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   Apple Updates iWork Suite for Mountain Lion

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   To complement the release its latest big cat into the wild, Apple has
   updated its iWork suite of office apps to version 9.2, as well as
   individual apps purchased through the Mac App Store ([1]Keynote 5.2,
   [2]Numbers 2.2, and [3]Pages 4.2). The updates are focused on bringing
   support for Mountain Lion's Documents in the Cloud feature, which
   enables you to store files in iCloud and keep them automatically synced
   across any Mac or iOS device that is linked to your iCloud account (and
   has the Mac or iOS app installed). Accordingly, the iOS versions of
   [4]Keynote, [5]Numbers, and [6]Pages have been updated to version
   1.6.1.

   The shift to Documents in the Cloud also puts the final nail in the
   coffin of iWork.com (see "[7]Apple Finally Puts iWork.com Out of Its
   Misery," 12 March 2012), which is scheduled for closure on 31 July,
   2012. If you have any documents saved to iWork.com, [8]Apple recommends
   that you sign into the site and then download all files to your
   computer.

   In addition to iCloud compatibility, the iWork updates can now use
   Mountain Lion's Dictation feature, and they've been enhanced to take
   advantage of the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display. All updates are
   free and require OS X 10.7.4, though you'll need to be running Mountain
   Lion in order to use both the Documents in the Cloud and Dictation
   features. The iWork update weighs in at 317.7 MB via Software Update,
   or 302 MB via [9]direct download from Apple's Support Web site. If
   purchased individually, you can grab updates from either the Mac App
   Store or Software Update (as of this writing, direct downloads from
   Apple Support were not available).

References

   1. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keynote/id409183694?mt=12
   2. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/numbers/id409203825?mt=12
   3. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12
   4. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keynote/id361285480?mt=8
   5. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/numbers/id361304891?mt=8
   6. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8
   7. http://tidbits.com/article/12860
   8. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5042
   9. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1563

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