![]() Pages has seen considerably more attention in this cycle, with a host of solid usability improvements & new functionality that goes a long way toward closing the loop with the classic Pages '09 workflow.įacing Pages is back in Pages 7, and a very welcome addition for anyone working on larger screens. (Click to Enlarge)Īs shown, you can re-order and provide caption & description elements to each image, and when you're in Edit mode you can click the arrow indicators to navigate the images visually, but these don't appear in Playback - in live Playback, Keynote simply transitions from one image to the next (which you can further customize via the Animate > Action inspector to some degree) with no visible controller, so it's a bit different than what you might expect when you're setting it up. Image Gallery object, with options shown. chart friendly - slide as your foundation: The big thing to know up front about using these is that you don't use them on image-based slides - they're added to the defined Object Placeholder region on a slide, just like Charts or Tables. These aren't quite what we hoped they were from the description, but add an interesting new option if you ever need to present a sequence of images on a single slide. We'll be addressing this in eventual point updates to our Keynote Themes & Templates once we've nailed down a revised capture process.Īlso new to Keynote 8 is the addition of Image Gallery to the Media Button's options. If your Labels go missing, select one of the other visible Labels and Format > Copy Style, then Paste Style onto any invisible labels. If you switch from a Pie Chart to a Donut, Leader Lines are off (interestingly) and the Value Label appears over the color (as defined on Pie), but if you insert a new Donut Chart (or otherwise turn on Leader Lines) these white Value Labels can disappear completely if your theme's using a white background. If you're using one of our current NXT-Generation themes, these should work as expected with a minor caveat for the time being: we frequently use white text to contrast darker colors in our Pie Chart definitions, and these definitions are inherited by the data label settings on Donut as well. ![]() The default implementation uses the Leader Lines option added to Pie Charts in the Keynote 7.1 update:ĭonut Chart in Calais, Keynote 8, with options shown. We've had to fake these for clients in prior versions of Keynote, so a fully native implementation is a welcome addition to Keynote's 2D chart selections. New Shape elements have been added to the Shape Library added with Keynote 7.2, and if you're using a commercial Box account to manage your team's documents, you can now collaborate in real-time on your iWork documents stored there natively if you're running High Sierra.ĭonut Charts are new to Keynote 8, building off the Pie Chart definitions in a theme's underlying Chart Styles. Keynote 8 is largely a feature update this cycle, with no major changes to the file format or underlying architecture. And if you're just now making the break from the classic iWork '09 workflow, you may be in for a pleasant surprise in terms of how far the new apps have come the last few cycles. If you're already up-to-date with Keynote 7 or Pages 6, the upgrade to Keynote 8 & Pages 7 should feel minimal at the outset, with no major changes to architecture or general workflow. Pages is the clear stand-out in this cycle, with notable improvements on the Authoring Experience front when it comes to Page Layout documents - including the return of Page Masters - and solidly closing the gap on all but a few absent features in the Pages '09 vs Pages 6.x evolution. With the dust of the architectural reboots largely settled during the apps' maturation through the Keynote 7 / Pages 6 lines, Keynote 8 and Pages 7 continue to refine & expand on the features and capabilities of the cloud-centric architecture at the heart of their modern lineage. ![]() Keynote and Pages for iOS are updated as well to version 4.0, adopting many of the same core features of the desktop updates and continuing to add increasing feature-parity with the desktop app. The latest generation of iWork is here: Keynote 8 and Pages 7 arrived on March 27th, further refining the latest generation of Apple's presentation and publishing apps and continuing the Second-Era evolution that began with the launch of Keynote 6 & Pages 5. Our updated Upgrade Report is now available, and some of the information below may now be out-of-date at this time. Update : Keynote 9 & Pages 8 are now available. Keynote 8 / Pages 7 Upgrade Report Updated
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