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1 Grand Mac SIG Newsletter January, 2011 Volume VI, Number 1 Grand Mac SIG January 17 Meeting 4:30 PM Pima Room The Mac SIG January meeting will feature information on iwork: Pages, Numbers, Keynote Winter Class Registration The January 17 monthly meeting will be a presentation on iwork, Apple s software suite, consisting of Pages (word processing), Numbers (spreadsheet), and Keynote (presentation software). Joyce Kloncz will do a short run-through of how this suite works and why you ll find this software so easy to use. iwork is very intuitive and Joyce finds it much easier to use than Office for Mac. Please join us for this introduction to iwork software on January 17, 4:30 PM in the Pima Room at Chaparral Center. Registration for Mac winter classes will be held online at starting January 3. If you need help with online registration, you can come to the classroom on January 5 at either 9:00, 9:45 or 10:30 AM, or come Saturday, January 8 at 9AM. The Mac SIG is offering 39 Mac classes this semester, up fourteen from last fall. We have twelve Mac instructors and we thank them for giving of their time to promote Macs and our Mac SIG: Sharon Hoobler, Art McCall, Gale McCall, Nancy Eckart, Geoffrey Buxton, Gloria Volland, Marty Schwerin, Peggy Boike, Doug Ralston, Joe Parla, Ann Sawyer, and Joyce Kloncz. Four new classes this semester include: Running Windows on a Mac, Switching from PC to Mac?, ipad, and Bento Database. We encourage you to sign up for classes. Go to grandcomputers.org > Education > Course Listing to read the class descriptions and prerequisites for all classes. 1

We send informational emails to 193 Mac users, many of whom are couple emails. There are 1216 members in the Grand Computer Club. The 216 Mac members are 17% of the club.

2 Welcome New Mac SIG Members Welcome to these new Mac users since our December newsletter: Charles & Nancy Cortinovis, Chuck Dowdel, Susan Greathouse, Gary Grovdahl, Myra Gustincic, Jim Jerpbak, Denise Midkiff, Ron Pescitani, & Ken Rye. There are 216 Mac users on our list to date, up 11 new Mac users since November. We send informational s to 193 Mac users, many of whom are couple s. There are 1216 members in the Grand Computer Club. The 216 Mac members are 17% of the club. Here is a review of past years memberships: 2005: 78 Mac SIG members 2006: 135 Mac SIG members 2007: 138 Mac SIG members 2008: 172 Mac SIG members 2009: 184 Mac SIG members 2010: 216 Mac SIG members Our growth has been increasing steadily. Please keep it that way by renewing your membership at grandcomputers.org or at the club room. Tell Me Something I Don't Know - a Feature for Our Mac SIG Newsletters If your incoming script is too small in Mail, increase the size by typing Command +. To open all PDF files in Preview, instead of Adobe: In the Finder, select a PDF document. Choose File > Get Info. Click Open with. Choose Preview from the pop-up menu, and click Change All. To take a screen shot of part of a screen or on the internet: Command- Shift-4. A PNG icon will appear on your desktop. Dues are Due! A reminder also that the 2011 dues to the Grand Computer Club (GCC) are due now! We hope all of you will renew your membership for Remember that 2010 nonrenewing members are deleted from the list on January 1, The GCC is offering memberships for $10 through September 30, This is to allow the Club to track memberships in the academic year, rather than the calendar year. Photos From December 4 Mac SIG Holiday Open House - There were 65 of us enjoying a wonderful Mac day! 2

3 More Photos From December 4 Mac SIG Holiday Open House 3

Pages 6-8 also give you the dates, times, instructor names and the number of seats remaining for each class to date. For beginner users to computers, we recommend the Intro to Mac #1-5 classes.

4 We have updated our Mac SIG class flow chart and added an additional flow chart on page 5 for winter 2010 classes. Use these documents as a guide to show how to pick out the classes that you want to take during the January-March class session. Pages 6-8 also give you the dates, times, instructor names and the number of seats remaining for each class to date. For beginner users to computers, we recommend the Intro to Mac #1-5 classes. Intro to Mac 1. Mouse & Keyboard Skills 2. Applications, Windows, Menus 3. Macintosh Features 4. Mac Navigation & the Finder 5. Customizing Your Mac For PC users moving to Macs, we recommend the Intro to Mac #3-5 classes. Documents iwork: Pages Spreadsheets iwork: Numbers Excel 2011 for Mac Presentation iwork: Keynote PowerPoint 2011 for Mac Graphics Print Shop x3.5 Hard Cover Brag Book Match Book Album Post Bound Album Working With Photos iphoto 09 Photoshop Elements 9: 1. Basics 2. Layers 3. Photo Correction Digital Scrapbooking Digital Photography for Macs idvd OS X Leopard Snow Leopard Seminar Backup: Time Machine Security Issues on Your Mac Troubleshooting Your Mac Speciality Classes Genealogy: Reunion 9.0 Running Windows on a Mac Switching from PC to Mac? ipad Phones, Music iphone Skype for Mac ipods & itunes Internet, , Calendars, Chat Internet for Mac Mail Address Book ical (Mac calendar) Databases Web Pages Bento Database iweb: Create Your Own Website iweb: Movies, Blogs, Podcasts Grand Macs Course Sequence January 2011 Thursday, December 30,

