I think Word, and less so Pages, is more widely used by "young people" today than you may think. Word is still common in industry, at universities, public schools, etc. Many young people have and are growing up using the family's Word/Office/365 software. Yes, there are alternatives like Google Docs, LibreOffice Writer, WordPerfect, etc. but Word is still the leader in that space.
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I think Word, and less so Pages, is more widely used by "young people" today than you may think. Word is still common in industry, at universities, public schools, etc. Many young people have and are growing up using the family's Word/Office/365 software. Yes, there are alternatives like Google Docs, LibreOffice Writer, WordPerfect, etc. but Word is still the leader in that space.
USDZ + Magic Move lets you do some rather fancy camera like moves.
Also still no animations on Slide Layouts 😢....
Also still no animations on Slide Layouts 😢....
Literally The Matrix...I guess this is the build-up to being able to use these apps in the Vision Pro? I really look forward to someday working on spreadsheets... but, you know... in 3D.
This is some of the best software made, period. Not just by Apple, but by anyone.
i use it in an enterprise setting, then export to PowerPoint or google docs. And when I must use msoffice or gsuite, I’m stunned how bad they are.
the only people who bash iWork are those who don’t use it.
i use it in an enterprise setting, then export to PowerPoint or google docs. And when I must use msoffice or gsuite, I’m stunned how bad they are.
the only people who bash iWork are those who don’t use it.
‘exactly correct. @centauratlas totally gets it. No subscriptions. No spyware and ads. Just well designed and well built software.
Absolutely. I also like their ability to export to .pdf or to the office equivalent. I have to use office for work, but for personal use, these work quite well (and I've yet to have any complaints about the exported .docx or .xlsx files).
Yeah, I was JUST wondering if Magic Move would transition usdz objects and it’s kinda impressive! Not too hard to work with, either.
For anyone looking for sample usdz files, you can get high quality ones to play with from any of Apple’s product pages and from their usdz gallery page.
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Excel over Numbers I agree and bought discounted Office just for Excel, but Pages and Keynote rock. And any kind of subscription to MS is a non-starter.
And Word has been clunky bloatware literally for decades.
Keynote alone is so much better than any other presentation software if you know how to cook with it. Could in many ways be better (Grids, little typographical stuff, more and more sophisticated animation, integration of FinalCut/Motion, real timeline instead of the current start after/start with). And even so it is fun to work with and the results are so good that only working in AfterEffects would make it smoother and more video-like. Numbers is easy to use and delivers and Pages in any iteration is a very very solid wysiwyg writing tool while Office365 still cannot use most opentype fonts installed. Producing templates in Word and PPT for clients is real work as the software basically works against the user.
It’s a standard 3D file format.
USDZ File Format Guide: What Is a .usdz File?
The USDZ file format is used for AR (augmented reality) files created in Apple's AR Quick Look program. These files can contain 3D objects, animations, and more, and can be viewed in the AR Quick Look viewer or compatible apps on iOS devices.
Used AppleWorks and before that ClarisWorks for everything back in the day and love iWork. The whole house does everything in the different apps. No MS office in sight. Keynote is the least used app and Pages would be #1 for usage over here by miles. Very glad Apple keeps it updated and increasing the feature sets.
I absolutely love these apps. Paragraph backgrounds/borders are going to be very useful.
I know an estate agents that run their whole office using iWork. I genuinely don’t understand the hate for a free product that can handle the majority of everyday admin tasks.
I know an estate agents that run their whole office using iWork. I genuinely don’t understand the hate for a free product that can handle the majority of everyday admin tasks.
I enjoy these apps so much - and I hate the fact that I need to subscribe to MS Office.
Inserting pictures in Pages is so easy, and Keynote is far superior to PowerPoint. Excel is a very professional app - but Numbers can do a lot more than I need.
Inserting pictures in Pages is so easy, and Keynote is far superior to PowerPoint. Excel is a very professional app - but Numbers can do a lot more than I need.
Love the empty canvas of Numbers. I always manage my finances on it.
Not to mention they're free and baked into the OS. I have found Numbers especially useful for the simpler tasks that I want to perform on my Mac. I refuse to use Office on macOS.
I still utilize Google Docs/Sheets a lot for other items, but honestly don't see that being the case long-term. Google will eventually do something to ruin them.
Point of emphasis: I am a Power Excel user.
I also manage my finances in Numbers. I'm learning to utilize multiple tables per sheet whereas in Excel I would have to have a sheet for every table, or be tied to the grid if I wish to put several on one sheet.
Thanks!It’s a standard 3D file format.
USDZ File Format Guide: What Is a .usdz File?
