Scrivener for APA and MLA formatted papers [was Re: Word processing software]

2013-02-04 Thread Esther
Hi Sarah, Just another follow-up suggestion for writing APA formatted papers. I was looking through Scrivener, and there seems to be a good APA template that comes with the application. The sample paper shown with this template is filled in with quite a lot of detail -- more than is given in

Re: Word processing software

2013-02-02 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Anne, Phil and all I think this, perhaps, is one of those occasions where it is only fair to shed a little light, if you will pardon the pun, on things. Actually, Pages does quite a lot more for the new Office standards than is possible with VoiceOver. It seems that this is another

Re: Word processing software

2013-02-02 Thread Sarah k Alawami
How good is pages in regards to running headers. and can you format the first one to be 1 line down and the all others to be at the top of the page like they should be? I've heard wonderful podcasts on pages but having never used it I can't comment. Can I easily with minimal frustrations

Re: Word processing software

2013-02-02 Thread Sarah k Alawami
We'll see what happens. it was unflrunite this teacher was sopicky it was ridiculous. lol! I'll keep that option on mind for future picky teachers. lol! but first I need to learn pages as I use IText which is good but the headers and footers don't' work at all. lol! On Feb 2, 2013, at 9:29 AM,

Re: Word processing software

2013-02-02 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Actually they wanted it a lot different like 2 spaces here, the synapses, there, no intro, the running header for the first 2 pages 1 line down and for the rest of the pages on the top of the margin, the first entry on the works cited, which was actually called references, (if not you lost a

Re: Word processing software

2013-02-02 Thread JAMES AUSTIN
Hi everyone, As has been said already, Pages has the potential to be a fabulous app and for plain writing it is. By plain writing, I mean where you don't need to add footnotes, lists and the like. While you can add them, VoiceOver doesn't recognise them as such and will not let you know that

Re: Word processing software

2013-02-02 Thread Dónal Fitzpatrick
Hi Sarah, Believe me, you can do stuff with LaTeX, and the underlying TeX engine, that word processors like pages, office, openoffice etc. can only dream of. Most academic articles in the sciences are produced using this set of packages. Books, monographs, papers, posters, slides (etc) can

Re: Word processing software

2013-02-02 Thread JAMES AUSTIN
Hi Sarah, Are you a Braillist? In my experience, Braille is the best way to get a handle on this sort of thing. As has probably been said here, different citation styles require very different things. Parenthetical citation versus footnotes for example. (I hate the former personally) Even

Re: Word processing software

2013-02-02 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Well i already passed the class and I'm done with this professor. lol!All he did was just show examples on the main APA website, but to tell you the truth he was not very good. lol! I'm actually trying to myself think in the future when it comes time for me to write my dissertation on my field

Re: Word processing software

2013-02-02 Thread Sarah k Alawami
To answer your other questionI am a brainiest but I'm not that good when it comes to 2 spaces here, indent here, and so on and so forth. lol! that is good advice though and maybe if my prof or the next one I have gives me an example I could use a braille display and look to see how many spaces

Re: Word processing software

2013-02-01 Thread Timothy J. Meloy
Pages will open word documents. Key note is used for power point presentations. HTH TJ On Feb 1, 2013, at 2:58 AM, George Cham george.c...@outlook.com wrote: Hi Ann, Will pages and keynote open Microsoft word documents ? George, Sent from my iPad On 01/02/2013, at 6:24 PM, Anne

Re: Word processing software

2013-02-01 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello George, You can open MS Word documents with TextEdit or Pages. I work with Word documents all the time as a freelance translator and I use Pages since it keeps most of the formatting correct. The only problems I have are with missing fonts and a few anomlies in the way text boxes and

Re: Word processing software

2013-02-01 Thread George Cham
Thanks, so if pages opens word documents, does it open excel as well? And if microsoft office is not required, does the Mac come with an email program? George, Sent from my iPad On 01/02/2013, at 8:00 PM, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: Hello George, You can open MS Word

RE: Word processing software

2013-02-01 Thread David Griffith
. David Griffith -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of George Cham Sent: 01 February 2013 09:03 To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Word processing software Thanks, so if pages opens word documents, does

Re: Word processing software

2013-02-01 Thread Phil Halton
, February 01, 2013 3:57 AM Subject: Re: Word processing software Pages will open word documents. Key note is used for power point presentations. HTH TJ On Feb 1, 2013, at 2:58 AM, George Cham george.c...@outlook.com wrote: Hi Ann, Will pages and keynote open Microsoft word documents ? George

Re: Word processing software

2013-02-01 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Phil, I'm currently working in Pages on a .docx document. Perhaps Pages doesn't handle all the features of .docx but it certainly does open the documents. Cheers, Anne On 1 Feb 2013, at 15:31, Phil Halton philh...@comcast.net wrote: I believe Pages will open word documents with the

Re: Word processing software

2013-02-01 Thread Danny Noonan
extension that is created by word 2010 is not handled by Pages. - Original Message - From: Timothy J. Meloy tme...@fuse.net To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 3:57 AM Subject: Re: Word processing software Pages will open word

Word processing software

2013-01-31 Thread George Cham
Hi list, I'm now ready to buy my i Mac, and have a question. Will the pages app from apple, be enough to open most document formats? And so saving me money on buying third party software? Typed with Fleksy reply://george.c...@outlook.com George, Sent from my iPad --- Mac Access At Mac

Re: Word processing software

2013-01-31 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello George, Between Pages and TextEdit, you should have no trouble opening text documents. If you have spreadsheets or PowerPoint presentations, then Numbers and Keynote would be necessary. Cheers, Anne On 1 Feb 2013, at 05:42, George Cham george.c...@outlook.com wrote: Hi list, I'm

Re: Word processing software

2013-01-31 Thread George Cham
Hi Ann, Will pages and keynote open Microsoft word documents ? George, Sent from my iPad On 01/02/2013, at 6:24 PM, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote: Hello George, Between Pages and TextEdit, you should have no trouble opening text documents. If you have spreadsheets or