For those who haven't been cured of Microsoft Office, iWork (consisting of Pages, Numbers and Keynote) is Apple's more elegant office suite. Not that long ago, the only way to buy this software was to order it online and have it mailed to you or you'd drive to the store and buy it off the shelf. Back then, it was called “iWork” and you had to buy all three at once. Now that we have the Mac and iOS Apps Stores, we can just buy the ones we want or need to use and though they don't come in a boxed set anymore, when all three get updated like they did today, we still call 'em iWork.
While both the Mac OS X and iOS versions of the three apps were updated today, the only exciting updates happened on the iOS side. (See the app profiles at the end of this article for details on each of these apps)
Pages, Apple's word processing app, had the following updates:
- 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
Numbers, Apple's answer to Microsoft Excell, has been updated with these whistles and/or bells:
- 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
Finally, Keynote, the presentation app that puts PowerPoint to almost as much shame as PowerPoint presentations themselves, has been fortifide with these additions:
- 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
…apparently adding reflections and locking and unlocking objects are “in” this season.
If you don't already own these apps, they'll set you back $9.99 a piece and come highly recommended.
Here are those app profiles I promised you…
Get started quickly
• Choose from 16 Apple-designed templates and styles to instantly create beautiful letters, reports, flyers, cards, and posters
• Customize your document with the colors, fonts, and textures you like
• Use iCloud to start editing your document right where you left off on another device
• View and edit Pages ’09, Microsoft Word, and plain text files; easily import files from Mail, the web, a WebDAV service, or your Mac or PC using iTunes File Sharing
• Drag Microsoft Word, or plain text documents to icloud.com from your PC to have them automatically appear on your devices
Edit and format your document
• Write and edit documents using the onscreen keyboard or a wireless keyboard with Bluetooth technology
• Easily add images to your document using the Media Browser; use dynamic text wrapping to flow text around images
• Browse your document using the page navigator and see a thumbnail preview of each page
• Create footnotes and endnotes and view improved word counts with character, paragraph, and page counts
• Organize your data with beautiful charts and tables
• Create and view impressive 3D bar, line, area, and pie charts
• Pages automatically saves your documents as you make changes
• Use the undo feature to go back through your previous changes — even the next time you open your document
Share your work
• Share your work by exporting it as a Pages ’09, Microsoft Word, or PDF file and sending it via Mail
• Use ‘Open in Another App’ to copy documents to apps such as Dropbox
• Copy documents to a WebDAV service or directly to your Mac or PC using iTunes File Sharing
• Print wirelessly with AirPrint, which includes page range selection, number of copies, and two-sided printing
- Version: 1.7.2
- Created by: Apple
- Sold by: Apple Inc.
This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad- Categories: Productivity, Business
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Get started quickly
• Choose from 16 Apple-designed templates including Budget, Travel Planner, and Running Log
• View and edit Numbers ‘09, Microsoft Excel, and CSV files; easily import files from Mail, the web, a WebDAV service, or your Mac or PC using iTunes File Sharing
• Use iCloud to start editing your spreadsheet right where you left off on another device
• Drag Excel, or CSV files to icloud.com on your PC to have them automatically appear on your devices
Edit and format data
• Organize your data with great-looking tables and charts
• Use an intelligent keyboard designed to enter numbers, dates, text, durations, or formulas
• Assemble formulas with over 250 functions, including built-in help
• Create a form from any table with headers to quickly enter data on the go
• Use sliders, steppers, and pop-ups to easily enter data and explore results
• Quickly add photos and videos from the Photos app using the Media Browser
• Automatically save your spreadsheets as you make changes
• Use the undo feature to go back through your previous changes — even the next time you open your spreadsheet
Share your work
• Share your work by exporting it as a Numbers ’09, Microsoft Excel, or PDF file and sending it via Mail
• Use ‘Open in Another App’ to copy spreadsheets to apps such as Dropbox
• Copy spreadsheets to a WebDAV service or directly to your Mac or PC using iTunes File Sharing
• Print your spreadsheets on a wireless printer on your network using AirPrint
• Adjust how a sheet prints across multiple pages in Print Preview; you can also use Auto Fit
- Version: 1.7.2
- Created by: Apple
- Sold by: Apple Inc.
This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad- Categories: Productivity, Business
Supported Devices














Get started quickly
• Choose from 12 Apple-designed themes including Gradient, Showroom, and Portfolio
• Design your presentation using your choice of slide masters, animations, fonts, and style options
• Use iCloud to start editing your presentation right where you left off on another device
• View and edit Keynote ’09 or Microsoft PowerPoint presentations; easily import files from Mail, the web, a WebDAV service, or your Mac or PC using iTunes File Sharing
• Drag Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to icloud.com from your PC to have them automatically appear on your devices
Format and animate your slides
• Arrange the objects on your slides simply by dragging them to the slide canvas
• Create sophisticated animations using Magic Move, which automatically animates objects across consecutive slides
• Animate objects on slides with more than 20 builds
• Choose from over 20 professional-quality slide transitions, including Anagram, Page Flip, Mosaic, and Twist
• Use predefined text styles or choose text options to personalize your slides
• Quickly add your photos and videos from the Photos app using the Media Browser
• Organize your data with beautiful charts and tables
• Create and view impressive 3D bar, line, area, and pie charts, complete with 3D chart animation
• Skim through your presentation, add new slides, and reorder slides with the slide navigator
• Use advanced presentation controls including autoplay, looped, and viewer-guided slideshows
• Keynote automatically saves your presentations as you make changes
• Use the undo feature to go back through your previous changes — even the next time you open your presentation
Present and share
• Use video mirroring to display any presentation on an external display or projector; navigate slides, view presenter notes, and use the laser pointer while presenting from your iOS device; stream wirelessly using AirPlay and Apple TV, or use an adapter (sold separately)
• Use ‘Open in Another App’ to copy presentations to apps such as Dropbox
• Copy presentations to a WebDAV service or directly to your Mac or PC using iTunes File Sharing
• Print your presentations on a wireless printer on your network using AirPrint
• Share your work by exporting it as a Keynote ’09, Microsoft PowerPoint, or PDF file and sending it via Mail
- Version: 1.7.2
- Created by: Apple
- Sold by: Apple Inc.
This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad- Categories: Productivity, Business
Supported Devices

















































