


Despite continued rumors of iWork's demise, Apple does seem to be continuing to offer it.Īll in all, whether Office or iWork 09 is the right tool for you depends on whether you want fast food or a restaurant meal. With the still-growing popularity of Office for the Mac, the main draw of iWork 09 is its lower price (although that advantage has disappeared almost completely lately due to aggressive marketing) and simpler interfaces that Mac users will be familiar with. The latest version is no longer new, and there has been no sign of updates. There is an iOS version of iWork 09, so you can use it on any Apple device. Numbers is the spreadsheet tool, with many one-click features for charts and tables. If you loose your iWork 09 disc, Im sure Apple wont send out a new one, at least not without making you jump through several proof of purchase hoops. If you one day get a newer computer you can do the updates for iWork on the. You cant use iWork 9.1 or 9.0.5 (not available any more) on Leopard (10.5.8). If you use Software update check you will see which versions your computer needs. Keynote is the presentation tool, with a lot of templates, transitions, and effects available. No, if you buy the iWork disc version or serial number for the trial version you will have to update iWork. Pages is the word-processing component and it provides enough power to satisfy most people, even to the point of being able to provide publication-ready content. There are a number of nice features that users will like and that are easier to access and deploy than the equivalent in Office, but there are also some more-advanced features that are missing. iWork 09 is much simpler system to than Office, which may be an advantage for some and a drawback for others.Īll the component parts of iWork 09 have been designed to be simple to use (or at least simpler than Office). iWork 09 is compatible with Office in that files from one can be opened and updated with the other, but there's a difference in complexity between the two products.

It includes word processing, spreadsheet, and slide presentation applications in one collection of integrated tools. iWork for iCloud works with a Mac or PC using Safari 9.1.3 or later, Google Chrome, or Microsoft Edge.IWork 09 is Apple's competitor to Microsoft Office. English and requires an iCloud account and an internet connection. iWork for iCloud is currently available worldwide in Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and U.S. Some features may require internet access additional fees and terms may apply.Pages for Mac, Numbers for Mac, and Keynote for Mac are available on the Mac App Store.Pages for iPadOS, Numbers for iPadOS, and Keynote for iPadOS are available on the App Store.Pages for iOS, Numbers for iOS, and Keynote for iOS are available on the App Store.