The USDZ file format is used for AR (augmented reality) files created in Apple's AR Quick Look program. These files can contain 3D objects, animations, and more, and can be viewed in the AR Quick Look viewer or compatible apps on iOS devices.cyber-fox.net
Animated 3D Charts & Graphs. Though doubtful the external 3D file would be able to aggregate actual formulas and data from Numbers. The 3D content would have to be generated separately with already known information so anytime that data changes in Numbers the 3D file would have to be regenerated. However, Blender does have a plugin for constructing 3D charts from external data so who knows maybe at some point a pipeline could be constructed? Sounds like a lot of work though just for a 3D animated graph.
3D animated content can also be used just to make some spread sheets – maybe those primarily marketing oriented - more visually engaging. I mean, anytime a graphic is used for that purpose now more dynamic 3D content can be used.
I got extremely excited to see this feature finally implemented into iWorks – especially Keynote. PowerPoint has had the ability to import gLTF content (as .glb files) for years now. Unfortunately, it seems that Microsoft development of that feature has languished almost since it was introduced (with the only real advancements being feature parity with macOS versions of PowerPoint).
While I like Keynote I admit almost all of that kind of presentation work I do for clients is based in PowerPoint. And though I have used 3D content in PowerPoint occasionally as an enhancement, PowerPoint’s implementation has a number of drawbacks preventing me from utilizing it for a lot of high-end product showcasing.
For instance, there can be a lot of aliasing on hard edges when animating, unacceptably cheapening content that must look fantastic when moving as well as when static. I will have to do more testing to see if Keynote treats such content any better. But one amazing capability I already see which PowerPoint sadly lacks for years now is the ability to use regular Transform animations. A simple scaling or turning or manipulation of different parts of a model. PowerPoint can’t do this. Instead, the only internal animation in the .glb files it recognizes and allows interaction with is Morph animations, which are much more complex to set up – particularly with simple location, scale, and rotation animations as mentioned above. In my brief testing, Keynote is able to use BOTH simple Translation and Morph animations! That’s a game changer for me.
There are a few things Keynote seems to lack that PowerPoint 3D does have though. While PowerPoint can’t use simple Translation animations from the imported 3D object, it has built in animation effects / actions that can turntable an object or animate it in minor other ways. So you can import an object that does not have any animation to begin with and add some movement to it on a single slide (independent of Transition animations). As far as I can tell, Keynote can’t do this – though rotations and such can certainly be set up using Magic Move Transitions (PowerPoint’s equivalent is the Morph Transition).
Another thing one can feasibly do in PowerPoint (though not conveniently) is manipulate the various internal lights used to represent the 3D object. This however requires extracting, editing, and re-importing the slide's XML file. Not a stable workflow. I don’t know if this can be done with Keynote as well (I’m not familiar with its internal file structure). Either way, the ability to easily manipulate lighting and environments would be a great feature for either program!
There are a few other ways keynote, on first look, seems to handle 3D content better than PowerPoint but I shall stop here, not wanting to have written a dissertation.
While I like Keynote I admit almost all of that kind of presentation work I do for clients is based in PowerPoint. And though I have used 3D content in PowerPoint occasionally as an enhancement, PowerPoint’s implementation has a number of drawbacks preventing me from utilizing it for a lot of high-end product showcasing.
For instance, there can be a lot of aliasing on hard edges when animating, unacceptably cheapening content that must look fantastic when moving as well as when static. I will have to do more testing to see if Keynote treats such content any better. But one amazing capability I already see which PowerPoint sadly lacks for years now is the ability to use regular Transform animations. A simple scaling or turning or manipulation of different parts of a model. PowerPoint can’t do this. Instead, the only internal animation in the .glb files it recognizes and allows interaction with is Morph animations, which are much more complex to set up – particularly with simple location, scale, and rotation animations as mentioned above. In my brief testing, Keynote is able to use BOTH simple Translation and Morph animations! That’s a game changer for me.
There are a few things Keynote seems to lack that PowerPoint 3D does have though. While PowerPoint can’t use simple Translation animations from the imported 3D object, it has built in animation effects / actions that can turntable an object or animate it in minor other ways. So you can import an object that does not have any animation to begin with and add some movement to it on a single slide (independent of Transition animations). As far as I can tell, Keynote can’t do this – though rotations and such can certainly be set up using Magic Move Transitions (PowerPoint’s equivalent is the Morph Transition).
Another thing one can feasibly do in PowerPoint (though not conveniently) is manipulate the various internal lights used to represent the 3D object. This however requires extracting, editing, and re-importing the slide's XML file. Not a stable workflow. I don’t know if this can be done with Keynote as well (I’m not familiar with its internal file structure). Either way, the ability to easily manipulate lighting and environments would be a great feature for either program!
There are a few other ways keynote, on first look, seems to handle 3D content better than PowerPoint but I shall stop here, not wanting to have written a dissertation.