Pages, Numbers and Keynote pick up new editing features, Touch ID support & more

Apple’s productivity-focused iWork apps—Pages, Numbers and Keynote for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac and iCloud.com— were updated this morning with a bunch of new features, including new editing capabilities across iOS, macOS and the web and the ability to quickly open password-protected documents using Touch ID. Pages, Numbers and Keynote for iOS are available free from App Store.

Pages, Numbers and Keynote for Mac are available via Mac App Store. Web-based versions of these apps are accessible via a desktop web browser at iCloud.com.

As noted in Apple’s support document which highlights the security contents of the company’s OS releases and apps, iWork for iOS and macOS fixed a bug which could expose the contents of password-protected PDFs exported from iWork.

“iWork used weak 40-bit RC4 encryption for password-protected PDF exports,” as per Apple. “This issue was addressed by changing iWork export to use AES-128.”

Pages 3.1 for iOS changelog

This is what’s new in Pages 3.1 for iPhone and iPad:

  • Format text as superscript or subscript, use ligatures, and change text background color
  • Add bookmarks to easily link from one part of your document to another
  • Add elegant mathematical equations using LaTeX or MathML notation
  • Quickly open password-protected documents using Touch ID
  • Import and export documents in Rich Text Format (RTF)
  • Easily replace missing fonts in your document
  • New leader lines make pie charts easier to read
  • Customize dates, times, and currencies for your language or region

Pages 3.1 for iOS can be downloaded via App Store.

Numbers 3.1 for iOS changelog

This is what’s new in Numbers 3.1 for iPhone and iPad:

  • Easily add current or historical stock information to spreadsheets
  • Use the new My Stocks template to easily track your portfolio
  • A powerful new editing experience makes entering data and formulas fast and easy
  • New action menu keeps most common tasks one tap away
  • Quickly open password-protected spreadsheets using Touch ID
  • Format text as superscript or subscript, use ligatures, and change text background color
  • New leader lines make pie charts easier to read
  • Easily replace missing fonts in your spreadsheet
  • While collaborating on a spreadsheet, you can now cut, copy, paste, and duplicate sheets
  • Customize dates, times, and currencies for your language or region
  • Edit rich text within table cells

Numbers 3.1 for iOS can be downloaded via App Store.

Keynote 3.1 for iOS changelog

This is what’s new in Keynote 3.1 for iPhone and iPad:

  • Change slide master and customize slide background
  • Rehearse a presentation with current slide, presenter notes, and timer all in one view
  • Quickly open password-protected presentations using Touch ID
  • Format text as superscript or subscript, use ligatures, and change text background color
  • Easily replace missing fonts in your presentation
  • New leader lines make pie charts easier to read
  • Import Keynote 1 presentations
  • Post interactive presentations on Medium, WordPress, and other websites
  • Customize dates, times, and currencies for your language or region

Keynote 3.1 for iOS can be downloaded via App Store.

Pages 6.1 for macOS changelog

Here’s everything new in the Mac edition of Pages 6.1:

  • Add bookmarks to easily link from one part of your document to another
  • Add elegant mathematical equations using LaTeX or MathML notation
  • Quickly open password-protected documents using Touch ID on the new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
  • Easily replace fonts throughout an entire document
  • Import and export documents in Rich Text Format (RTF)
  • New leader lines make pie charts easier to read
  • New stock and currency functions provide up-to-date securities data in tables
  • Customize dates, times, and currencies for your language or region

Grab Pages 6.1 for macOS in Mac App Store.

Numbers 4.1 for macOS changelog

Here’s everything new in the Mac edition of Numbers 4.1:

  • Easily add current or historical stock information to spreadsheets
  • Use the new My Stocks template to easily track your portfolio
  • Quickly open password-protected spreadsheets using Touch ID on the new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
  • New leader lines make pie charts easier to read
  • Easily replace fonts throughout an entire spreadsheet
  • While collaborating on a spreadsheet, you can now cut, copy, paste, and duplicate sheets
  • Customize dates, times, and currencies for your language or region

Grab Numbers 4.1 for macOS in Mac App Store.

Keynote 7.1 for macOS changelog

Here’s everything new in the Mac edition of Keynote:

  • New Object List makes it easy to select, edit, and organize objects even on complex slides
  • New option to display presenter notes on black background makes them easier to read while presenting in low-light settings
  • Easily replace fonts throughout an entire presentation
  • New leader lines make pie charts easier to read
  • Quickly open password-protected presentations using Touch ID on the new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
  • New stock and currency functions provide up-to-date securities data in tables
  • Post interactive presentations on Medium, WordPress, and other websites
  • Import Keynote 1.0 presentations
  • Customize dates, times, and currencies for your language or region

Grab Keynote 7.1 for macOS in Mac App Store.

Pages for iCloud March 2017 changelog

Here’s what’s new in Pages for iCloud’s March 2017 update:

  • A simplified design gives you easy access to the tools you need
  • Open Rich Text Format (RTF) documents
  • Add gradient and image fills to graphics
  • New align and distribute options make it easier to position objects in your document
  • Use advanced line spacing options to adjust spacing between lines of text
  • Easily format your text by applying character styles
  • Preview older versions of your document before choosing which one to restore
  • New stock and currency functions provide up-to-date securities data in tables
  • Set dates, times, and currencies for your language or region when you create a document

You can access Pages on the web via iCloud.com/#pages.

Numbers for iCloud March 2017 changelog

Here’s what’s new in Numbers for iCloud’s March 2017 update:

  • A simplified design gives you easy access to the tools you need
  • New stock and currency functions provide up-to-date securities data in tables
  • Add gradient and image fills to graphics
  • New align and distribute options make it easier to position objects in your spreadsheet
  • Preview older versions of your spreadsheet before choosing which one to restore
  • Set dates, times, and currencies for your language or region when you create a document

You can access Numbers on the web via iCloud.com/#numbers.

Keynote for iCloud March 2017 changelog

Here’s what’s new in Keynote for iCloud’s March 2017 update:

  • A simplified design gives you easy access to the tools you need
  • Support for editing Build In and Build Out animations on objects
  • Play object builds and a greater selection of transitions as you present
  • Add gradient and image fills to graphics
  • New align and distribute options make it easier to position objects in your presentation
  • New stock and currency functions provide up-to-date securities data in tables
  • Post interactive presentations on Medium, WordPress, and other websites
  • Import Keynote 1 presentations
  • Preview older versions of your presentation before choosing which one to restore
  • Set dates, times, and currencies for your language or region when you create a document

You can access Keynote on the web via iCloud.com/#keynote.

Apple is giving away Pages, Numbers and Keynote with every new iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac purchase. You can also re-download these apps in your purchase history:

  • Mac—Launch Mac App Store and click the Purchased tab.
  • iOS devices—Launch App Store, tap Updates and hit Purchased at the top.

Do you use these iWork apps at all?