Apple ships iWork ’09

Apple iWork '09Today, Apple released an upgrade to its iWork productivity suite. iWork ’09 includes enhancements to its Pages word processor and Keynote presentation package, and Numbers spreadsheet application.

Keynote ’09 adds adds Magic Move in which users set a start and endpoint for components in a slide and the Keynote provides options for moving objects between them. It also adds new new transitions and themes.

Numbers ’09 adds table categories, new formulas, more chart options, and the ability to link charts with Pages documents.

Pages ’09 adds a new full-screen view, dynamic outlining, support for MathType and EndNote formulas for scientists and academics, as well as new templates.

iWork ’09 Mac requires any Apple Macintosh computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (500 MHz or faster) processor running Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11 (or later) or Mac OS X Panther 10.5.6 (or later). It is available immediately at a list price of $79.00.

A free 30-day trial is available for download (451 Mb).