Keynote 08's new Smart Build feature lets users create animations by dropping graphics onto a slide, while detailed control is available over movement, rotation, scaling and opacity. The Instant Alpha feature means non-specialists can easily remove unwanted backgrounds from photos and graphics, while the package also includes new text effects, transitions and themes. Presentations can be shared via podcasting or YouTube.

"Pages and Keynote make it incredibly easy, and even fun, for anyone to create stylish documents and presentations very quickly," Apple CEO Steve Jobs. "Numbers rounds out the iWork suite, which is far more intuitive and easy to use than anything else out there."
 
iWork 08 costs $US79/$A99.