If your a fan of Apple’s iWorks productivity suite, you’ll be pleased to know that the programs and applications have been updated across the board. Pages, Keynote, and Numbers for iOS have all received an upgrade to version 1.7.
The Mac counterpart applications also received updates, but this is mostly to make sure the desktop apps are compatible with the mobile versions.
You can check out the full list of changes below, and head over to the Mac App Store and the iOS App Store (or iTunes) to download these free updates and make sure you’re up to date!
Pages 1.7:
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
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Numbers 1.7:
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
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Keynote 1.7:
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
About iWork 9.3 for Mac
iWork Update 9.3 adds support for iWork for iOS 1.7 apps.
This update is recommended for users of iWork 9.0 and later.
For detailed information on this update and individual application changes, please visit this site: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5534.
