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Apple today updated its suite of iWork apps for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, adding new features to Pages, Keynote, and Numbers.

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On the iPhone and the iPad, the three iWork apps now support 3D objects in the USDZ file format. Apple says that these can be added to documents to "bring new dimensions" to your work. In Keynote specifically, embedded animations within USDZ files can be played, or Magic Move can be used to animate 3D objects across slides.

The apps support Stickers through the updated emoji interface that allows both stickers and emoji to be used throughout the iOS operating system, plus there are inline predictions for text as you type with iOS 17 or iPadOS 17 installed.

Other new features include options to collaborate on documents over FaceTime, the ability to find and open suggested documents when using Spotlight, and an option to drag documents to the Keynote/Pages/Numbers icon on the Home Screen to import them. Pages also supports new paragraph style options and has a Minimalist Report template, while Keynote has new dynamic themes and live video slide layouts.

On the Mac, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote also now support USDZ files, and the same themes and templates have also been added to Pages and Keynote.
The iWork apps for iOS and Mac are available for free from the App Store and Mac App Store.

Article Link: Apple Updates Pages, Keynote, and Numbers for iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma
 

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Horrifying to see that android still lacks pro apps, especially stock

Nothing to paliate this lack of fully featured apps such as those mentioned in the article, or a solid note taking app, reminders , video editing, music creation,freeform...
 
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erikkfi

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I am surprised as you are, but somehow kinda glad they kept trying.

But truth is, there are alternatives and free ( libre office comes to mind on Mac and pc ) but still you cannot replace Office for pure work(yet).
Disagree. Google apps are significantly easier to use and all-around better than Office, unless you're using Excel for very advanced stuff well beyond what regular folks use them for. Whereas iWork apps are way too minimalist in their buttons and settings, the "ribbon" in Office is absurdly maximalist and confusing. Google apps strike a nice middle ground and I actually enjoy using them, especially when I have to collaborate.
 

HobeSoundDarryl

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It will be great for those 4 people who use this instead of Office. ;)

I get that joke, and laugh with you. However, Pages in the often overlooked Page Layout Mode is quite a great DTP app that seems- IMO- to be just about the perfect mix of power & simplicity. I've sold some clients on buying Macs mostly to use Pages in Page Layout mode.

But bigger question: did I miss the arrival of Sonoma?
 
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TheDailyApple

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I am surprised apple has continued to fund this effort. Pages, numbers, and keynote just need to die
I couldn’t disagree more. Microsoft office may be the industry standard, but the iWork suite is a very capable alternative, especially for personal use. Most functionality present in MS Office but missing from iWork is more advanced than the majority of users know how to use. (Did you know most people I encounter don’t even know you can set the indent with the ruler on Word and Pages?) iWork is faster, lighter weight, and easier to use for someone without previous experience.

Do you also think that Pixelmator and Affinity should die because Adobe is the industry standard in the creative world and has more functionality?

Not to mention that fact that Keynote is widely considered superior to PowerPoint.
 

Unregistered 4U

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Always good to see. Someone recently sent me powerpoint memoriam for their high school reunion to ask if I could make it look better in Keynote. Well, of course :) They were very pleased with the quality of transitions in the exported video and it was great to really improve their event with not a lot of effort.
 

TheDailyApple

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I get that joke and laugh with you. However, Pages in the often overlooked Page Layout Mode is quite a great DTP app that seems- IMO- to be just about the perfect mix of power & simplicity. I've sold some clients on buying Macs mostly to use Pages in Page Layout mode.
Microsoft can do this with Microsoft publisher, but it is held back by its barely supported .pub file format. But I agree that pages is great for this.

If you need format compatibility or advanced functionality you should of course use Adobe InDesign or Affinity Publisher.
 

centauratlas

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Apple needs to keep these around. How many people want a subscription for Office? How many people want to deal with the non standard interface on Mac or iOS? How many people would rightly be concerned about MSFT or Google's privacy policies in their apps?

They are a great part of the Apple ecosystem so you don't need to be dependent on Google or MSFT.
 

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They don't show up in the 'updates' tab, I have to go to the specific app page in the Mac App Store to find it.

Edit: Command+R solved it. Some other app updates appeared as well. That's odd.
 

HobeSoundDarryl

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Microsoft can do this with Microsoft publisher, but it is held back by its barely supported .pub file format. But I agree that pages is great for this.

If you need format compatibility or advanced functionality you should of course use Adobe InDesign or Affinity Publisher.

Yes, I'm quite familiar with all of the above. Indesign or Affinity Publisher is overkill for my kinds of clients and Microsoft Publisher needs a lot of improvement (IMO). So for my clients & I, Pages- in Page Layout Mode- for the general purpose, keep-it-simple DTP production for the win.
 

HobeSoundDarryl

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Once again forcing an OS upgrade just to continue using Collabaration. requires MacOS 13 or greater just to continue using that feature yet we have some machines that cannot run Ventura. F apple.

The (related) caution here is will files updated/edited in this version open in a version of the same app from a macOS generation or two older? One frustrating game that is much less of an issue with Microsoft Office is how new versions of these apps will make files incompatible with the same apps just a generation or two older. In collaborative environments, if one person opens and edits in a new version, others may not be able to open the file at all... unless everyone is running latest version... which can then press everyone to need latest hardware, etc.
 
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TheOldChevy

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I was a happy user of AppleWorks... long time ago. I am a daily user of MSOffice, and occasional user of LibreOffice and iWorks. Frankly iWorks feeling is very soft and nice, I would love it if it had the efficiency of MSOffice (in particular the base of MSOffice, not so much the more recent "innovations").
 
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