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How To Add Some Depth To Your AR Posts - MAC ONLY

This Is Another "Mac User Only" Post.

With the recent launch of iWork '08, Apple has has added new frame features to their Pages application. I've been using these frames for my photos both here and on the Real Estate Shows Blog. I used it again on photos from our mini AR gathering in Las Vegas.

Jennifer Wilson emailed me asking how I was doing it and and wondered whether it was a Mac thing. It is. There may be a program out in PC land that will allow you do the same things, my purpose here is not to say there isn't. My goal is to let my Mac friends know how to make it happen if they like it.

You must have to have iWork '08.

Then, open a blank document in Pages.

Drag a photo into the page and select "Frame" from the image edit menu.

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Once you've applied the frame, click outside of the image to get rid of the selection points.

Then, do a screen capture of the image. Press Shift-Command-4 at the same time. This will allow you to drag a selection around your image and will save that image to your desktop.

You can select from any number of options that will create a 3d feel for the photos. I love the one above, because it really helps the image jump off the page. But others accomplish the same goal as well. Here is that same image, taken on my iPhone while flying into Vegas, displayed in a couple of different frames.

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Pages Photo 16

Enjoy!

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Posted by Jeff Turner on 09/08/2007 01:10 PM

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Originally posted at: Turner's Perspective: How To Add Some Depth To Your AR Posts - MAC ONLY

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55 Comments on How To Add Some Depth To Your AR Posts - MAC ONLY

SEP

2007

Interesting and appeals to those of us who used camera and created photo albums! I wonder what the Gen-X and Y's think of it....just curious....

regards from Charlottesville!

Charles McDonald
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Dang...maybe some day I will get a Mac and see what all it can do for me. Do you still like your iPhone?

Charles... I think Gen-X and Y's still appreciate good looking stuff. Good design is never going to go out of style. This kind of imagery moves the page from flat to 3d and, used correctly, can be very effective.

Jonathon... i love my iPhone!

Great!!! Here you go again......just because of those pretty frames, I am dumping my PC!

I love my Mac and I have bookmarked and will be using this blog for my future picture class. Thanks Jeff

Hey, the more Mac posts the better. You know they are all just jealous they haven't moved up in their computers yet. I don't have iLife '08 yet, I am waiting to get a "whole package" with the new OS in Oct/Nove. Got it bookmarked, thanks!

Lexa

I'm downloading iWork08 now. I was wondering how you got those photos in your last post. Thanks!

Cool! Thanks for sharing. I bought iWork 08' and iLife 08' but haven't had a chance to play with either yet. Design is so important.

Now that I have an iPhone I can see how passionate people become about their Macs.

I wanted to go the Mac route 15 years ago but at the time the software for education for the kids was limited and I just stayed with the IBM compatibles. That is not a problem now. I know Mac is much better for graphic design work and have seriously considered it but once again I have heard from some agents that they can't use a Mac for certain MLS systems. Here is another great reason for a Mac. I am going to have to see if there is anything for the PC that will do anything similar and so simply. They look just great.

I guess the MAC is the MAC-Daddy, my pc can't touch that...:-(

I use a mac and some programs and MLS do not work with Mac. There is a program called paralells that allows you to run mac and windows at the same time. This allows me to do everything a pc can do and a mac. If you don't have a mac, you are wasting to much time and effort.

Hey Jeff, I tried it but I did not see the border option on Pages. I upgraded to '08. I love the new look of iPhoto, the events make everything so much easier. Somehow I don't think Pages has upgraded itself though. I am going to have to look into that - when I click on about Pages it says version 2.0.2.

I did not know about the shift command 4 trick. I was going into Grab and doing a capture. Your way is so much easier. Is there a site where you learn all these cool tricks?

Maybe I ought to get a mac computer now. It seems like Apple has a big share of the electronics - Imac,Ipod,Iphone,Iwork. What's next -That I don't know. Good post.

Jeff,

It's at times like this, that I hate being computer illiterate.. :0)

Tom Weiss

I noticed that you did that when you posted the picture of Mike on my post. Very cool and I am wishing I was a Mac user!

I'm refusing to dump my PC, now how can we do this on one of those "inferior" machines. LOL

Very cool. Will it work with i work 07

I don't have iwork08, but I'm going to get it. I've been a MAC user for 20 years and I love them. I have a PC too, but I hardly ever use it.

Thanks for the info!

I'm starting to feel left out =(

Thanks for sharing the resource. Appreciate it.

Looks great and your examples are a nice touch. I bought the newest version of iLife and love it...but now it seems I need the new iWork 08. The thing I love about Mac computers is that they have so many killer applications built in or made specifically for the Mac that you don't have to have nearly as many programs as you would if you were running a PC.

SEP

2007

Maureen and Dawn... the new border option is only available in iWork 08.

Maureen... As for the tricks, I'm sure there is a place and I'll look for one for you. I've been using a Mac for over 20 years, so I've forgotten where I've learned most of the stuff I know. And, as I get older, I'm starting to just forget period! :)

You can do almost the same thing with a PC if you have Photoshop. I just did it for a listing presentation and caught screen images of my placement in Active Rain, Google statistics and search engine placement.

Regardless, I think I'm going MAC for my next tablet purchase. There's an aftermarket out there and I've heard way too many good things about MAC lately not to explore it.

I love it! Anyway to do this with a pc?

Jeff, that's pretty cool. Some of that I can do on Word. I use to be a MAC user but when I got into Real Estate Mac's were not compatible with the Real Estate world. I did love my Mac, though. Nice lesson for the Mac user.

