Hi John iPhoto would be superb for this, you can use the built in book making tools to sort the layout then print yourself or save as a PDF for the e-version and for printing commercially. You can choose to use the Apple printing service, I've been very happy with the results from this. The hardback books might seem pricey but the production is superb and the prints on nice Kodak stock.
Cheers B. 2009/10/10 Phil Ward <[email protected]>: > > John, > > Pages is the word processing/page layout element of Apple's iWork > suite of applications. The iWork suite is £69 from the Apple Store. > > Regards > Phil > > PS. Yes I remember those SE30 days too. My first Mac was a Performer > 400, complete with 4MB of RAM and a 40MB hard disk. Happy, but > somewhat primitive days, > > > -- > Phil Ward > > Skype: aphilw > E: [email protected] > E: [email protected] > www.myspace.com/philwardmusic > > Phil Ward is the exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. > www.veilletteguitars.com > > Consultant Designer of the Acoustic Energy AE22 nearfield monitor. > > On 10 Oct 2009, at 16:16, John N wrote: > >> >> Thanks Phil - excuse my ignorance but what's "Pages"? An Application I >> buy or download? I'm very old and though I've been using Macs since >> 1988 my Application knowledge begins and ends with Word and Quark >> Express. I used to produce a 64 page pub guide on an SE30 running >> System 6 - oh, happy days! >> John N >> >> On Oct 10, 3:55 pm, Phil Ward <[email protected]> wrote: >>> That should have been, "there might even be..." >>> >>> Hey, it's Saturday, I'm off duty. >>> >>> P >>> >>> -- >>> Phil Ward >>> >>> Skype: aphilw >>> E: [email protected] >>> E: [email protected]/philwardmusic >>> >>> Phil Ward is the exclusive UK distributor for Veillette >>> Guitars.www.veilletteguitars.com >>> >>> Consultant Designer of the Acoustic Energy AE22 nearfield monitor. >>> >>> On 10 Oct 2009, at 15:51, Phil Ward wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> I'd say do it in Pages - their might even be an existing template, >>>> or >>>> one that can be easily adapted, and save/distribute it as a PDF. If >>>> you chose a hi-resolution PDF export it will also print pretty well. >>> >>>> I'd avoid Word. >>> >>>> Phil >>> >>>> -- >>>> Phil Ward >>> >>>> Skype: aphilw >>>> E: [email protected] >>>> E: [email protected] >>>> www.myspace.com/philwardmusic >>> >>>> Phil Ward is the exclusive UK distributor for Veillette >>>> Guitars.www.veilletteguitars.com >>> >>>> Consultant Designer of the Acoustic Energy AE22 nearfield monitor. >>> >>>> On 10 Oct 2009, at 15:41, John N wrote: >>> >>>>> Suggestions, please, on the following. Over the next 2-3 years I >>>>> plan >>>>> to scan all our family pics into my iMac. There are several hundred >>>>> going back to the 1920s, so I will select, say, 150 important >>>>> ones. I >>>>> want to produce an album-cum-storybook, with fairly long captions, >>>>> which will be passed to the grandchildren (x4). They have >>>>> computers, >>>>> but not Macs, and it also needs to be produced in "book" form (not >>>>> necessarily in colour) for those of the family without computers. >>>>> My idea is to make up the album as a series of pages, perhaps A4 in >>>>> landscape format, leaving space at the edges for punching holes and >>>>> loose leaf binding, with the e-versions being put on DVD or memory >>>>> sticks. >>>>> What can I use that will be openable by others and can be printed, >>>>> perhaps by an outside agency? Is the inbuilt "album" on iPhoto >>>>> suitable, it seems to be useful only if one is sending off for a >>>>> Mac- >>>>> produced book - or is that only in the States? Would I be able to >>>>> do >>>>> it in Word? >>>>> Many thanks for ideas >>>>> John N >> > > > > > > -- Benjamin Stanley - Technical Director - Trilby Multimedia 47-49 Loveday Street, Birmingham, B4 6NR Telephone: 0121 333 6860 www.trilby.co.uk --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
