And it opens Word files and saves in Word format too... Frank.
On 13 March 2011 22:07, Stephen Watson <[email protected]> wrote: > Whahay! After reading all of this thread I almost thought I'd found myself > reading AppleInsider instead ... :-) > > Stephen > > On 13 Mar 2011, at 21:15, Frank Kennedy wrote: > > OK, You've convinced me to buy it from the App Store. If it's pants it's > your fault, though knowing Apple, I don't think it will be... > > Frank. > > On 13 March 2011 20:39, Patrick James <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Tony >> >> I think many people overlook Pages and it would be great if more tried it >> out. >> >> I have used many word processors over the years and I do think that Pages >> is the best I've used. >> >> It is not perfect, nothing is, but the design is superb. >> >> I love the way, for example, you can so easily move sections and pages >> from one document to another. >> >> No other Word Processor that I know of has made this so simple. >> >> It means that if you write, like me, in several different documents at >> once, then you can just merge them to create the final one with great ease, >> all by just copying the thumbnails from one document to another. You can >> see these thumbnails by going to the "View" menu then to "Page Thumnails", >> this shows a vertical stripe on the left with the thumbnails. >> >> In Pages you can combine "Page Layout" and "Word Processing" documents as >> well, which is truly very flexible. >> >> These things can be achieved in MS Word, and Nisus Writer of course, but >> it is not done with the ease and simplicity of Pages. >> >> Patrick >> >> On 13 Mar 2011, at 19:52, Tony Crooks wrote: >> >> > I'm inclined to agree that Pages is worth serious consideration. I >> co-edit a quarterly history magazine and we use Pages. Footnotes, end notes, >> indexing, TOC, and citation (just about to start using BibDesk for this), >> etc. Much easier than Word especially with combining character, line, and >> paragraph adjustments, and my co-editor is a longstanding Word user who >> agrees. >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Tony >> > Sent from my iPad >> > >> > On 13 Mar 2011, at 19:38, Patrick James <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> In your earlier email you write: >> >> >> >> >> >>> Last time I looked, Pages didn't even do footnotes! indexing? >> cross-referencing? citation systems? And it doesn't handle custom graphics >> in headed paper. I'm not even going to mention Track Changes... >> >> >> >> Well I repeat, that it does all of these things superbly well. >> >> >> >> I have used Pages for years, and I have a massive experience in using >> word processors and in using mark up languages. >> > > The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and > hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series > of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an 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. > -- www.thehelpfulcomputer.com <http://www.thehelpfulcomputer.com>www.shorelinkwriters.org.uk www.shortfuseat1066.org.uk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an 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.
