And so every year, AppleWorks arrives in the hands of four million Apple iMac and iBook buyers. There it sits on the hard drive, a masterpiece of smooth integration and clever interface design, accompanied by templates, art libraries, and fonts--and no printed instructions. "AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual" is the book that should have been in the box.
In "AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual", authors Jim Elferdink and David Reynolds guide the reader through both the basics and the hidden talents of the new AppleWorks, placing special emphasis on version 6's enhanced word processing, Internet, and presentation features. "AppleWorks 6 began shipping in February--with many bugs!" says Elferdink. "Apple released an updater (6.0.3) just as the book was going to press, so we were able to get some information about it in the book. The updater fixes most of the problems with the original release (thank God!) restoring speed and stability to the program."
"AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual' readers will be able to work around AppleWorks 6's most annoying shortcomings while making the most out of its killer new features," adds co-author David Reynolds. "The book is honestly packed with good stuff. There's nothing like it out there--Jim Elferdink set the tone and the structure, David Pogue added style and humor, and I added some sweat equity--eww! It's actually an entertaining read. Not easy for a computer manual."
About the Missing Manual series:
Microsoft does it. Apple does it. Adobe, Netscape, and FileMaker do
it. Almost every major software company, in fact, sells increasingly
sophisticated software without a printed manual. To cut costs and save
production time, today's software companies don't offer physical
instruction manuals at all. Instead, you're expected to learn these
complex programs by reading electronic help screens. One technical
writer finally became inspired enough to do something about the
problem. David Pogue, bestselling Mac author, has teamed with O'Reilly
to launch a new imprint, Pogue Press, dedicated to producing
beautifully written manuals for popular consumer software and hardware
products. O'Reilly/Pogue Press is pleased to introduce its new line:
the Missing Manual series.
About the Authors:
Jim Elferdink owns Macs for the Masses, a well-known consulting
company, and teaches AppleWorks. David Reynolds is the executive editor
of MacAddict magazine, one of the most popular Mac sites found on the
Web.
Online Resources:
AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual
Jim Elferdink & David Reynolds
1st First Edition May 2000
1-56592-858-X, 450 pages, $19.95
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