Compatiblity Concerns

Need to work with non-Apple users? No problem

Pages, Numbers and Keynote are free for most Apple users, and the iCloud.com versions are available at no cost for other people. However, much of the world uses Microsoft Office and Google Docs, so here are tips to ensure your docs work for other people.

1 Line management

When converting an iWork doc to an Office format, text reflow is inevitable. Stick to common fonts to mitigate this and, because Pages and Word interpret lines and paragraphs differently, you’ll get better results if you set line and paragraph spacing in fixed point sizes rather than relative measures.

2 Translation issues