Peachpit Offers Free iWork '06 Guide at Macworld Booth

SAN FRANCISCO -- Peachpit is offering Macworld Expo attendees a free guide covering iWork i06, which Apple released Tuesday during Steve Jobsi Macworld keynote. The guide was penned by Richard Harrington, and covers the updated Pages 2 and Keynote 3.

The free, full-color guide includes:

  • iWork i06: Tables with calculations, three-dimensional charts, advanced image-editing, and more.
  • Pages 2: New Apple-designed templates, mail merge with Address Book, and more.
  • Keynote 3: New cinematic transitions, Apple-designed HD themes, iLife export, and more.

The guide is also serving as a teaser for Mr. Harringtonis upcoming book, Apple Training Series: iWork i06, which will be released in the Spring of 2006.

Peachpit is also offering a similar guide for iLife i06 penned by Jim Heid.

  • iPhoto 6: Better performance, enhanced editing, calendars, cards, and photocasting.
  • iMovie HD 6: Motion-graphics themes, real-time effects, audio enhancements, and more sharing options.
  • iDVD 6: Magic iDVD, widescreen playback, enhanced authoring, and new themes.
  • GarageBand 3: Podcasting, new music jingles, iChat interviews, movie scoring, and more.
  • iWeb: Publish Web sites, blogs, podcasts, and more on .Mac.

This guide serves as a teaser for The Macintosh iLife i06, which is also expected in the Spring of 2006.