Brief Hands-On Report--Apple updates iWork '08: Keynote, Numbers and Pages

[1/30] [Updated] Brief Hands-On Report--Apple updates iWork '08: Keynote, Numbers and Pages

Apple released updates to the applications in its iWork '08 suite:

• Keynote 4.0.2 - This update primarily addresses performance issues while playing or exporting presentations.
• Numbers 1.0.2 - This update addresses compatibility with Mac OS X.
• Pages 3.0.2 - This update addresses compatibility with Mac OS X.

I downloaded and installed the updates via Software Update on several Macs. Then, I ran each application briefly, all without encountering any issues created by the updates. However, one minor flaw in iWork '08 was not fixed: the "Open Recent" menu item under the File menu of all three applications still does not work.

[Update: Many readers have written that they do not have the "Open Recents" problem with the iWork '08 applications that began when I installed iWork '08 over iWork '06. Since no reader has written me that they have this problem, I am assuming that I have a unique problem. Curiously, others wrote that they are having problems with one or more of the iWork '08 applications that I do not have. I have deleted all .plist files related to iWork '08 that I can find but that has not fixed the problem. I may try a re-install.] [Bill Fox]