Apple updates iWork suite with a host of new features

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(Pocket-lint) – Apple today updated the iWork suite, which includes Pages, Keynote, and Numbers, with a handful of new features that should be a boon to the remote work community, among others.

Mainly, one of the big news is the ability to show a live view of the Keynote presenter’s camera in the top corner of the screen, much like you see yourself on a FaceTime or Zoom call. This is intended to foster engagement during a remote presentation with a group of people who previously only saw the preset slides and the sound of your voice.

Apple says you can “makeover” your video frame with a variable of customizable features, but its usefulness is yet to be determined. Either way, the ability to add a live video stream should be great for the college community.

When it comes to Pages, Apple says the app has a more optimized iOS experience, which includes natural magnification of text and images to make viewing documents on the go more seamless than ever.

In Numbers, Apple touts two important new features, PivotTables and Radar Charts, which the company describes as something “users can quickly summarize, group and reorganize data to identify and analyze patterns and trends ”- explaining that“ the resulting pivot table appears in a clear layout that allows the user to easily read and obtain information ”.

When it comes to radar charts, Apple describes them as “a new type of chart that makes it easier to visually compare multiple variables with similarities displayed as overlapping areas, allowing differences and outliers to really stand out. “.

The update is available for the rest of the sequel today, and you can read the full press release for yourself here.

Written by Alex Allegro. Originally published on September 28, 2021.