Mike Peterson
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.
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.
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It's a shame Pages isn't more popular. We've been using it at work and wow, it's so simple yet effective. It's so Apple.
Have been using Pages and Keynote for years on my iPad Air 2 (I’ve no use for Numbers — so far!), mostly for serious work (but the occasional Quiz in Keynote, too).
Interesting that the MacOS Work suite update is only available for 10.15 and above. I thought Apple usually updates the last two MacOS versions, but I could be incorrect on that.