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Apple updates iWork apps for iOS/iPadOS with trackpad support, more

After updating its iWork apps for macOS, Apple has now done the same for the iOS/iPadOS versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. All can be obtained at the Apple App Store.

According to the release notes for Pages (work processor):

° Use Pages on an ‌iPad‌ with Magic Keyboard, a mouse, or a trackpad for a new way to work with your documents. This requires iPadOS 13.4.

° Select from a variety of gorgeous new templates to help you get started.

° Add a Pages document to a shared iCloud Drive folder to automatically start collaborating. This requires ‌iPadOS‌ 13.4 or iOS 13.4.

° Add a drop cap to make a paragraph stand out with a large, decorative first letter.

° Apply a color, gradient, or image to the background of any document.

° Touch and hold, then drag across multiple objects to select them.

° Easily access recently used templates in a redesigned template chooser.

° Print or export a PDF of your document with comments included.

° Edit shared documents while offline and your changes will upload when you’re back online. This requires ‌iPadOS‌ or iOS 13 or later.

° Enhance your documents with a variety of new, editable shapes.

Here are Apple’s release notes for Numbers (spreadsheet):

° Use Numbers on an ‌iPad‌ with Magic Keyboard, a mouse, or a trackpad for a new way to work with your spreadsheets. This requires ‌iPadOS‌ 13.4.

° Create spreadsheets with more rows and columns than ever before.

° Apply a color to the background of a sheet.

° Add a Numbers spreadsheet to a shared ‌iCloud Drive‌ folder to automatically start collaborating. This requires ‌iPadOS‌ 13.4 or iOS 13.4.

° Edit shared spreadsheets while offline and your changes will upload when you’re back online. This requires ‌iPadOS‌ or ‌iOS 13‌ or later.

° Touch and hold, then drag across multiple objects to select them.

° Easily access your recently used templates in a redesigned template chooser.

° Print or export a PDF of your spreadsheet with comments included.

° Add a drop cap to text in a shape.

° Enhance your spreadsheets with a variety of new, editable shapes.

Here are Apple’s release notes for Keynote (presentation):

° Use Keynote on an ‌iPad‌ with Magic Keyboard, a mouse, or a trackpad for a new way to work with your presentations. This requires ‌iPadOS‌ 13.4.

° Add a Keynote presentation to a shared ‌iCloud Drive‌ folder to automatically start collaborating. This requires ‌iPadOS‌ 13.4 or iOS 13.4.

° Edit shared presentations while offline and your changes will upload when you’re back online. This requires ‌iPadOS‌ or ‌iOS 13‌ or later.

° Select from a variety of gorgeous new themes to help you get started.

° Touch and hold, then drag across multiple objects to select them.

° Easily access your recently used themes in a redesigned theme chooser.

° Print or export a PDF of your presentation with comments included.

° Add a drop cap to make text stand out with a large, decorative first letter.

° Enhance your presentations with a variety of new, editable shapes.

° New “Keyboard” text build in and build out animation

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.