Hi Linda On 4 Aug 2013, at 19:52, Linda C. Knight <l...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > I saw from the beginning being a new mac user that pages is difficult.
> I wouldn't say that Pages is "difficult', once you get used to it, but it is > quite different from using what you might call a "traditional" word > processor. As others may have already explained, the real power of Pages is > not found in the menus but in the Inspector. You can bring this up with > Command+Option+I. From this window you can control pretty much every aspect > of Pages. That being said, you need to remember (and maybe you've discovered this already), that Voice Over support for Pages is quite rudimentary. This is such a shame and extremely disappointing. Maybe this will improve later this year. There are workarounds for a number of things such as including headers in documents, but they are long-winded and are sometimes hit and miss. You can include headings, but the process is quite time-consuming. Once you've got the headings you want though, you're good to go. Footnotes are another matter though. However, as with my following suggestion, what you use depends on what you want to do. > > I am wondering if anyone has a suggestion on a different word processor other > than text edit. > There are a number of free solutions, including one that I believe is called "iText Express". If i remember correctly, this is a revamped version of TextEdit with some features including footnotes that TextEdit itself cannot create. If however you want an experience comparable to MS Word though, you might consider either Nisus Writer Express or Nisus Writer Pro. Each can be found in the App Store or on the developer's website at: http://www.nisus.com The support from the developer is excellent and both the Express and Pro versions can handle the importing of Word files. I think the difference between the two is that Express does not offer Tables of Contents and a few other features that the developers deem useful only to professionals. They are however quite expensive. At the moment, neither of these products offer Voice Over support for tables. They do however offer a 15-day free trial from the website. Other people on this list use Nisus's word processing products and I'm sure that if you decided to give them a try, we would all be happy to help you overcome any difficulties you might encounter. > > > Hope this helps James <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
