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Apple Updates Pages, Keynote, and Numbers Apps for Mac and iOS

Apple Updates Pages, Keynote, and Numbers Apps for Mac and iOS

Apple just released new updates for their iWork suite of productivity apps for both Mac and iOS. Pages, Keynote, and Numbers for iOS have been updated to version 1.7, bringing better Microsoft Office and iWork for Mac compatibility, as well as various bug fixes and enhancements.

The iWork apps for Mac, meanwhile, have each been updated with support for the latest iOS versions, as well as their own bug fixes and enhancements. The iOS updates are available immediately through the App Store, while the iWork for Mac updates are available through Software Update on your Mac.

For those who haven’t yet purchase Apple’s iWork apps, they are available now from Apple from the iOS App Store and Mac App Store, respectively.

Full release notes for the iOS apps can be found below:

Numbers

In this release Numbers for iOS is updated for improved compatibility with Microsoft Excel and Numbers for Mac.

• Hide and unhide rows and columns
• Import and export Numbers for Mac spreadsheets with filters, and turn filters on and off
• Preserve rich text in tables when importing and exporting
• Add reflections to shapes
• Lock and unlock objects

Pages

In this release Pages for iOS is updated for improved compatibility with Microsoft Word and Pages for Mac.

• Use Change Tracking to track changes to body text in a document
• Accept and reject individual changes as you review a document
• Import Pages and Microsoft Word documents with change tracking and continue to track changes to body text
• Preserve tracked changes in documents exported in Microsoft Word or Pages format
• Preserve calculations in tables when importing from and exporting to Pages for Mac
• Add reflections to shapes
• Lock and unlock objects

Keynote

In this release Keynote for iOS is updated for improved compatibility with Microsoft Powerpoint and Keynote for Mac.

• Import and export all Microsoft PowerPoint and Keynote for Mac slide sizes
• Import and export presentation themes, complete with master slides and preset styles
• Play back all Keynote action builds including Move, Rotate, Scale, and Opacity
• Add new slide transitions including Shimmer and Sparkle
• Preserve calculations in tables when importing from and exporting to Keynote for Mac
• Add reflections to shapes
• New print layouts include options to print with presenter notes, with builds, and without backgrounds
• Lock and unlock objects

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