Apple has recently rolled out significant updates to its iWork suite—comprising Pages, Numbers, and Keynote—introducing a suite of new tools and enhancements tailored for macOS 15.4, iPadOS 18.4, and iOS 18.4. These updates are now accessible for download via the Mac App Store and the Apple App Store.
Pages:
The latest iteration of Pages introduces Writing Tools powered by Apple Intelligence, enabling users to perform text edits directly within their documents on macOS 15.4. This integration facilitates tasks such as proofreading, summarizing, rewriting, and composing text, leveraging advanced AI capabilities. Additionally, the process of adding pages to word-processing documents has been streamlined, enhancing user efficiency. Users can now export documents into various formats using Shortcuts on macOS 15.4, simplifying the sharing and distribution of content. Furthermore, the update improves copy-and-paste functions when working with Freeform, ensuring a more seamless editing experience.
Numbers:
Numbers has been enriched with over 30 new functions, including LET, LAMBDA, FILTER, SORT, and UNIQUE, expanding the analytical capabilities available to users. The introduction of spilling arrays allows results from a single formula to populate multiple cells, enhancing data visualization and manipulation. Writing Tools are now available for text edits directly within spreadsheets on iOS and iPadOS 18.4, bringing advanced text editing capabilities to mobile platforms. The update also adds Shortcuts support for exporting spreadsheets into various formats, facilitating easier data sharing. Additionally, copy-and-paste functionality with Freeform has been enhanced, and compatibility with Microsoft Excel has been improved for both importing and exporting files, ensuring smoother interoperability between platforms.
Keynote:
Keynote now allows users to edit text directly within presentations using Writing Tools on iOS and iPadOS 18.4, bringing advanced text editing capabilities to presentations on mobile devices. The app also supports exporting presentations into various formats using Shortcuts, streamlining the process of sharing presentations. Improvements to copy-and-paste features with Freeform have been implemented, enhancing the overall editing experience.
These updates are part of Apple’s ongoing commitment to enhancing productivity across its ecosystem, providing users with powerful tools and improved integration between apps and platforms. By leveraging Apple Intelligence, the iWork suite continues to evolve, offering users innovative features that cater to a wide range of professional and personal needs.