5 For Beginners who have no or little Mac experience, the recommended sequence of beginner courses is as follows: Intro to Mac 1. Mouse & Keyboard Skills 2. Applications, Windows, Menus 3. Macintosh Features 4. Mac Navigation & the Finder 5. Customizing Your Mac For PC users moving to Macs, we recommend the Intro to Mac #3-5 classes OS X Snow Leopard For Beginners with some familiarity using a Mac and who wish to learn about the Mac operating system Snow Leopard Seminar Backup: Time Machine & Friends Security Issues on Your Mac Trouble Shooting Your Mac * Running Windows on a Mac * Switching to a Mac? Documents For Mac users with some familiarity using a Mac Grand Mac SIG Course Offerings Winter/Spring, New Classes * Phones, Music, Devices iphone Skype for Mac ipods & itunes * ipad Working with Photos on a Mac For Mac users with some familiarity using a Mac iphoto 09 Digital Photography for Macs & PCs Photoshop Elements 8: 1. Basics 2. Layers 3. Photo Correction Digital Scrapbooking Web Pages For Mac users with some familiarity using a Mac! Web Site Building iweb: Create Your Own Website iweb: Movies, Blogs, Podcasts Word Processing: iwork: Pages Spreadsheets: iwork: Numbers Excel for Mac Database: * Bento Database Presentation: iwork: Keynote PowerPoint Internet, , Calendars, Chat Internet for Macs! Mail for Mac! Address Book!! ical: Manage Your Personal Calendar Media idvd Graphics For users with some familiarity using a Mac Print Shop 2.0 Mini Albums: Learn to make your own albums 1. Match Book Album x3.5 Hard Cover Brag Book 3. Post-Bound Album Speciality Classes Genealogy: Reunion 9 5

6 Grand Computers Mac Class Schedule Address Book for Mac (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Feb 3Th at 4:00 pm Sharon Hoobler (9 seats) Backup: Time Machine for Mac (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Jan 24M at 8:00 am Arthur McCall (7 seats) Bento Database for Mac (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Mar 7M at 3:30 pm Joyce Kloncz (9 seats) Digital Photography for Mac & PC (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Jan 17M, 19W, 20Th at 1:00 pm Geoffrey Buxton (8 seats) Digital Scrapbooking for Mac (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Jan 17M, 18T, 19W, 20Th at 4:00 pm Sharon Hoobler (6 seats, 3 laptops) Excel 2011 for Mac (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Mar 8T, 11F at 8:00 am Peggy Boike (9 seats) ical for Mac (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Mar 2W at 8:00 am Joyce Kloncz (9 seats) idvd for Mac (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Mar 7M, 8T at 1:00 pm Sharon Hoobler (9 seats) Internet for Mac (Prerequisite: None) Feb 21M at 4:00 pm Marty Schwerin (9 seats) Intro to Snow Leopard Seminar (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Jan 12W at 8:00 am Arthur McCall (8 seats) Jan 19W at 8:00 am Arthur McCall (8 seats) ipad (Prerequisite: None) Jan 25T at 4:00 pm Doug Ralston (8 seats) iphone for Mac or PC (Prerequisite: None) Mar 21M at 10:30 am Joyce Kloncz (9 seats) iphoto 09 for Mac (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Jan 24M, 25T, 27Th at 3:30 pm Sharon Hoobler (9 seats) ipods and itunes Mac or PC (Prerequisite: None) Jan 24M at 4:00 pm Joyce Kloncz (7 seats) iweb 1: Create Your Own Website (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Feb 4F at 8:00 am Gale McCall (9 seats) iweb 2: Movies, Blogs, Podcasts (Prerequisite: Intro to iweb) Mar 1T at 8:00 am Gale McCall (8 seats) iwork: Keynote 09 (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Mar 9W at 10:30 am Joyce Kloncz (9 seats) 6

