Archive for category iWork

iWork 9.0.3 update out

Apple has released an update to their productivity suite, iWork.
iWork 9.0.3 addresses general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, updates the help, and fixes a number of other minor issues in Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. The issues addressed include:

Reducing file size of images that have Instant Alpha applied
Managing file size when inserting some movies
Working with dates [...]

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A post chockful of iLife '09 and Work '09 reviews and tips

It has been almost a month since the release of iLife ‘09 and a little more than that for iWork ‘09. There had been a lot of reviews, almost all of them positive, about Apple’s latest iteration of their office and multimedia suite. There also have been a fair number of useful tips posted [...]

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Apple: there are compatibility issues with iWork '09 files

Apple has acknowledged that iWork ‘09 files can not be opened by users still using iWork ‘08.
The work around for this issue is to save iWork ‘09 files as iWork ‘08 or Microsoft Office files.
[source: MacNN]

How to make animated charts in Keynote

Creative Bits have posted a how-to on creating animated charts in Keynote.
For more Keynote tips, head on to KeynoteUser.com.
Please check out TUAW for their first look at Keynote or a more detailed look, go to Macworld’s review
[source: TUAW]

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iWork '08 update

Apple has released an update to their iWork ‘08 suite which includes Keynote 4.0.4, Pages 3.0.3. and Numbers 1.0.3.
All the updates are described as addressing general compatibility issues with an added note for Keynote that says “This update addresses compatibility issues with Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2008…”
Fire up Software Update or [...]

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Pirated iWork '09 contains trojan; fix released

Soon after Apple released iWork ‘09 during Macworld San Francisco 09, copies of the updated office suite for the Mac started appearing in torrent and warez sites.
Now comes the bad news and not-so-good news.
Bad news: these copies of iWork ‘09 come with a trojan as reported by a security firm.
Not-so-good news: another security firm has [...]

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MWSF 09: iWork '09

Last January 6, 2009, Apple held its Macworld San Francisco keynote with Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior VP of Worldwide Product Marketing, taking the stage.
During Apple’s final Macworld keynote, the company introduced new versions of their multimedia suite, iLife, and office suite, iWork. Apple also released the new 17-inch MacBook Pro, which completes the lineup of [...]

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iPods, Minis, and Pages

Washington Post’s Rob Pegoraro has something to say about the iPod photo while Consumer Reports calls the Mac mini “adequate” and the iPod shuffle as “appealing.” HT Mini talks about the Mac mini displays in Best Buy and iPod silhouette ads bags more awards.
A tech writer from The Seattle Times has gone “gaga” over Pages [...]