Apple has released updates to all of its iWork apps.
Today’s update, which brings the productivity suite to version 12.2, adds notable updates to Pages, Numbers, and Keynote on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and iCloud, but especially macOS.
The new update kicks off a ton of new features enabled by macOS Ventura, which launched to all users on Monday, October 25. You can check out all the new features below:
pages
The latest version of Pages adds a number of notable features to the writing app, including the ability to send a message or start a FaceTime call from within a collaborative document:
- An all-new activity view shows recent changes to collaborative documents, including when people join, comment, and make changes
- Receive notifications when others join or make changes to your shared documents
- Share a document in Messages to instantly start collaborating with your team and see updates directly in the Messages conversation (requires macOS 13)
- Send a message or start a FaceTime call directly from a collaborative document (requires macOS 13)
- Now use the File menu to manage your shared document or send a copy
- New blank layout template makes it easy to start documents that let you freely arrange text and graphics
- A new option lets you automatically remove the background from an image to isolate its subject (requires macOS 13)
Numbers
Numbers also has an exciting update. The latest version, among other things, allows you to work on multiple spreadsheets on iPad with Stage Manager:
- An all-new activity view shows recent changes in collaborative spreadsheets, including when people join, comment, and make changes
- Receive notifications when others join or make changes to your shared spreadsheets
- Share a spreadsheet in Messages to instantly start collaborating with your team and see updates right in the Messages conversation (requires iOS 16 or iPadOS 16)
- Send a message or start a FaceTime call directly from a collaborative spreadsheet (requires iOS 16 or iPadOS 16)
- Compare values and combine text with new functions including BITAND, BITOR, BITXOR, BITLSHIFT, BITRSHIFT, ISOWEEKNUM, CONCAT, TEXTJOIN and SWITCH
- See autocomplete suggestions based on the contents of other cells in the same column
- Style charts with additional controls for colors, lines, and number formats
- Be even more productive on iPad with iPadOS 16
- Quickly insert objects and access your favorite tools with the customizable toolbar
- Find common actions like print, rename and more in the new document menu
- Work across multiple spreadsheets more easily with Stage Manager on supported iPad models
- A new option lets you automatically remove the background from an image to isolate its subject (requires iOS 16 or iPadOS 16)
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The latest version of Keynote adds the ability to share a presentation in Messages to instantly start collaborating:
- An all-new activity view shows recent changes in collaborative presentations, including when people join, comment, and edit
- Receive notifications when others join or make changes to your shared presentations
- Share a presentation in Messages to instantly start collaborating with your team and see updates right in the Messages conversation (requires iOS 16 or iPadOS 16)
- Send a message or start a FaceTime call directly from a collaborative presentation (requires iOS 16 or iPadOS 16)
- Be even more productive on iPad with iPadOS 16
- Quickly insert objects and access your favorite tools with the customizable toolbar
- Find common actions like print, rename and more in the new document menu
- Work across multiple presentations more easily with Stage Manager on supported iPad models
- A new option lets you automatically remove the background from an image to isolate its subject (requires iOS 16 or iPadOS 16)
- Remove or replace live video background for dramatic effect
- Style charts with additional controls for colors, lines, and number formats
- Additional options for printing and exporting PDFs
If you’re curious about what other types of office apps are good on the Mac, check out our list of the best home office software for working from home.
