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   Apple Opens iWork Web-only Access to All

   Michael E. Cohen

   Apple has opened up its [1]iCloud Web site to anyone who signs up for a
   free Apple ID, providing access to [2]Apple's iWork Web apps ' Pages,
   Numbers, and Keynote ' plus 1 GB of iCloud storage. The iWork Web apps,
   which remain labeled as 'beta' since their debut in October 2013, are
   less fully featured than their sibling apps on iOS and OS X.
   Nonetheless, the Web apps produce documents that are completely
   compatible with the Mac and iOS apps ' and vice-versa.

   [3][tn_iwork-icloud-apps.jpg]

   Anyone who wishes to use the iWork Web apps can sign up for a free
   account by browsing to [4]icloud.com and clicking Create Apple ID. The
   signup process requires you to supply an email address, a strong
   password, and the answers to a set of security questions. Apple then
   sends a six-digit code to the email address you supplied; you enter
   that code on the iCloud site to complete the signup process.

   After that, you can log in to iCloud on any supported browser ' the
   iCloud site and its Web apps require recent versions of Safari,
   Firefox, Chrome, or Internet Explorer ' and use the Web versions of
   Pages, Numbers, and Keynote.

   Web-only users cannot upgrade their iCloud accounts to get more than 1
   GB of iCloud storage or access any other iCloud features; owning a Mac
   or iOS device is required to do that (Mac and iOS device owners get 5
   GB of storage for free automatically). An [5]Apple support document
   provides more information about Web-only iCloud Access.

References

   1. https://icloud.com/
   2. http://www.apple.com/iwork-for-icloud/
   3. http://tidbits.com/resources/2015-02/iwork-icloud-apps.jpg
   4. https://icloud.com/
   5. http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6620

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