A small misstep by Apple in a MacBook Air image hints at the rumored iWork 11 suite. Located directly above the iPhoto image in the right sidebar is a reference to the rumored productivity suite. Rumors coming fast and furious last year pointed to a January launch of the iWork 11 applications along with the Mac App Store. While the OS X App Store debuted on time, the suite of applications which include Pages '11, Numbers '11 and Keynote '11 did not materialize.
The primary feature which is likely to be of the most use in iWork ’11 is the use of Lion’s AutoSave and Versions features. As its name suggests, Versions records the evolution of a document as you create it’. Therefore, if you wish to revert to an earlier version, Lion brings up a Time-Machine like screen to allow you to select which one you want. Similarly, if you shut down an application, the AutoSave and Resume feature will automatically reopen where you left off. It is likely that this will somehow be expanded and tightly integrated within iWork ’11.
The second feature relates to the AirDrop and sharing features. AirDrop allows you to share files with anyone around you wirelessly, something that would be incredibly useful in iWork ’11. In addition, recent rumors are suggesting that Apple will be relaunching MobileMe this year with a much greater emphasis on cloud storage and sharing. It is likely that this will be a big component in iWork ’11 and another reason why we haven’t seen it up until now. Apple has already dipped into this with the iWork.com beta but we may see a lot more functionality when it finally launches.
The primary feature which is likely to be of the most use in iWork ’11 is the use of Lion’s AutoSave and Versions features. As its name suggests, Versions records the evolution of a document as you create it’. Therefore, if you wish to revert to an earlier version, Lion brings up a Time-Machine like screen to allow you to select which one you want. Similarly, if you shut down an application, the AutoSave and Resume feature will automatically reopen where you left off. It is likely that this will somehow be expanded and tightly integrated within iWork ’11.
The second feature relates to the AirDrop and sharing features. AirDrop allows you to share files with anyone around you wirelessly, something that would be incredibly useful in iWork ’11. In addition, recent rumors are suggesting that Apple will be relaunching MobileMe this year with a much greater emphasis on cloud storage and sharing. It is likely that this will be a big component in iWork ’11 and another reason why we haven’t seen it up until now. Apple has already dipped into this with the iWork.com beta but we may see a lot more functionality when it finally launches.
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