7 iwork: Numbers 09 (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Feb 28M at 8:00 am Joyce Kloncz (9 seats) iwork: Pages 09 (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Feb 21M, 23W at 10:30 am Joyce Kloncz (9 seats) Mac 1: Free Mouse & Keyboard (Prerequisite: None) Jan 20Th at 8:00 am Ann Sawyer (9 seats) Mac 2: Apps, Windows, & Menus (Prerequisite: Mac 1 or mouse & keyboard skills) Jan 21F at 8:00 am Peggy Boike (9 seats) Mac 3: Macintosh Features (Prerequisite: Mac 1 & 2 or familiarity with PCs) Jan 26W at 8:00 am Ann Sawyer (9 seats) Mac 4: Mac Navigation & the Finder (Prerequisite: Mac 1, 2, & 3 or familiarity with PCs) Jan 29Sa at 8:00 am Peggy Boike (9 seats) Mac 5: Customize Your Mac (Prerequisite: Mac 1, 2, 3 & 4 or familiarity with PCs) Jan 31M at 8:00 am Ann Sawyer (9 seats) Mac Photoshop Elements 9: I. Basics (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Feb 7M, 8T, 9W at 10:30 am Sharon Hoobler (9 seats) Mac Photoshop Elements 9: II. Layer (Prerequisite: Photoshop Elements 8: I. Basics) Feb 15T, 16W at 1:00 pm Sharon Hoobler (9 seats) Mac Photoshop Elements 9: III. Corr (Prerequisite: Photoshop Elements 2) Feb 28M, Mar 1T at 3:30 pm Sharon Hoobler (9 seats) Mail for Mac (Prerequisite: None) Jan 26W at 4:00 pm Nancy Eckart (9 seats) Mini Album: 3.5x3.5 for Mac or PC (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac or PC) Mar 2W, 3Th at 4:00 pm Sharon Hoobler (6 seats, 3 laptops) Mini Album: Matchbook for Mac or PC (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac or PC) Mar 14M at 4:00 pm Sharon Hoobler (6 seats, 3 laptops) Mini-Album:Post-Bound Mac or PC (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac or PC) Mar 16W at 4:00 pm Sharon Hoobler (6 seats, 3 laptops) PowerPoint 2011 for Mac (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Feb 8T, 11F at 8:00 am Peggy Boike (9 seats) Print Shop 2.0 for Mac (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Feb 14M, 16W at 10:30 am Joyce Kloncz (9 seats) Reunion 9.0 for Mac (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Jan 31M, Feb 1T at 4:00 pm Sharon Hoobler (6 seats, 3 laptops) Running Windows on a Mac (Prerequisite: None) Jan 27Th, 28F at 8:00 am Joe Parla (9 seats) Security Issues on Your Mac (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac) Jan 17M at 8:00 am Arthur McCall (8 seats) 7

8 Skype for Mac (Prerequisite: Familiarity with using a Mac or PC) Mar 17Th at 3:30 pm Gloria Volland (9 seats, 1 laptop) Switching to a Mac? (Prerequisite: None) Mar 17Th, 18F at 1:00 pm Joe Parla (9 seats) Troubleshooting Your Mac (Prerequisite: None) Mar 7M at 4:00 pm Marty Schwerin (9 seats) PDF2Office for iwork v1.0: Converting to Editable Text: a review by Tom Piper applejac Macintosh Users Group, Jefferson City, MO We live in a wonderful world of interchangeable information that is conveniently transmitted via Portable Document Format (PDF) files that have become a standard for multi-platform document dissemination. With the introduction of Mac OS X, the ability to print to PDF has been just a click away, and we ve been able to share our creations with almost anyone. But, when we need to edit these documents, what do we do? I have long known about a great program known as PDF2Office which would convert PDFs files into Microsoft Words files. Recently, they released a new version which makes conversion to iwork '08/ '09 files for the Macintosh. What GREAT version, because this is the environment I work in every day, and an incredible tool for everyday use. As their website describes, PDF2Office for iwork converts PDF documents into editable Keynote and Pages files by recreating the intended construction and layout of the document; forming paragraphs; applying styles; regrouping independent graphic elements; extracting images; creating tables; all automatically without any manual intervention. It also provides detailed options for fine-tuning the conversion process such as substitution of fonts and conversion of the entire PDF file or a range of pages. This powerful utility is simple, fast and accurate. No training or extensive reading is necessary because you can add the PDF, click on Convert to either Pages or Keynote, select any options desired, and have a new files literally in seconds. My first 5-page PDF conversion with mixed text and graphics took only 7 seconds (and this is typical)! It will even convert passworded documents into many languages beyond English. PDF2Office for iwork will work on a wide range of Macs from the PowerPC G4 processor of at least 800 MHz up through the most modern Intel unit. Mac Operating Systems supported range from OS X (Panther) up through the latest 10.6.x (Snow Leopard). iworks 08 or 09 are needed to view and edit Keynote and Pages files. It couldn t be easier. Various configurations of PDF2Office for iwork are available including an individual license, Family Pack license, and Small/ Home Office Business. If you want to try before you buy, a trial version is easily downloadable at And for a limited time only, a special discount offer is available for Macintosh user groups (see below). I fully endorse this product without hesitation, based on past and current experience, and the reputation of Recosoft Corporation which has accomplished over ten years of successful Mac development. Your PDF files can now easily be converted to editable iwork formats with the new PDF2Office for iwork. It converts PDF documents into editable Keynote and Pages 08/ 09 files allowing for an efficient and transparent process in recovering and reusing PDF content with in iwork. PDF2Office for iwork has been designed specifically for the iwork user providing a simple and straightforward interface to convert PDF files to the iwork format while offering options to fine-tune the conversion results. This special converter eliminates the need to acquire and install additional PDF editing software and tools resulting in huge cost savings in both time and expense. PDF2Office for iwork v1.0: 15% Discount : This exclusive Apple user group member offer for PDF2Office for iwork is $49.99 (USD), a great savings from the usual MSRP of $59.00 (USD). For more information and download purchasing: This worldwide offer is valid through April 30,

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