Thanks! I'm fairly new to active rain and I am bookmarking your blog. I've been an avid Mac user for years now. People who use windows just don't know what they are missing. I use parallels to access windows and the MLS. If it were not for the MLS I wouldn't bother with PC compatability at all.

SEP

2007

Don't tell Maureen I might have MAC envy...maybe. I can still do a lot with a PC. I haven't stopped by lately...Hiya Jeff.

Yet another reason for me to save my pennies and get a MAC!

Thanks for sharing what I can't do with my PC -Jeff!! Just kidding.....:-)

SEP

2007

Bob - LOL

Jeff - I did get iWork 08. I am not sure that it upgraded Pages when I installed it. It definitely upgraded iPhoto. I still have not gotten around to checking on it.

SEP

2007

Shannon... yeah, I'm a photoshop whiz, but I still like simple for stuff like this.

Ana... I haven't seen a point and click way.

Gena... I knew you were a MAC lover! :)

AmberEyez... parallels is the bomb, even though I only use it to access Realtor.com picture path info and Microsoft's Go To Meeting, it's nice to be able to have it when I need it.

Bob!... MAC envy is normal. Don't sweat it. :)

Jeanette... I'll hold you hand through it, don't worry.

Maureen... it may have left your old iWork folder intact.

Jeff, yes I am and so very jealous that you have a MAC and I have an HP Vista. And then on top of that I have my YUCK TREO and you have the IPhone. This is killing me! From the one you think "looks younger."

Gena... :), you DO look much younger!

Jeff, I was just getting ready to shut down and that WONDERFUL word just bolded our of my Outlook...YOUNGER

You can just say that over and over and over again....I love it...even more than your IPhone and MAC

Can't tell you when I've ever heard such a wonderful compliment. Thank you ever so much. It makes a girl a happy camper!! Your wife has taught you well.

SEP

2007

I just call it like I see it. :)

But... yes, my wife has definitely whipped me into shape!

SEP

2007

Jeff - I will get iWork 2008 when the new OS comes out. Thxs for the tip.

SEP

2007

love it, love it, love it! MacHeads Unite.

Another great use for this is to apply the same effect to all of your MLS shots as a gentle branding and differentiation of your listings and yourself... Ie our company color is aqua and I would like an aqua frame around all of our MLS shots...

I love this idea! Thanks for all the useful information you give us!

SEP

2007

Hi, I got it to work up to a point....after taking the photo, I can't seem to save the picture to my desktop in a format that will allow me to upload to the blog site. It seems to want to save it as a Word or PDF. So after all that, I can't seem to use it.

Ruthmarie... I've altered my Mac settings to save screen captures as a jpeg directly, but you can do this by opening the pdf in "Preview" and exporting it to JPEG.

Ruthmarie... the default export for screen capture should be PNG, which you can upload directly. I think you may be trying to save the doc. Read the instructions above again... you have to do a screen capture.

I figured it out - it was because the export "options" that came on the screen didn't include png - nevertheless that was the default, but it wasn't obvious.

Jeff - Great post. There has got be something out there that will do something similar. I have Photoshop, but am not very good at using it.

I seem to be drawn more and more to the MAC lately. ;-)

Ruthmarie... glad you got it figured out!

Jennifer... move toward the light!

Thanks Jeff...I think I'm starting to see that light. ;-)

DEC

2007

This is cool...I'll have to upgrade to '08...

Mia... lots of other benefits as well.

DEC

2007

Jeff,

I am thinking about getting the new Mac Pro. I have never used a Mac and am a little nervous to spend the money. I want to be able to create training presentations and edit web-pages, Blogs, photos, and business type movie clips. I am also an active Realtor that needs access to the MLS (I have heard this is difficult with a Mac for some reason). Is there anything I need to be worried about or any suggestions you might have?

Email me at cody@codysperber.com

OCT

2008

Awesome! I just switched from a PC to a Mac in August and have been going through the one on one training with Apple, as well as learning the Adobe CS3 suite on the new platform. I did have to install Parallels so that I can access my MLS and use an Outlook plug in for real estate. I've been having a great time with my MacBook Pro with Keynote, video clips for listing websites, etc.

Thanks for this great tutorial!

Lisa VonBargen GRI, CRS, e-pro, NAPP

Owner/Broker The Yellow Mailbox Real Estate Services

Estes Park, Colorado

Jeff... awesome information... I've avoided iwork, 'cause I have photoshop, word, excel, etc... but this is a nice little tidbit, and relatively inexpensive... thanx. I also liked your Picnik.com find.... very nice.

OCT

2008

GREAT POST! I will be using this in the future. As usual, you have some great tips for us Mac users, Jeff. Thanks!

OCT

2008

Jeff - Outstanding post and I appreciate the extensive examples you provided.

DEC

Hi Jeff, I am a "newbie" to Active Rain and I have a Mac. I am a Realtor in La Canada Ca. at Dilbeck. I used a Mac for years in my previous career in the television industry so I was bound and determined to keep it as a Realtor. Maybe some day the rest of the RE world will realize what they have been missing. Thanks for the tips re pages. I will check it out. Hope life in Santa Clarita RE improves soon. La Canada RE is not moving too much, high-end property is having trouble due to the loan issues.

JAN

Jeff, stumbled on this post and I'm glad I did. As a Mac user of two years, I consider my PC side 'the dark side.' People have no idea until they buy one just how pleasant it can be to use a computer. Sure some things are a little different, but it doesn't crash, it's very intuitive. You can tell the people who wrote the software actually understand how people use computers and they think like I do.

Picnik does the frames for photos. @TBoard either wrote a blog or commented on it. But nothing is as user-friendly as a Mac! Thanks for the tip.

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