Keynote 2 for Mac OS X


Book Description

The first task-based guide to Keynote is back, just in time for the revision of Apple's elegant presentation software, Keynote. Keynote 2 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide gets readers quickly up-to-speed on the powerful presentation software through detailed step-by-step tasks and hundreds of screenshots. Business and educational users will want to start leveraging the power of Apple's graphics-intensive Keynote presentation software ($79, as part of Apple's iWork suite) immediately--dragging and dropping graphics, digital photos, QuickTime movies, and audio into their slide shows; creating animations, shadows, and labels for their charts and tables; producing dynamic drop shadows and cinematic transitions between slides; and more--and this Visual QuickProject Guide will show them how. Task-based instructions, peppered with plenty of full-color screenshots, tips, and sidebars make it easy to dive in and start creating high-impact presentations in no time. Readers will learn how to use Keynote's professionally designed "themes" to create coordinated backgrounds, fonts, colors, bullets, tables, and charts in seconds.




Keynote for Mac Quick Reference Guide, Version 6. 2


Book Description

The Keynote for Mac Introduction quick reference guide for Apple's presentation software will give concise instructions, tips, and shortcuts to create presentations. Written with Beezix's trademark focus on clarity, accuracy, and the user's perspective, this guide will be a valuable resource to improve your proficiency in using Keynote.Note: This is the most recent version of Keynote if you are using Mac OS X Mavericks (version 10.9) or earlier. If you are using Yosemite, then look for this guide instead: Keynote for Mac 6.5 Introduction which is being released under 978-1939791399. The following topics are covered:Creating Slides: Using the Navigator; Adding a New Slide; Changing a Slide's Layout; Deleting a Slide; Changing Slide; Dimensions; Showing Rulers; Changing the Slideshow Theme; Entering Text into a Placeholder; Adding Other Text on the Slide; Using the Format Inspector to Change Font, Size, Bold, Italic, etc.; Changing Text Color; Changing Paragraph Alignment; Changing Line Spacing; Changing Paragraph Spacing; Creating Bulleted or Numbered Lists; Changing Capitalization; Deleting an Element on a Slide; Viewing Many Slides at Once; Rearranging Slides; Using the Outline View; Changing Background Color of a Slide; Changing the Master Slide; Creating a Chart; Inserting Images, Music or Videos; Inserting Shapes; Working with Shapes and Other Objects; Arranging Stacking Order of Objects; Grouping Objects; Assigning Transition Effects and Timings for a Slideshow; Animating an Object; Recording a Voiceover for a Presentation; Playing Audio Across Slide.Running a Slideshow: Skipping a Slide; Automating a Presentation; Creating Presenter Notes; Printing Handouts, Outlines or Slides.Also includes a list of shortcuts for formatting, text selection, and for during the slideshow.Recommended companion title covering iWork basics: Pages, Keynote, Numbers Essentials (ISBN 978-1939791191).




How to Do Everything: Pages, Keynote & Numbers for OS X and iOS


Book Description

Maximize your productivity--the Apple way! Get the most out of the iWork suite of apps on a Mac, an iOS device, and in iCloud. How to Do Everything: Pages, Keynote & Numbers for OS X and iOS shows you how to create great-looking documents, persuasive presentations, and number-crunching spreadsheets. Filled with clear explanations and detailed examples, this practical guide covers everything you need to know to use these powerful productivity apps on your Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and web browser. Set up an iCloud account and download Pages, Keynote, and Numbers Create, edit, and format documents with Pages Add graphics, audio, video, tables, and charts to your documents Design and deliver impressive presentations with Keynote Include media, graphics, and charts in your presentation slides Set up, share, and secure powerful spreadsheets with Numbers Add tables, formulas, charts, audio, and video to your spreadsheets Access and sync iWork files using iCloud and collaborate with others




Mac OS X Leopard


Book Description

Mac OS X Leopard: Beyond the Manual is written for the sophisticated computer user who would find an introductory manual tedious. Features new to Leopard are emphasized, as are complex features that, though available in earlier versions of OS X, were not readily accessible. The narrative is fast-paced, concise, and respectful of the reader’s familiarity with earlier versions of the program.




