Jerry and all, So far my use of iWork is limited. However I was able to produce the January issue of Access using it. I was able to import the AppleWorks "template" (actually a back issue: November's) which I did using AW Draw module. I converted it to AW Word Processing and imported that. Then I used cut and paste to clean it up and saved it as a pages template. I imagine that importing from other platforms (Word) would work as easily.
Now as to actually using Pages. Many of the keyboard commands are different and I haven't really learned them yet. My initial feeling is that more steps are required for most actions. Example: If I want to copy and paste text from a mail message or off a Web page. Copy and then three clicks in AW vs 4 in Pages ( I could probably) shorten both one click. AW Format in the Menu bar allows you to select and then set various parameters. In Pages its all done from the inspector window which is loaded with buttons to allow you to do all, but the window aways seems to be in my way. I guess it's like Photoshop, you need a large display; mine is only 15". And Pages runs slower on my PowerPC G4 than does AW. I'm sure as I use it more and more I'll find it just as useful as AW Draw and WP. MAYBE. I haven't found anything I can do in Pages that I can't do in AW. YET. Anne | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
