I really appreciate readers' comments - it's what keeps me going. Thank you all for supporting this blog. Here is a selection of readers' comments with links to relevant posts.
Zachariah, Senior Editor, Teton Journal, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, www.tetonjournal.com:
"Your website was the ray of hope that I needed, as I was about to abandon the notion that it was possible to print a tabloid, on a web press, that was created solely in Pages. I can however affirm that it is entirely possible since I have now successfully done it. Thanks so much for creating this invaluable resource."
Let me say what a great help your blog has been. I am using Pages and Keynote to create everything from letterhead to video titles to animated banner ads. So I was thrilled to find someone using Pages rather than InDesign or Quark to create professional work like your guides. I love the savings in money and learning time.
Realmac Software Community Forums (Germany, re PDF Settings for Professional Printshops and a Few Tips):
Die Seite ist ohnehin eine Fundgrube für die Nutzer von Pages.
(The site is already a treasure trove for the users of Pages.)
Peter (re. Three Steps from Pages to PDF):This is probably the best moment of my life this year! I create [in my opinion] GREAT stuff in Pages...love it! And then the whole conversion to pdf thing drove me bats! Now I can do it! Thank you!
Wiley (re. Pages and professional printshops: why PostScript):
This is a wonderful piece of work - thanks for sharing! It resolved quite a frustrating time of back and forth with the printer!
Corey Koch:
Well Done. I am a graphic designer, living in Normandy and have seen your magazine from the start. Having used Quark Xpress for the last seventeen! years, I am amazed you managed to get it looking this good. I can pick holes but, hey, there must be a future without Quark holding us to ransom. Well done! We enjoy reading it.
Andrea Stevens (re Curving Lines and Shapes – Make Them in Pages):
Basically everything you post is a question I have had in mind, or shows an alternative to how I have approached some problems. This curving line thing is something I had never come across, and thought that pages didn't allow for free hand drawing. But it is great, and now I can make things look "flowy". I have actually used this tip on my catalogue
Thanks for the good guidelines (not just for Pages) Four years ago I published a book using Papyrus with PDFs sent to the printer. I followed almost all of your steps. One critical factor that is overlooked: Always have someone else edit the final document(s). No matter how careful we are, we will always miss some small errors. Keep up the good work and advice.
Congratulations! I come back to your blog for help in iPages for every project. Your tips are extremely helpful. I also enjoy your photos and other blogs especially Running With Dogs :)
Sister Julie (Chicago):
I just got my first Mac and chose to go with iWork. I was happy to stumble upon your blog which is helping me make the transition from Word to Pages. Excellent job. Thanks for the work you do.
Just a note of thanks. Your post solved a problem for us in a quick and clear manner! Merci beaucoup.
Anonymous "Preparing colour separated PDFs using ColorSync":
Thank you! My printer needed a CMYK pdf and I couldn't find a solution until I read this. Not everything you suggested worked out for me though - I couldn't set the resolution because the I couldn't locate the commands you suggested. I'm working in Pages '08 - maybe they have created a higher dpi as a default? Best wishes, Karyn
REALLY USEFULL!! I created a flyer, but I needed it in JPG... Thanks 4 the trick, man!
Anonymous (re. Quick word count in Pages):
Thanks! I am writing a paper and was wondering where that darn word count was!
