∞ iWork update lets authors publish to ePub, for iBooks

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Apple on Thursday released iWork 9.0.4 Update, an update for their iWork application suite for Mac OS X. The update is available through the Software Update system preference and from Apple’s Web site.

iWork ’09, available for purchase from Apple, includes presentation software (Keynote), word processing and page layout software (Pages) and a spreadsheet and graphing application (Numbers). It cost $79.

The iWork 9.0.4 update makes changes to all three applications included with iWork ’09. According to Apple’s Web site, the changes are as follows:

Keynote 5.0.4

  • Addresses an issue when printing handouts with rule lines.
  • Fixes an issue with the slide switcher.
  • Resolves an issue when automatically resizing some images while changing slide size.
  • Fixes an issue with tables.

Pages 4.0.4

  • Fixes an issue with tables.
  • Includes compatibility with the standard ePub file format (for use with iBooks) when exporting.

Numbers 2.0.4

  • Fixes an issue with tables.