The recent upgrades to the iWork applications — Keynote, Numbers, and Pages — usher in a variety of enhancements and new capabilities for users on Mac, iPad, and iPhone, aiming to bolster user experience and collaborative efforts. For all platforms, the version 14.0 updates share several core advancements while also addressing platform-specific needs.
Keynote
The powerful presentation app boasts fresh themes such as Dynamic Color, Minimalist Light, and Minimalist Dark, providing users with more options to customize their presentations.
A notable addition is the streamlined in-app notifications, which alert users when someone joins a collaborative presentation for the first time. The update also enhances the integration of HEIC photos, ensuring their original format and quality are maintained when added to presentations.
For more efficient editing, users can now press and hold the Command key to select noncontiguous text sections. Improvements in slide transitions enhance compatibility with Microsoft PowerPoint files, alongside general stability and performance enhancements.
Numbers
Numbers has been refined with similar in-app notifications for collaborative spreadsheets, and the same photo integration and text selection features as Keynote. The updates aim to improve the overall stability and performance of the app, making spreadsheet management more efficient and user-friendly.
Pages
Pages benefits from these shared updates as well, with the added capability to easily select noncontiguous text greatly enhancing document editing. The streamlined notifications and HEIC photo integration further align with Apple’s focus on improving user collaboration and content quality across its suite of productivity apps.
These updates are available via the App Store for Mac and iPad/iPhone users, promising an enriched experience across Apple’s iWork applications.
