Apple takes on Office for iPad with iWork update

Apple isn’t sitting idly by as Microsoft introduced the new Office for iPad. The Cupertino-based tech company updated its iWork suite to share read-only documents and allow users to open iWork documents from iCloud webmail. Other cross-app updates include the ability to edit imported charts and a new editor tab. The updates are available on the Mac, iOS, and iCloud. Hit jump to see the new features on for iWork across iOS and OS X.

update for iWork for Mac, iWork for iOS, and iWork for iCloud beta that adds a number of new and requested features, including:

iWork on the Mac

• Delete, duplicate, and reorder sections using the page navigator in Pages v5.2
• Set margins and create headers and footers in print setup in Numbers v3.2
• Enhanced presenter display options and new transitions including Droplet and Grid in Keynote v6.2

iWork for iOS

• Improved support for bi-directional text in Pages v2.2
• Progress indicator for calculations in Numbers v2.2
• New remote feature lets you control slideshows on other devices in Keynote v2.2

iWork for iCloud beta 

• New "view only" setting lets you share documents you want others to view but not edit
• Updated design in document editor
• Open documents directly from iCloud Mail 

To read more about the updates to Pages, Keynote and Numbers, visit:

www.apple.com/productivity-apps/whats-new/pages/

www.apple.com/productivity-apps/whats-new/numbers/

www.apple.com/productivity-apps/whats-new/keynote/

Source: 9to5mac