Apple’s iWork learns to share online
Apple’s iWork learns to share online
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A hint of the cloud – By Josh Lowensohn – Published: Wednesday 07 January 2009
At Tuesday’s Macworld keynote speech, Apple announced a handful of upgrades to existing software. Of the changes, one of the biggest is the budding online integration found inside two of its software suites: iLife and iWork. The “2009″ versions of both of these software packages show a more balanced approach by Apple in integrating third-party services alongside pushing users toward its own online efforts.
In the case of iWork, is a tight integration with a brand new online component called iWork.com. The site, which launches later this month in conjunction with the software release, lets users upload files for sharing with others – up to 1GB. When using any of the three applications included in the iWork suite users are able to export whatever they’re working on right from a link on the top of the screen. Once the item has been uploaded it can be shared with other users who can download it in whatever file formats you specify, or leave little sticky-note comments. Read more
