Apple releases updates for the iOS and Mac versions of Pages, Numbers and Keynote

5 December, 2012 - Paul Dixon
iWork iOS apps

Apple has released a number of updates for the iOS and Mac versions of its iWork suite of apps. Pages, Numbers and Keynote for iOS have all been updated to add improved compatibility with their Microsoft counterparts Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. The Mac versions have simply been updated to include support for the new iOS versions.

Pages 1.7 for iOS release notes:

In this release Pages for iOS is updated for improved compatibility with Microsoft 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

Numbers 1.7 for iOS release notes:

In this release Numbers for iOS is updated for improved compatibility with Microsoft 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

Keynote 1.7 for iOS release notes:

In this release Keynote for iOS is updated for improved compatibility with Microsoft 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

The iWork suite apps for iOS are available to download from the App Store for £6.99 ($9.99) each, while the Mac versions are available to download from the Mac App store for £13.99 ($19.99) each.

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Paul Dixon is the owner of Macsessed. He lives in Lancashire in the UK where he works as a web designer. You can find him on and Twitter.