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In this course, you will learn how to to create everything from first-rate business presentations and newsletters to effective budgets and event planners.
Learn how to effortlessly create stunning presentations, complete with Apple-designed themes, cinema-quality animations, and voiceover narration. Create compelling spreadsheets for everything from family budgets and event planning to invoices and complex financial reports.
All three applications offer import and export compatibility with Microsoft Office applications.

This class is designed for educators, students, professionals, and others who prefer hands-on and interactive instruction to best explore the functionality of the iWork applications.
This course prepares students to pass the Apple Certified Associate, iWork exam.

Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:
Basic knowledge of the Macintosh OS

Opening Keynote - Choosing a Theme and Slide Size - Selecting a Master Slide - Outlining a Presentation - Pasting Text into an Outline - Formatting Text - Customizing a Layout - Adding a Table - Calculating the Value of Table Cells and Fixing Spelling Errors

Charts - and Sound - Adding Photos - Enhancing Photos in Keynote - Customizing Photo Layouts - Making Part of a Photo Transparent - Adding Hyperlinks and Navigation - Adding a Chart - Adding Audio - Adding a Global Transition

Creating Graphs and Charts - Creating a Smart Build - Creating Custom Animations - Adding Sound to a Build - Creating Transitions Between Slides - Creating 2D and 3D Animations - Creating Object Effect Transitions - Using Text Effects Transitions - Using Magic Move - Using Video in a Slideshow

Preparing an Empty Theme - Creating a Title Slide - Creating a Photo Master - Saving and Sharing Themes - and Applying a Custom Theme

Importing a PowerPoint Presentation - Animating a Title Slide - Cleaning up a Chart - Enhancing and Animating a Chart - Improving Title Text - Animating a Table - Animating a Column Chart and Pie Chart - Adding Content from a Document and Saving a PowerPoint or PDF File

Reviewing with Light Table View - Adding Comments - Adding and Printing Presenter Notes - Rehearsing a Presentation - Giving a Presentation with a Portable Computer - Using an iPhone or iPod as a Remote Control

Printing Handouts - Exporting as PDF - Exporting to PowerPoint , Images , QuickTime , iPod , HTML - Sending to iWeb - Sending to YouTube- Sharing a Presentation with iChat Theater and Exporting to iDVD

Opening Pages - Choosing a Template - Writing in Full-Screen Mode - Replacing Placeholder Text - Proofreading a Document and Creating Addressed Envelopes

Opening an Existing File - Tracking Changes - Inserting a Cover Page -Adjusting Margins - Adding a Footer - Formatting Text and Lists Using Styles - Updating a Paragraph Style - Character Styles - Formatting a List Using List Styles

Opening Numbers - Choosing a Template - Working with Sheets - Working with Tables - Importing Spreadsheet Data - Formatting a Table - Using Table Styles - Using Formulas and Functions - Adding Media - and Printing