Apple Updates its iWork Suite - Pages, Numbers and Keynote
After releasing updated iOS, watchOS, and tvOS software, Apple has just updated its iWork Suite – Pages, Numbers, and Keynote – for both iOS and the Mac with a number of new features.
Touch ID for protected documents
Here are the complete list of changes, highlighted by Touch ID support to open protected documents.
Pages 3.1
• Format text as superscript or subscript, use ligatures, and change text background color • Add bookmarks to easily link from one part of your document to another • Add elegant mathematical equations using LaTeX or MathML notation • Quickly open password-protected documents using Touch ID • Import and export documents in Rich Text Format (RTF) • Easily replace missing fonts in your document • New leader lines make pie charts easier to read • Customize dates, times, and currencies for your language or region
Numbers 3.1
• Easily add current or historical stock information to spreadsheets • Use the new My Stocks template to easily track your portfolio • A powerful new editing experience makes entering data and formulas fast and easy • New action menu keeps most common tasks one tap away • Quickly open password-protected spreadsheets using Touch ID • Format text as superscript or subscript, use ligatures, and change text background color • New leader lines make pie charts easier to read • Easily replace missing fonts in your spreadsheet • While collaborating on a spreadsheet, you can now cut, copy, paste, and duplicate sheets • Customize dates, times, and currencies for your language or region • Edit rich text within table cells
Keynote 3.1
• Change slide master and customize slide background • Rehearse a presentation with current slide, presenter notes, and timer all in one view • Quickly open password-protected presentations using Touch ID • Format text as superscript or subscript, use ligatures, and change text background color • Easily replace missing fonts in your presentation • New leader lines make pie charts easier to read • Import Keynote 1 presentations • Post interactive presentations on Medium, WordPress, and other websites • Customize dates, times, and currencies for your language or region
Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are designed for both the iPhone/iPod touch and all iPad models. All three are free if you’ve purchased a new iOS device since October 2013. If not, each app is $9.99.
The apps are also available in the Mac App Store for free if you’ve purchased a Mac since October 2014.
The iWork Suite