Q: Do I have to pay for Numbers upgrade on OS 10.9.1 again? I didn't on my iPad2. Now incompatible.

There are several reasons why the updates don't show as free for those who already have iWork '09 installed. I don't think #1 applies to you.

1. You must have iWork '09 apps installed & they must be updated to the x.3 version. You can also download the standalone updater from this page.

2. If you are not using English as the primary language for your Mac, change to English & run Software Update. You can then switch back to your preferred language.

3. Go to Mac App Store (MAS) > Click on Store > Check for Unfinished Downloads. You will need to individually click into each application > Click update > enter in your Apple ID & password and then it will start updating.

4. Open App Store on your Mac & look at the buttons under Keynote, Pages & Numbers. If it does not say “Update” click Account under Quick Links, enter your password & click “View Account.”  Next, click the “Reset” button to the right of “Reset all warnings for buying and downloading” at the bottom of this page, & click Done. Check your updates tab & iWork & iLife updates should now appear.

These are the ones I've seen work for others.

First & foremost that I should have mentioned is that you need to be running Mavericks, OS X 10.9, to get the newest versions of the iWork apps. Numbers 2.3 is the latest version of Numbers that runs on Lion or Mountain Lion. It also runs on Mavericks.

Even though I use Mavericks & have downloaded the new iWork apps, I will continue to use the iWork '09 apps to actually do any work. The new versions are severely lacking in features.

Hi LeafRiverWriter,

What is it that you don't like about the new versions of iWork '09 in Numbers & Pages?

I can't speak for Pages, which I don't yet use, but Numbers 3.0 has dropped many features present in Numbers 2.3 but has added a few others, streamlined the interface, and finally made sync with iOS devices work well. The changes can be a net plus or a net minus, depending on how you use Numbers. 

If you depend on producing traditional, highly formatted printed, static output, you will find Numbers 3.0 too limited.  If you value collaboration, or simply taking your Numbers documents with you to edit or do data entry in the cloud or on your iOS device with your changes synced back automatically to your Mac, then you will much prefer Numbers 3.0.

You can read more about the differences in the gained, lost, and workarounds threads.

Scrivener is the best!  I think I read that it will be coming to iOS at some point. As iPads get more powerful, things like that are becoming possible.

SG

I love the iWork '09 versions of Pages & Numbers. The new 2013 versions are missing so many features that previous versions have. I do have a couple of files that I sync between my Macs & my iPhone or iPads, but I don't do serious work on the iOS devices.

I don't do serious work on the iOS devices.

I sometimes wonder about the various connotations of "serious." At one time there were many who scoffed at the idea of doing "serious" work on a PC as opposed to a mainframe. Some iOS devices already have as much power as all but the highest end PCs of not so many years ago. iOS devices already are good at displaying results in a dynamic way. They also provide a convenient platform for many types of data entry. Data entry is, I think, "serious" work.

The idea is to have various devices working together. Then you've got some serious new productivity-enhancing power that you didn't have before. The new iWork can (finally) provide that. The old iWork has some attractive features but, alas, can't provide that new power.

SG

Hi Deborah,

That's impressive you've been able to make productive use of the iPad for such long works.

Perhaps someone here knows the answers to your questions about the page number and footer. Or you could try the Pages area.

Some features scheduled to be added to Pages and Numbers in the next few months are listed in this support document.

SG