Apple Updates Numbers and Keynote iPad Apps

Apple Updates Numbers and Keynote iPad Apps: "

Apple has just updated Keynote and Numbers for iOS 4.2. This update to the mobile version of Apple's iWork suite of apps brings a few new features, in addition to printing support for iOS 4.2. A feature many iPad owners can appreciate.

The new version of Keynote is 1.3 and according to the App Store update description, brings the following:

- Enhanced presenter display shows the current slide, the next slide, or your notes when connected to an external display.

- Ability to import existing and add new presenter notes to slides

- Wireless printing with AirPrint using iOS 4.2, including slide range selection, number of copies, and duplex printing

- Support for iOS 4.2 multitasking

- Localized in Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish and Traditional Chinese

- Improved reliability when importing Keynote '09 and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations

- Improved usability

- Fixed issues when using a WebDAV server, including signing out when a server is no longer accessible, saving port numbers in server addresses, and saving files with invalid characters in their names

- Improved PDF export using iOS 4.2, which resolves an issue with missing fonts on Windows.

Numbers was also updated to version 1.3, adding the following to the app:

- Wireless printing with AirPrint using iOS 4.2, including page range selection, number of copies, and duplex printing

- Print preview to adjust how a sheet prints across multiple pages, including Auto Fit.

- PDF export takes advantage of pagination setting from print preview

- Formula entry using a keyboard, including predictive function selector

- Support for iOS 4.2 multitasking

- Localized in Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, and Traditional Chinese

- Improved reliability when importing Numbers '09 and Microsoft Excel spreadsheets

- Improved usability

You can find the updates for both of these applications in the App Store right now. The updates are free. You can update manually or purchase the applications by clicking here for Keynote or here for Numbers. The updates are free, but the applications cost $9.99 each.

via The Loop

Follow this article's author, Cory Bohon on Twitter.

"