>>> BlackFriday iWork '09 [OLD VERSION]
Product Features
- iWork '09 Apple's office productivity suite is the easiest way to create documents spreadsheets and presentations the Mac way
- Creating the perfect brochure flyer report or resume is faster and easier than ever with Pages '09
- Create spreadsheets organize data and write formulas with simple yet powerful tools using Numbers '09
- With great new features in Keynote '09 creating a show-stopping presentation is surprisingly simple
- Share your documents spreadsheets and presentations with anyone on a Mac or PC as Microsoft Office or PDF files
As a Vista-fugue the main reasons for even bothering with a `Bootcamp' Windows installation were Microsoft "Office" and Intuit's "Quicken/Turbotax" both richer-featured in their PC than in their Mac releases. Disappointingly iWork '08 'Pages' performed better as an image-based page layout package for the multimedia center crowd proving woefully underpowered in a professional business office ... crippled by the tediously awkward conversion hassle from *.doc to *.pages documents.
No more! With iWork '09 Apple has virtually erased any remaining barrier to business office `switchers' still on the fence. I have explored and tested Pages '09 since its online release as a downloadable fully functional 30-day trial demo. I was so impressed with the new Pages (as against the flashy eye candy of the '08 version) that I ordered the full boxed version. [The trial software is well worth a test run to see if iWork meets your needs.) The new Pages now easily exports a document in doc txt or pdf format and does a remarkably lifelike transformation of even highly complex Word documents tables lists or legal briefs with a mere double-click or drag-and drop.
Rather than spreading myself too thin I limit this review to `Pages' leaving commentary on `Numbers' to spreadsheet buffs ... `Numbers' capabilities in the past were no match for the depth of MS-Excel. If `Numbers` performs as well as `Pages' in this iWork overhaul then the product will be the best eighty bucks gift for your Mac. `Keynote' an image-with-outline presenter's tool probably will prove at least the equal of MS-PowerPoint considering the Mac's flair for spectacular graphics.
`Pages' well may be the impressive turnaround software that elevates the Mac from multimedia center toy to serious professional business status. Highly recommended for Vista-weary PC users and Mac loyalists looking for a solid business suite. The detailed crystal-clear manuals and crisp `Help' replies are welcome value-added resources.
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