Apple Tweaks and Adds To iWork.com Beta Service

Matthew Tilmann — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:36:16 -0500

This week Apple tweaked up the iWork.com service a tad by including new sharing features and improvements to the UI, according to AppleInsider.

Delving in, Apple stated that users can now create a public link which will allow them to share documents with large groups of people or on websites and social networks. You'll no longer need to set a password or send out an invite. Anyone who is in possession of the public link will be able to view documents that are shared in such a manner, but cannot add comments or notes.

Apple also went to say that users would now be able to download documents that get shared on iWork.com without ever having to leave from the Shared Documents page. That same page also gives users the capability to track the number of times that their public documents are viewed.

Lastly, Apple also redesigned the iWork.com's Sign In and Shared Documents page for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch, in order to make it less of an effort for users to access their documents while they are on the go.

"The new interface and improved scrolling help you find your shared documents faster," according to Apple. "Visit www.iwork.com from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch to view your shared documents."

However, in order to get the most out of this service, Apple is advising users to make sure they are using the latest and greatest version of iWork on their Mac. And if you so enjoy the service, they are requesting that you leave them some comments on the new updates.

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Apple Releases iWork '09 Update 3, Squashes Many Bugs

Cory Bohon — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:35:48 -0500

Today Apple released a massive update for iWork '09 called "iWork '09 Update 3." The update addresses a number of issues with Pages, Keynote, Numbers, and the iWork.com beta site. According to Apple the "Update addresses general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, updates the help, and fixes a number of other minor issues in Keynote, Pages, and Numbers."

The main issues addressed include:

- Reducing file size of images that have Instant Alpha applied

- Managing file size when inserting some movies

- Working with dates and durations in the Chart Data Editor in Keynote and Pages

- Exporting to CSV from Numbers when using table categories

- Improvements to comment notification and security in iWork.com Beta are also included

Apple is recommending that all iWork users download and install the whopping ~60MB update. You can see the full list of updated features on the Apple Support website, and you can download the update by opening Software Update (Apple menu > Software Update) or by downloading the installer package from the Apple Support Downloads Website.

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Apple Tweaks and Adds To iWork.com Beta Service

Apple Releases iWork '09 Update 3, Squashes Many Bugs