Categories: Archived Post

iWork gets a major update across the board

The three iWork apps — Keynote, Numbers and Pages — received a major update today. All three of the apps now have access to a library of “over 500 professionally drawn shapes” that can be used to enhance the documents you’re working on, and those collaborating on iWork documents can reply to comments and join threaded conversations. In addition, Apple says that “new auto-correction and text replacement options save time while typing”, and the Stock and Currency functions will return data from the previous market day’s close. 

Keynote 7.2 (macOS) also has new pan and zoom options, allows presenters to edit notes while displaying slides in Light Table view, and has improved support for Hebrew and Arabic languages.

Numbers 4.2 (macOS) adds support for print preview in collaborative spreadsheets, as well as the functions described earlier. 

Pages 6.2 (macOS) adds several features that turn it into a page layout powerhouse. Linked text boxes make it easy to have text flow from one location to another, documents can be exported as fixed layout ePub books, and it’s now possible to change margins, headers, footers and paper size while collaborating on a document.

All of the iOS versions have been updated to version 3.2, and have the same new features. Head to the appropriate App Store to find and install the updates.

Steve Sande

Steve is the founder and former publisher of Apple World Today and has authored a number of books about Apple products. He's an avid photographer, an FAA-licensed drone pilot, and a really bad guitarist. Steve and his wife Barb love to travel everywhere!

Recent Posts

Gurman: Apple needs to take the next step and make the iPad a true laptop replacement

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says new iPads are due to arrive on Tuesday, and Apple should go…

11 hours ago

Top Apple-related stories this week (April 29-May 3)

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of April…

2 days ago

Today’s deal: Join the Spot Club, Get 2 Days of Parking at The Parking Spot for Just $9.99!

With the The Parking Spot, you can get easy long-term parking at airports nationwide. With…

2 days ago

Apple motion to be removed from Astroworld catastrophe denied

The start of the civil trial over who is responsible for the deaths and injuries…

2 days ago

iPad sales expected to grow by double digits this year

iPad sales are expected to grow by double digits this year.

2 days ago

iPhone shipments decline 13% year-over-year, but average selling price grow 2%

The global smartphone market grew by 6% year-over-year (YoY) to reach 296.9 million unit shipments…

2 days ago