iWork® '09 Portable Genius

Chapter 5. Now That I've Made My Document, How Can I Use It?

After creating a document, you're probably ready to share it with others. First, work with your colleagues to finalize the document, using Pages' powerful features for commenting on documents and tracking changes, reviewing the changes, and creating a final version. Next, you can add polish to the document by inserting footnotes or endnotes, or a table of contents; by linking different parts of the document for easy navigation; and by controlling hyphenation in the document. You may also want to use Pages' automated Proofreader feature — preferably with care. Once you've done that, you'll be ready to share the document either on- or offline using a variety of formats.

Using Track Changes

Using Comments

Adding Footnotes or Endnotes

Using Bookmarks to Link Parts of a Document

Controlling Automatic Hyphenation

Adding a Table of Contents

Using the Proofreader

Sharing Your Documents

Using Track Changes

When you're editing a document on your own, you can usually make changes freely without needing to show what they are. But when you're editing a document with other people, it's often helpful to track your changes so anyone else editing the document can review them. Or, if you need to review changes your colleagues have made to a document, those changes are apparent.

Comparing an edited version of a document to the original is slow, laborious ...