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iWork 101: An Introduction to iWork '09 Cost: $795 REGISTER NOW!
 
 

iWork 101: An Introduction to iWork '09

Enjoy the Way You Work

Course Description
This two-day, hands-on course introduces students to the key features and basic interface of iWork ’08. iWork ’08 is a suite of productivity tools that includes Pages for producing professional looking documents, Numbers for creating spreadsheets, tables and charts, and Keynote for developing high-quality presentations.

In this course, you will learn how to work with writing and graphics tools to create beautiful documents. You will find out how to effortlessly create stunning presentations, complete with Apple-designed themes, cinema-quality animations, and voiceover narration. You will create compelling spreadsheets for everything from family budgets and event planning to invoices and complex financial reports. And all three applications give you import and export compatibility with Microsoft Office applications.

Who Should Attend?
This class is designed for anyone who prefers hands-on and interactive instruction to best explore the functionality of the iWork ’08 applications. This course prepares students to pass the Apple Certified Associate, iWork ’08 exam.

What You Will Learn

  • Creating presentations with themes, graphic, media and hyperlinks
  • Animating presentations
  • Exporting presentations
  • Creating a newsletter from a template
  • Creating a spreadsheet with formulas and functions
  • Converting a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to Numbers
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    Prerequisites
    Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:

    Basic knowledge of the Macintosh OS

     

    		  
     

    Course Outline - Day 1
    Topic Description

    Creating a Basic Presentation

    		 Launching Keynote, Choosing a Theme and Slide Size, Selecting a Master Slide, Outlining the Presentation, Working with the Format Bar, Working with the Inspector, Formatting Text on a Slide, Customizing a Slide Layout, Copying Styles Between Slides, Cleaning Up the Slides, Adding a Table, and Fixing Spelling Errors

    Adding Media to Your Presentation

    		 Accessing Media Files, Working with Still Photos in iPhoto, Adding Photos to Slides, Adding Audio to a Slideshow, Using Video in a Slideshow, and Keeping Media with Your Presentation

    Animating and Viewing Your Presentation

    		 Creating Builds to Reveal Text, Creating a Sequence Build to Reveal a Table, Creating Interleaved Builds, Creating a Smart Build, Watching the Presentation, Creating Transitions Between Slides, Indexing Your Presentation with Spotlight, Configuring Preferences for Smooth Playback, Running Your Presentation, Pausing and Resuming a Slideshow, and Troubleshooting Your Presentation

    Converting a PowerPoint Presentation

    		 Importing a PowerPoint Presentation, Animating the Title Slide, Cleaning Up a Chart, Enhancing a Chart, Animating a Chart, Enhancing a Table, Animating a Bar Chart, Animating a Pie Chart, Changing the Style of the Chart, Adding Content from a Word Document, Adding Comments to a Presentation, Rehearsing the Presentation and Creating a Self-Running Slideshow

    Working with Themes, Graphics and Hyperlinks

    		 Preparing a Custom Theme, Creating a Background and Formatting Text, Creating a Photo Cutout with Photoshop and Keynote, Saving and Sharing Themes, Applying a Custom Theme, Adding Transparency to Artwork, Masking Photos and Shapes, Embedding a Web Page, Embedding and Formatting a QuickTime Movie, Adding Hyperlinks and Navigation, Running a Presentation as a Kiosk, and Exporting to CD-ROM

    Publishing and Giving Your Presentation

    		 Reviewing a Presentation with Light Table View, Adding and Printing Presenter Notes, Printing Handouts, Exporting to QuickTime, Exporting to PowerPoint, Exporting to PDF, Exporting Images, Exporting to Flash, Exporting to HTML, Exporting to an iPod, Sending to iDVD, Sending to iWeb, Creating an Enhanced Audio Podcast with Garageband, Sending to YouTube and Giving Your Presentation with a Laptop

    Course Outline - Day 2
    Topic Description

    Word Processing

    		 Launching Pages, Choosing a Template, Replacing Placeholder Text, Formatting Text and Lists with Styles, Adding Graphics to a Document, Adjusting Margins in a Document, Proofreading a Document, Using Change Tracking, Using Comments, Creating Addressed Envelopes and Adding a Table of Contents

    Creating a Newsletter

    		 Choosing a Newsletter Template, Working with a Template, Replacing Placeholder Text, Editing Image Placeholders, Cropping Images Using Masks, Customizing Colors, Laying Out More Pages, Inserting a Page into a Layout, Completing the Layout, and Exporting to PDF

    Creating a Marketing Package

    		 Assembling Project Assets, Creating a Poster, Creating a Postcard, and Creating a One-Sheet

    Creating a Spreadsheet

    		 Launching Numbers, Choosing a Template, Organizing Information, Building the Spreadsheet, Formatting the Table, Using Formulas and Functions, Adding Media, Printing Your Spreadsheet, Exporting Your Spreadsheet and Using Templates

    Creating an Event Planner

    		 Choosing a Template, Adding Media to a Spreadsheet, Transferring Address Book Contacts to a Spreadsheet, Editing Data in a Table, Sorting Data in a Table, using Checkboxes, Stepper and Sliders, Modifying and Saving Table Styles and Publishing with iWeb

    Creating a Script, Storyboard, Budget and Presentation

    		 Saving a Template for a Video Script in Pages, Prepare a Budget with Numbers, Creating a Storyboard Presentation, Moving a Chart from Numbers to Keynote, Publishing a Presentation to MobileMe, and Creating a Storyboard Handout

    Certification Exam

    		 Students take a one hour exam to earn Apple Certified Associate, iWork ’08 status