Existing users, 
For me, Pages is simply not ready for prime time. It's overpriced, considering what it doesn't do.
One of the basics: word count. You can't select a paragraph or two and get a word count for them. You can't get a word count to the spot you are in the document. You can only get a word count of the entire document, which isn't helpful if you're editing other information.
Also, you can't get panes, another handicap when editing info.
I wanted to love Pages. I wanted to jettison Word. But, the fact is, Pages doesnt' get the job done.
One last note, 1.0 is awful, speedwise. You must upgrade to 1.0.1, which works decently.
Apple Pages
Word processor & page layout (part of iWork 9.0.2 update)
Version: 4.0.3
Disappointing. Apple Needs To Do Better.
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: Mr. T.--2008 Thursday, May 26 2005 @ 02:10 AM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: 1-6 months
Recommend Product: NO
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Comments
Disappointing. Apple Needs To Do Better. - deasys
It's a Cocoa application: Select the text you wish to count, pull down the application menu ("Pages"), go to Services:Statistics.BTW, what are "panes?"
Thursday, May 26 2005 @ 03:12 PM PDT
Disappointing. Apple Needs To Do Better. - deasys
It's a Cocoa application: Select the text you wish to count, pull down the application menu ("Pages"), go to Services:Statistics.BTW, what are "panes?"
Thursday, May 26 2005 @ 03:16 PM PDT
Disappointing. Apple Needs To Do Better. - deasys
It's a Cocoa application: Select the text you wish to count, pull down the application menu ("Pages"), go to Services:Statistics.BTW, what are "panes?"
Thursday, May 26 2005 @ 03:20 PM PDT
Disappointing. Apple Needs To Do Better. - deasys
It's a Cocoa application: Select the text you wish to count, pull down the application menu ("Pages"), go to Services:Statistics.BTW, what are "panes?"
Thursday, May 26 2005 @ 03:26 PM PDT
Disappointing. Apple Needs To Do Better. - deasys
It's a Cocoa application: Select the text you wish to count, pull down the application menu ("Pages"), go to Services:Statistics.BTW, what are "panes?"
Thursday, May 26 2005 @ 03:28 PM PDT
Disappointing. Apple Needs To Do Better. - deasys
It's a Cocoa application: Select the text you wish to count, pull down the application menu ("Pages"), go to Services:Statistics.BTW, what are "panes?"
Thursday, May 26 2005 @ 03:36 PM PDT
Disappointing. Apple Needs To Do Better. - emcnair
I can respect your gripes about Pages, even though I don't completely agree with you. But to call it "overpriced" is a bit of a stretch. I think that $79.00 for both Keynote and Pages is a real bargain. Individually that comes to $39.50 apiece. I have paid more for shareware apps that haven't had near the features of Pages. In fact, I personally would have paid $79.00 for Keynote alone and would have considered that a bargain. Just think of Pages as "beta freeware" that was included in your purchase of Keynote. You'll sleep better at night if you do.Reply to This
Thursday, May 26 2005 @ 11:20 AM PDT