Inspire as you learn

Writing papers and giving presentations is a huge part of your academic life. And if you think the same old PowerPoint themes and sticking to the same 12-point Times New Roman double-spaced model is boring for you, try grading them. While there's no substitute for substance, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote help you bring a lot of style to the equation. Add a new dimension to your work with rich-media content. Education is all about expressing what you are learning, and iWork will help you express yourself effectively and dramatically. And as a student, you get an educational discount on this outstanding application.

Pages

Stationery, newsletters, resumes, brochures, reports, proposals, business cards —whatever you write, Pages ’08 offers an intuitive way to create beautiful, media-rich documents using impressive features you know how to use right away. When you want to switch from writer to designer, Pages provides the layout tools you need. Suddenly it’s easy to build beautiful, media-rich documents certain to impress readers. Pages ’08 supports industry-standard formats, so you can easily open documents created in other word processing applications and share documents with others—whether they’re using a Mac or a PC.

Keynote

Professionally designed templates. Superb organizational tools. Dynamic tables. Elegant 2D and 3D charts. Even comments to jog your memory. Keynote ’08 provides the tools to get you started, stay on track, and cross the finish line. With powerful graphic tools, built in voiceover recording, the ability to export your presentation directly to YouTube, iTunes, or post to your website, plus importing and exporting with PowerPoint, Keynote gives you unparalleled ways to present your ideas.

Numbers

Introducing Numbers ’08, the spreadsheet you’ve been waiting for — and already know how to use. Innovative, powerful, and intuitive, Numbers ’08 lets you do everything from setting up your monthly budget to completing a lab report. Turning the tables on other spreadsheet programs, Numbers ’08 offers a fundamentally better way to organize data and manage lists. Traditional spreadsheets lock you into a rigid matrix of rows and columns. Numbers lets you create multiple resizable tables on a flexible canvas. Each table is a fully functional spreadsheet that can consist of hundreds of cells or just a few. Add a header or a footer row for summary calculations with a single click. And of course, Numbers ’08 gets along famously with Microsoft Excel, letting you import Excel spreadsheets and export Numbers ’08 documents for Excel users.