Apple Updates Pages, Keynote, Numbers for iOS and Mac

Apple quietly released an update for its iWork suite and updated the mobile version of Pages, Number and Keynote to version 1.7. The iWork update 9.3 add support for iWork for iOS 1.7 apps.
iWork
The update also includes bug fixes and it is available via Mac App Store update if you purchased it from the App Store, or Software update if you originally purchased it in a box.

Numbers
The iOS version of Numbers was updated for enhanced compatibility with MS Excel and Numbers for Mac

  • Hide and unhide rows and columns
  • Import and export Numbers for Mac spreadsheets with filters, and turn filters on and off
  • Preserve rich text in tables when importing and exporting
  • Add reflections to shapes?Lock and unlock objects

Pages
The iOS version of Numbers was updated for enhanced compatibility with MS Word and Pages for Mac

  • Use Change Tracking to track changes to body text in a document
  • Accept and reject individual changes as you review a document
  • Import Pages and Microsoft Word documents with change tracking and continue to track changes to body text
  • Preserve tracked changes in documents exported in Microsoft Word or Pages format
  • Preserve calculations in tables when importing from and exporting to Pages for Mac
  • Add reflections to shapes?Lock and unlock objects

Keynote
The iOS version of Numbers was updated for enhanced compatibility with MS Powerpoint and Keynote for Mac

  • Import and export all Microsoft PowerPoint and Keynote for Mac slide sizes
  • Import and export presentation themes, complete with master slides and preset styles
  • Play back all Keynote action builds including Move, Rotate, Scale, and Opacity
  • Add new slide transitions including Shimmer and Sparkle
  • Preserve calculations in tables when importing from and exporting to Keynote for Mac
  • Add reflections to shapes
  • New print layouts include options to print with presenter notes, with builds, and without backgrounds
  • Lock and unlock objects
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