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MiG Writers: Six middle grade & YA writers who blog about the craft and business of writing for young people.

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Welcome to iPadGirl, my blog about e-books, digital publishing (esp. effect on children's publishing), iPad apps for writers, and using the iPad for creative inspiration. I post much more frequently in my iPadGirl Twitter account than I do in this blog.

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Tuesday
Jul062010

Apple's Pages app

PAGES

Version 1.1, Price: US $9.99

Size: 24 MB

Creator: Apple Inc.

(Also see my list of other iPad Apps For Writers)

I haven't been posting a lot of reviews of notetaking apps recently because I've been using Pages quite a bit. Really nice interface, and I'm using it for some of my writing and critiquing projects. Lots of formatting options, and I like being able to import and export Word docs.

On my wish list:

Hierarchical folder storage - Keeping more than half a dozen documents is impractical because there's no easy way to access them except by flipping through them one at a time.

Easier import/export needed - Right now, you can only export your document by e-mail, iWork.com and iTunes. I'm surprised Apple hasn't kept up with other word processing apps and enabled easier file sharing options.

TextExpander integration - I've grown to be a huge fan of TextExpander-enabled apps because of all the time and typing it can save. This would especially be useful on the iPad when users are using the built-in software keyboard.

Wordcount tool