Pages, numbers and keynote update with a handful of new features

The week of the strangest keynote Apple has ever celebrated culminated last Friday the update of the entire iWork office suite for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Pages , Numbers and Keynote received new versions highlighting better integration with Apple Pencil, custom shapes, and much more.

Numbers

Coinciding with the introduction of support for Apple Pencil on the new iPad Air and iPad Mini, the Cupertino company last Friday released major updates to its office applications Pages , Numbers and Keynote.

The Numbers application, equivalent to Microsoft Excel, now allows you to make precise changes to the number and size of rows and columns from the "Format" section. Zoom has also been increased to a maximum of 400 percent, collaboration features have been improved, and an option has been added to create templates that can then be used as the basis for new spreadsheets.

Specifically, all the news in Numbers 5.0 are the following:

• Make precise changes to the number and size of the table's rows and columns with the Format panel. Performance and stability improvements for smart categories. Save custom shapes for use in another spreadsheet and access them from any device using iCloud. Create templates to use as templates for new spreadsheets and access them from any device using iCloud. The maximum zoom level has been increased to 400%. Import of Excel files and comma separated values ​​has been improved. Create image placeholders to easily replace images without affecting the format of the spreadsheet. Improved performance while collaborating on spreadsheets. Edit grouped objects while collaborating. Support for vertically written text in figures and text boxes for languages ​​such as Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.

Pages

The text creation and editing tool, Pages , has a new table of contents that makes it easier to navigate through the content of a document or book, which can be inserted into a document sheet. Also included is the option that allows you to save custom shapes for use in other documents, while they can be accessed from any device using iCloud, as well as the feature that allows you to create document templates that you can later apply to any new document from any device.

Specifically, all the news in Pages 5.0 are the following:

• Use the new table of contents display to easily move through the document or book. Insert a table of contents on a page of a word processing document. Save custom shapes for use in other documents and access them from any device using iCloud. Create templates to use as templates for new documents and access them from any device using iCloud. Create image placeholders to easily replace images without affecting the page format. Change your word processing document to a page layout one. Improved performance while collaborating on documents. Edit grouped objects while collaborating. Now you can type vertically throughout the document or in an individual text box for languages ​​like Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

Keynote

Finally, Keynote , the tool for creating and editing presentations, allows you to draw paths with your finger or Apple Pencil to animate an object, while also including Action effects that include animations to rotate, move or adjust the size of the object.

You can also create and share animated GIF files by exporting one or more slides, and an option to edit the presenter's notes while giving a slide show. Plus…

• Draw a path with your finger or Apple Pencil to animate an object across the slide. Emphasize presentations with action composition effects, including animations that allow you to move, rotate, and resize. Create and share an animated GIF by exporting one or more slides. Edit presenter notes as you present or rehearse a slide show. Save custom shapes for use in other presentations and access them from any device using iCloud. Create themes to use as templates for new presentations and access them from any device using iCloud. Slides with wider custom proportions will show up better in the slide browser, light table, and presenter screen. Create image placeholders to easily replace images without affecting the slide format.

• Improved performance while collaborating on presentations. Edit grouped objects while collaborating. Support for vertically written text in figures and text boxes for languages ​​such as Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.