Apple updates Numbers, Pages, Keynote on all platforms

Apple has introduced updates to Keynote, Pages, and Numbers, part of the iWork suite. While the content of each update for each app varies, the general focus is on improving existing collaborative features and the introduction of additional support for Apple Pencil.

What’s new in iWork?

Some of the highlight improvements include the capacity to export and send a copy of a Keynote presentation or Numbers spreadsheet in a different format from the Share menu. That’s a really useful boost to long range collaborators.

Other improvements include better Apple Pencil support and a tweak to templates so you’ll get prompts of what you should do in each section. I think that last part is going to help new users come to terms with the applications.

You also see tweaks to the mail merge feature returned to the apps last year.

Here are the improvements for each app.

Numbers (Mac)

• Export and send a copy of a Numbers spreadsheet in a different format from the Share menu.
• Improved performance for large spreadsheets on Apple silicon Macs.
• Improvements and bug fixes for collaboration.
• Numbers (iPhone/iPad)
• On iPads that support the Apple Pencil hover feature it will be easier to navigate, write, sketch, and illustrate with greater precision.
• Export and send a copy of a Numbers spreadsheet in a different format from the Share menu.
• Improvements and bug fixes for collaboration.

Pages (Mac)

• Share documents in different formats from the Share menu.
• Templates for reports, notes, letters, and resumes now feature placeholder text with instructions.
• Improvements and bug fixes for mail merge and collaboration activity.

Pages (iPhone/iPad)

• On iPads that support the Apple Pencil hover feature it will be easier to navigate, write, sketch, and illustrate with greater precision.
• Export and send a copy of your document in a different format right from the Share menu.
• Templates for reports, notes, letters, and resumes now feature placeholder text with instructions (yay).
• Improvements and bug fixes.

Keynote (Mac)

• Export and send a copy of your presentation in a different format right from the Share menu.
• Viewing a Keynote Live presentation is only supported in a web browser.
• Improvements and bug fixes for collaboration activity.

Keynote for iPhone and iPad

• Apple Pencil hover so you can write, sketch, navigate, illustrate with greater precision on supported iPad models.
• Export and send a copy of your presentation in a different format in the Share menu.
• Includes improvements and bug fixes for collaboration activity.
• Viewing a Keynote Live presentation is now supported only in a web browser.

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