Document collaboration in Office 365 is determined by a specified Microsoft Team size, which can be up to 5,000 people. Changes appear in real-time, and iWork supports up to 100 collaborators on a single document, which is the same number as Google Docs. Overall, however, collaborations are smooth and responsive.

Some features are disabled when collaborating, such as editing styles. These are limited to Edit and View Only, with a comments-only setting regrettably absent. Invites to collaborate can be sent by mail, iMessage, a pastable link, or AirDrop, with customizable permissions. Presentation mode was straightforward, and we especially loved that you can personalize the presenter display. Adding slides and elements is easy and intuitive, as is customizing them. Keynote comes with some great templates, slide styles, and transitions that are easily customizable. Graphs and charts, however, are simple to create and personalize, as is conditional highlighting. Advanced filtering, What-If scenarios, and data validation are all absent. Numbers is built to display data, not manipulate it, so data analysis functions were severely limited. Visually, we found the formula brackets style a little unusual, but liked that you could click on values within the formula to preserve the row or column (accomplished with $A$1 in Excel). For example, entering formulas is straightforward and made much simpler by the presence of a function glossary with definitions and use examples. Numbers provides basic spreadsheet functionality, with some features we appreciated. Finally, Find & Replace is very basic, and it’s not possible to find and replace special characters or styles. Furthermore, citation management isn’t a built-in feature, which is a big let-down for academics and professionals who need to manage and insert bibliographic elements. Lists are easy to create, but the fact that style changes aren’t carried through to elements of the same level is regrettable, as is the fact that progressive levels don’t cycle through bullet styles. Pages allows for rich customization of all on-page elements.

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