Apple iWork '09 - Changelog

What's new in Apple iWork '09:

January 7th, 2009

· iWork ’09 includes Keynote ’09, Pages ’09, and Numbers ’09.

Keynote ’09 - Stunning presentations in minutes:
· More than 40 Apple–designed themes with coordinated text, tables, and charts (8 New)
· Slide navigator
· Reviewer comments
· Format bar for text, tables, graphics, and charts
· 2D and 3D charts with amazing textures and animations

Keynote ’09 - Easy–to–use graphics tools:
· Alignment and spacing guides and rulers
· Instant Alpha for image background removal
· Shapes and freeform Bézier curves
· Image masks with basic and custom shapes
· iLife Media Browser

Keynote ’09 - Amazing animations:
· Magic Move for one–click animations (New)
· Text and object driven transitions (New)
· Text and object build animations
· Move, rotate, scale, and opacity builds
· Smart Builds with drop zones for images

Keynote ’09 - Flexible ways to deliver presentations:
· Presenter view with notes, timer, ready to advance, and next screen displays
· Control your presentation with iPhone/iPod touch using Keynote Remote (sold separately through the App Store)
· Interactive slideshows for kiosks
· Record narration and timing
· Send to iWeb, GarageBand, and iTunes
· File size optimization (New)

Keynote ’09 - Compatibility:
· Import and export Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
· Import AppleWorks presentation documents
· Import and export other common formats
· Send presentations via Mail (New)
· Send presentations to iWeb

Pages ’09 - Streamlined word processing:
· Format bar for text, tables, graphics, and charts
· Customizable paragraph, character, and list styles
· Section, layout, and page breaks

Pages ’09 - Advanced writing tools:
· Full screen view (New)
· Outline Mode (New)
· Integration with MathType 6 and EndNote X2 (sold separately)
· Change tracking and reviewer comments
· Mail merge with Address Book and Numbers tables
· Automatic table of contents
· Spellchecker and proofreader
· Page navigator and search view

Pages ’09 - Great–looking documents in minutes:
· More than 180 templates from letters to newsletters (40 New)
· iLife Media Browser
· 3D charts with realistic textures
· Powerful tables

Pages ’09 - Powerful page layout mode:
· Freeform graphics canvas
· Link text across multiple text boxes
· Text wraps around graphics

Pages ’09 - Compatibility:
· Import and export Microsoft Word documents
· Import AppleWorks word processing documents
· Send documents via Mail (New)
· Send documents to iWeb

Numbers ’09 - Powerful and familiar spreadsheets:
· Easy formula writing
· More than 250 functions (100 New)
· 2D and 3D charts
· Linked charts (New)
· Format bar for text, tables, graphics, and charts

Numbers ’09 - Innovative, intelligent tables:
· Multiple, resizable tables on a canvas
· Readable cell names in formulas
· Table categories (New)
· Footer rows for summary calculations
· Tools for sorting and filtering tables
· Checkboxes and sliders in cells

Numbers ’09 - Impressive results in minutes:
· Freeform canvas to arrange tables, graphics, and charts
· iLife Media Browser
· Interactive print view
· Customizable tables styles
· 30 templates for home, work and school use (12 New)

Numbers ’09 - Compatibility:
· Import and export Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
· Import AppleWorks spreadsheets
· Import and export other common formats
· Drag and drop Address Book contacts
· Send spreadsheets via Mail (New)
· Send spreadsheets to iWeb