Course Description This two-day, hands-on course introduces students to the key features and basic interface of iWork. iWork is a suite of productivity tools that includes Pages for producing professional looking documents, Numbers for creating spreadsheets, tables and charts, and Keynote for developing high-quality presentations. In this course, you will learn how to work with writing and graphics tools to create beautiful documents. You will find out how to effortlessly create stunning presentations, complete with Apple-designed themes, cinema-quality animations, and voiceover narration. You will create compelling spreadsheets for everything from family budgets and event planning to invoices and complex financial reports. And all three applications give you import and export compatibility with Microsoft Office applications. Who Should Attend? This class is designed for anyone who prefers hands-on and interactive instruction to best explore the functionality of the iWork applications. Certification This course prepares students to pass the Apple Certified Associate, iWork exam. The exam fee is already included in the cost of the class, a $65 value. Prerequisites: Practical working knowledge of Mac OS X Course Outline: Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class. Day 1 Lesson 1: Creating a Basic Presentation Launching Keynote Choosing a Theme and Slide Size Selecting a Master Slide Outlining the Presentation Working with the Format Bar Working with the Inspector Formatting Text on a Slide Customizing a Slide Layout Copying Styles Between Slides Cleaning Up the Slides Adding a Table Fixing Spelling Errors Lesson 2: Adding Media to Your Presentation Accessing Media Files Working with Still Photos in iPhoto Adding Photos to Slides Adding Audio to a Slideshow Using Video in a Slideshow Keeping Media with Your Presentation Lesson 3: Animating and Viewing Your Presentation Creating Builds to Reveal Text Creating a Sequence Build to Reveal a Table Creating Interleaved Builds Creating a Smart Build Watching the Presentation Creating Transitions Between Slides Indexing Your Presentation with Spotlight Configuring Preferences for Smooth Playback Running Your Presentation Pausing and Resuming a Slideshow Troubleshooting Your Presentation Lesson 4: Converting a PowerPoint Presentation Importing a PowerPoint Presentation Animating the Title Slide Cleaning Up a Chart Enhancing a Chart Animating a Chart Enhancing a Table Animating a Bar Chart Animating a Pie Chart Changing the Style of the Chart Adding Content from a Word Document Adding Comments to a Presentation Rehearsing the Presentation Creating a Self-Running Slideshow Lesson 5: Working with Themes, Graphics, and Hyperlinks Preparing a Custom Theme Creating a Background and Formatting Text Creating a Photo Cutout with Photoshop and Keynote Saving and Sharing Themes Applying a Custom Theme Adding Transparency to Artwork Masking Photos and Shapes Embedding a Web Page Embedding and Formatting a QuickTime Movie Adding Hyperlinks and Navigation Running a Presentation as a Kiosk Exporting to CD-ROM Lesson 6: Publishing and Giving Your Presentation Reviewing a Presentation with Light Table View Adding and Printing Presenter Notes Printing Handouts Exporting to QuickTime Exporting to PowerPoint Exporting to PDF Exporting Images Exporting to Flash Exporting to HTML Exporting to an iPod Creating an Enhanced Audio Podcast with Garageband Sending to YouTube Giving Your Presentation with a Laptop Day 2 Lesson 7: Word Processing Launching Pages Choosing a Template Replacing Placeholder Text Formatting Text and Lists with Styles Adding Graphics to a Document Adjusting Margins in a Document Proofreading a Document Using Change Tracking Using Comments Creating Addressed Envelopes Adding a Table of Contents Lesson 8: Creating a Newsletter Choosing a Newsletter Template Working with a Template Replacing Placeholder Text Editing Image Placeholders Cropping Images Using Masks Customizing Colors Laying Out More Pages Inserting a Page into a Layout Completing the Layout Exporting to PDF Lesson 9: Creating a Marketing Package Assembling Project Assets Creating a Poster Creating a Postcard Creating a One-Sheet Lesson 10: Creating a Spreadsheet Launching Numbers Choosing a Template Organizing Information Building the Spreadsheet Formatting the Table Using Formulas and Functions Adding Media Printing Your Spreadsheet Exporting Your Spreadsheet Using Templates Lesson 11: Creating an Event Planner Choosing a Template Adding Media to a Spreadsheet Transferring Address Book Contacts to a Spreadsheet Editing Data in a Table Sorting Data in a Table Using Checkboxes Stepper and Sliders Modifying and Saving Table Styles Lesson 12: Creating a Script, Storyboard, Budget, and Presentation Saving a Template for a Video Script in Pages Prepare a Budget with Numbers Creating a Storyboard Presentation Moving a Chart from Numbers to Keynote Publishing a Presentation to MobileMe Creating a Storyboard Handout Price: $495.00 Duration: 2 days Time: 10am - 6pm Contact: Cari Jones, Corporate Account Manager Email: CariJ@fmctraining.com Phone: 407-354-4866 FUTURE MEDIA CONCEPTS, INC., the nation's premier digital media training center, provides manufacturer-authorized training in all areas of digital media including digital video and film editing, web design and development, sound design, DVD authoring, 3D animation, motion graphics, desktop publishing, architectural and mechanical design and Mac IT. FMC is an authorized training provider for Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Boris FX, Digidesign, NewTek and Softimage. Founded in 1994, FMC has training centers located in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Orlando, Chicago and Dubai. www.fmctraining.com