Beginning Mac OS X Programming


Book Description

Beginning Mac OS X Programming Every Mac OS X system comes with all the essentials required for programming: free development tools, resources, and utilities. However, finding the place to begin may be challenging, especially if you have no prior development knowledge. This comprehensive guide offers you an ideal starting point to writing programs on Mac OS X, with coverage of the latest release - 1.4 "Tiger." With its hands-on approach, the book examines a particular element and then presents step-by-step instructions that walk you through how to use that element when programming. You'll quickly learn how to efficiently start writing programs on Mac OS X using languages such as C, Objective-C(r), and AppleScript(r), technologies such as Carbon(r) and Cocoa(r), and other Unix tools. In addition, you'll discover techniques for incorporating the languages in order to create seamless applications. All the while, you can follow along on your own system so that you'll be prepared to apply your new Mac OS X skills to real-world projects. What you will learn from this book The major role the new Xcode plays in streamlining Mac OS X development The process for designing a graphical user interface on Mac OS X that conforms to Apple's guidelines How to write programs in the C and Objective-C programming languages The various scripting languages available on the Mac OS X system and what tasks each one is best suited to perform How to write shell scripts that interact with pre-installed command-line tools Who this book is for This book is for novice programmers who want to get started writing programs that run on Mac OS X. Experienced programmers who are new to the Mac will also find this book to be a useful overview of the Mac development environment. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.




My Pages, Numbers, and Keynote (for Mac and iOS)


Book Description

Be More Productive with Pages, Numbers, and Keynote Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are Apple’s office/business productivity software applications. Originally a suite of software called iWork, these apps are roughly the equivalent of Microsoft Office’s Word, Excel, and PowerPoint – but implemented quite differently with Apple’s approach to design and functionality. Written by Apple hardware and software expert, Brad Miser, My Pages®, Numbers®, and Keynote® includes full-color, step-by-step tasks to walk you through these key applications, so you can quickly accomplish exactly what you want through word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. The tasks include how to: Store your documents on the cloud so you can work with them on any device, including Mac and Windows computers, iPads, and iPhones. Use templates so that creating amazing-looking documents is fast and easy. Add text to your documents by typing or dictation, and then use powerful tools to format that text easily and quickly. Enhance your Pages documents by including tables, charts, photos, tables of content, headers, footers, and more. Use Numbers spreadsheets to organize, format, calculate (using built-in or custom formulas), report, and present information in tables and charts. Use Keynote to build amazing presentations including text, images, charts, animation, and more. Share your documents by creating PDFs or printing them; provide digital versions of your documents to others using email, AirDrop, or messages. Collaborate with others on your documents through comments, track changes, and in real time with iCloud. Register Your Book at quepublishing.com/register to 35% off coupon to be used on your next purchase and more! COVERS iWork apps for Mac




Mac OS X Hints


Book Description

Presented in an easy-to-follow cross-referenced format, Mac OS X Hints allowsMac users to get the most out of Mac OS X 10.2.




Mac OS X Support Essentials


Book Description

With Mac OS now running on almost 40% of all Apple computers, support specialists can no longer afford not to know the latest operating system inside out. This text is a guide to Mac OS, highlighting key topics and diagnostic tools.




HWM


Book Description

Singapore's leading tech magazine gives its readers the power to decide with its informative articles and in-depth reviews.




Using Mac OS X Mavericks


Book Description

This "is the essential guide to using a computer running Mavericks, providing a complete resource for both the beginner and the enthusiast. Techniques are described step-by-step, using concise, easy-to-follow text from an established expert in the field. Whether you have just bought your first Mac, switched from Windows, or are a keen computer user, this book will provide you with a firm grasp of the underpinning foundations and equip you with the skills needed to use a Mac like a pro." --P. [4] of cover.