Apple's productivity suite for the Mac, iWork '08 includes three applications: Pages '08, Numbers '08, and Keynote '08
Powerful word processing and page layout with 140 Apple-designed templates with Pages
Effortlessly create stunning presentations, complete with Apple-designed themes, cinema-quality animations, and voiceover narration with Keynote
Create compelling spreadsheets for everything from family budgets and event planning to invoices and complex financial reports with Numbers
Import and export compatibility with Microsoft Office
Rating: - Disappointed
The old Appleworks 6 had a n easy to use database. The iWorks is akin to Microsoft Works- the database is incorporated into the spreadsheet.
Rating: - iWork Works!
As brand new user to the Mac World, I was in desperate need for a "Office" suite but refuse to overpay for Office Mac when this is all I really need.
I'm working/importing old documents from Word PC, and it takes minutes to retouch them and most of the stuff I've imported looks pretty damn awesome!
I have not used Numbers, I'm off to discover Keynote, but Pages rocks my world!
The price is as low as it's ever gotten and I have PRIME shipping. You can't beat that.
I'm thinking that some of the negative reviews have to do with people that have absolutely no computer skills at all. I'm not a computer master by any means, but iWork '08 is already a fun tool to use. If I can figure it out, so can everybody else.
Rating: - Alternate to MS Office
Apple software for word, spreadsheets, and presentation programs. Not as extensive as MS Office but usable for common tasks. Good for younger users to learn basics before using other programs. Economical for word processing, spread sheets in a non commercial setting.
Rating: - Not for users of Office
We purchased this product after buying a Mac. We have been pc/office users for years and we love our new mac. We needed some basic word processing and spreadsheet software for home use, so we bought this based on its reviews. I have been disappointed with it so far. It's missing some of the basic options that are available in Microsoft Office.
My biggest gripes have been when trying to work with documents that either were created in Office or need to be sent to someone with Office. I tried to help out a niece with her resume, and I found it was missing a lot of the formatting found in Word (ie- the ability to set printing area wider than the pre-set margins, creating bullet characters that weren't dots). When I exported the file into a .doc for her, formatting was lost. I also tried to edit a Word file for someone using pages, and when the program converted the file back to .doc, some of the original formatting was lost (my 2 page document became a 4 page document!).
Numbers works ok, but it's not as easy to use as Excel. I may not be using all of the software functionality, but it seems that simple tasks aren't easy. When I try to sum a series of cells, I have to use the drop-down menu instead of the numerous ways that office allows you to sum things.
I'm sure that I haven't explored the full capacity of these programs, but for someone who needs light duty tools and is used to microsoft, I'd recommend staying with what you know. This is definitely not a program to use if you need to work with microsoft files.
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