Apple updates Pages, Numbers, Keynote for iOS 14, iPadOS 14
Apple has updated its suite of iWork apps to include new features introduced in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, as well as other enhancements in both iOS and macOS.
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The apps updates to Pages, Numbers, and Keynote -- which are now available on the App Store -- introduce the new iPadOS 14 Scribble feature that lets users handwrite words into text fields using an Apple Pencil.
There are also more incremental updates, including new editable shapes in Pages, an Outline View for Keynote, and improved performance for working with large tables in Numbers. Keynote also supports YouTube and Vimeo playback within a presentation, and Pages features an updated image picker.
Additionally, Apple has updated the macOS versions of the iWork apps with updated templates and editable shapes.
Users can download the iOS and iPadOS versions of the updates from these links: Pages, Keynote, and Numbers.
The iWork suite is free to download and use for all Apple users across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Full release notes for the individual app updates are available below.
Pages
- Use Scribble to write by hand with Apple Pencil, and your words will automatically convert to text. Requires iPadOS 14
- Select from new report templates to help you get started.
- Enhance your documents with a variety of new, editable shapes.
- Easily find pictures and videos using new zoom and search capabilities in the redesigned image
Keynote
- Use Scribble to write by hand with Apple Pencil, and your words will automatically convert to text. Requires iPadOS 14
- Use the new Outline View to focus on the structure and flow of your content without other distractions.
- Play YouTube and Vimeo videos right in your presentations.
- Movie export now supports a wide selection of formats and frame rates.
- Hold the option key while dragging an object to duplicate it.
- Easily find pictures and videos using new zoom and search capabilities in the redesigned image picker. Requires iOS 14 or iPadOS 14.
- Enhance your presentations with a variety of new, editable shapes.
Numbers
- Use Scribble to write by hand with Apple Pencil, and your words will automatically convert to text. Requires iPadOS 14
- Forms are now easier to create and customize. Add a form to any table or use the new Basic Form template.
- Improved performance when working with large tables.
Easily find pictures and videos using new zoom and search capabilities in the redesigned image picker. Requires iOS 14 or iPadOS 14. - Enhance your spreadsheets with a variety of new, editable shapes. Read on AppleInsider
Comments
If you take a look at Google, their productivity apps are part of a service that scales to enterprise use, including advanced team and permission setup, the ability to connect their software with other services through APIs (think Slack, databases, etc), includes survey creation app, etc, web-first centric software (circumventing installation of apps) despite Apple having a (very clumsy) web counterpart as well.
It’s pretty great for companies and consumers alike.
Why do you say the web version is clumsy? It’s an extremely rich web app, and I’m under the impression it has feature parity or very near. I find it more pleasant to use than Google’s web apps.
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And of course once installed both can be used independently of a remote corporate server or web access...