September 28, 2021
PRESS RELEASE
New Features in Keynote, Pages, and Numbers Improve Remote Presentations and Work with Documents on-the-Go
Keynote adds new tools for collaborative presentation; Pages makes it easier to work with documents on iPhone; and Numbers brings pivot tables to iPhone, iPad and Mac
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today updated its iWork productivity suite of apps with new features that allow users to present in powerful new ways and make it even easier to work with documents on the go. New tools in Keynote make presentations more engaging, with the ability to show a live camera view of the presenter directly in slides, and more collaborative with multi-presenter control. Pages makes it easier than ever to view and edit documents on the go by automatically displaying text and images in a single column stream optimized for iPhone. And Numbers introduces PivotTables that bring powerful data analysis capabilities to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
“Whether in the office, school or telecommuting, users around the world love Keynote, Pages and Numbers for their powerful features, ease of use and seamless experience on iPhone, iPad and Mac,” said said Bob Borchers. , Apple’s vice president of global product marketing. “Today, we’re adding even more power and capabilities to these apps with new productivity and collaboration features that allow anyone to create more personal and compelling presentations, working with documents on iPhone in the blink of an eye. eye and bring complete pivot tables to mobile. for the first time.”
New ways to present in Keynote
Powerful new tools make Keynote presentations more personal, engaging, and collaborative. With the ability to use the front camera on iPhone, iPad and Mac, users can now add live video directly to their presentations. This allows the presenter to appear alongside their slide content, which is ideal for lectures, hands-on videos, and remote presentations through video conferencing apps. Live video objects can be easily resized or styled with masks, frames, drop shadows and highlights for a more elegant look. Mac users can connect multiple external cameras to further enhance the live video experience, and they can even display the screen of a connected iPhone or iPad directly on a slide for interactive live demonstrations.
With a new multi-presenter option, anyone can now easily control a shared slideshow directly from their iPhone, iPad or Mac. Whether they’re in the same room or presenting from a distance, multiple users can take turns advancing slides. Once a user is done with their slides, they can return control to the host or let another co-presenter take over to continue the group presentation seamlessly.
A new page experience optimized for iPhone
People read Pages documents on iPhone more than any other device, and Pages now offers a new experience that makes reading and editing documents on the go better than ever. With the latest update, Screen View automatically displays text, images, and other elements in a single column continuous stream optimized for the iPhone screen. Text is enlarged for readability, photos and drawings are sized to fit the display, and tables can scroll horizontally. Screen view is available for all word processing documents and does not require any additional configuration. When enabled, users still have access to the full set of editing tools in Pages. And the on-screen display can be turned off at any time so users can see the layout of their document before printing or publishing it.
Powerful and easy to use pivot tables with numbers
With its intuitive interface and ability to present data with beautiful charts and graphs, Numbers has always been the best way for users to get the most out of their data. And now, with PivotTables, users can quickly summarize, group, and reorganize data to identify and analyze patterns and trends. Creating a pivot table in Numbers is quick and intuitive – users can easily select which data to include, choose how to group and summarize it, and access other display options from the sidebar. The resulting pivot table appears in a clear layout that makes it easy for the user to read and get information. Users can view their PivotTables with insightful charts, share pivot data with others while maintaining the confidentiality of source data, and even import or export PivotTables to and from Microsoft Excel. Numbers is the first app to offer full PivotTables on mobile, with the same set of features on iPhone, iPad and Mac, allowing users to access this powerful data analysis tool wherever they work.
Additionally, radar charts are a new type of chart that makes it easy to visually compare multiple variables with similarities displayed as overlapping areas, allowing differences and outliers to really stand out. And new filtering options let users find duplicate entries and unique values in their data, or easily show or hide rows that match a specific value.
Keynote, Pages, and Numbers also support new translation features introduced in iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey. Users can select text and quickly view a translation, hear it read aloud, and instantly replace the selection with the translated text.
Availablity
Keynote, Pages, and Numbers are available for free on every new iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Today’s updates are available for download from the App Store and the Mac App Store.
About Apple
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple is the world leader in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Apple’s five software platforms – iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS – deliver seamless experiences across all Apple devices and provide users with revolutionary services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and iCloud . Apple’s more than 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the world’s best products and leaving the world a better place than we found it.
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