWork -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- MS Office clip art is compatible -- Wikipedia/Wikimedia -- Create your own clip art -- See also -- Using elements of iWork templates as clip art-clipping a photo to a hand-written note -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Making your digital photos into a piece of clip art -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- See also -- Putting images inside letters-filling letters with photos and other graphic images -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Turning a star into a thought bubble-how to edit shapes.

How to do it... -- There's more... -- 7. Graphic Design: Making Your Own Logo -- Introduction -- Editing basic shapes to create a logo -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding or deleting editing points to create a heart shape -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- See also -- Drawing logos with the free draw tool: Picasso's dog -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Angular and curved points -- There's more... -- Rectangle, oval, and arrow: stacking, editing, and finding the right color -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works -- There's more... -- Drawing a human shape and turning it into a logo -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Making your own images by tracing photos and other images: drawing a Robin -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works -- There's more... -- See also -- Writing letters for your logo with the draw tool: the principles of a good logo -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- 8. PDFs and Professional Printing -- Introduction -- Producing a CMYK-separated PDF for a professional print shop -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Setting PDFs for professional print shops, and a few tips -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Additional tips -- See also -- Understanding the elements of a print-shop-ready document -- How to do it... -- Adding 3 mm (0.12 inch) as trim all around -- Alignment elements -- Bleeds -- Colors -- There's more... -- Registration marks -- Trim marks -- Color bar -- Slugs -- Finding the right print shop -- How to do it... -- See also -- 9. Planning Large, Long-term Projects -- Introduction -- Preparing a full set of promotional literature -- Getting ready -- How to do it...

How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Creating a custom bulleted list when planning a brochure -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Designing the title in print or electronic format -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Brand color -- Title as image -- Character spacing -- Deactivate wrap -- There's more... -- See also -- Using iWork templates to create your own media placeholder -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Using styles to create a company brand look -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Setting the document size-what to keep in mind when preparing a book in iWork -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Margins -- Truncating -- There's more... -- See also -- 10. Designing from Scratch: Beyond Templates -- Editing a shape to create a graphic design element -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Editable shapes -- There's more... -- See also -- Drawing curved lines to enhance the graphic detail in a design -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Using flowing colors for graphic headings -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Text -- Creating an image -- Gradient Fill -- Alpha tool -- Shadow -- There's more... -- See also -- Using the color picker to create a custom color palette -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Fading an image from side to side with an overlapping object -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Setting custom document dimensions -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also.

Using columns and Text Boxes to lay out text.