Apple has today rolled out notable updates for its iWork suite of apps for both macOS and iOS, introducing new features like the ability to import books from iBooks Author to Pages, as well as support for playing YouTube and Vimeo videos in Numbers spreadsheets (via MacRumors).
Keynote, Pages, and Numbers for iOS and Mac have all been updated with the following new features:
Pages:
Play YouTube and Vimeo videos right in your documents.
Easily add captions and titles to images, videos, shapes, and other objects.
Create more flexible formulas using new functions.
Import an iBooks Author book to work on it in Pages.
Numbers:
Play YouTube and Vimeo videos right in your spreadsheets.
Easily add captions and titles to images, videos, shapes, and other objects.
New functions, including XLOOKUP, XMATCH, and REGEX, let you match patterns, manipulate text, and create flexible formulas.
Keynote:
Use the new “Play Slideshow in Window” option to have access to other applications while presenting locally or via video conferencing.
Movies can now play through slide transitions. Add the same movie to multiple slides to play from one slide to the next.
Use the Align to Path option to have objects stay pointed in the correct direction while following a motion path.
Easily add captions and titles to images, videos, shapes, and other objects.
You can grab these updates for free via the App Store.
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