Hi Ann
As we are new to the mac, bearing in mind your reply, I think it's best if we stay with Mountain Lion and IWorks version 9 at the moment. Just trying to keep everything simple <smiles>. Kind regards Henry -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anne Robertson Sent: 30 October 2013 16:59 To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: pages on mac Hello Henry, The new version of Pages is only available once you upgrade to Mavericks. It will then show up in the Mac Appstore. Cheers, Anne On 30 Oct 2013, at 09:56, Henry Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > Sorry for the very basic question, but how do I update to the latest version > of pages? > > Kind regards > > Henry > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Zachary Kline > Sent: 29 October 2013 19:13 > To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility > Subject: Re: pages on mac > > While I acknowledge the limitations Ann mentions are important to keep in > mind, I can't bring myself to be unhappy with the new Pages. It's entirely > possible that mail merge fields and date formatting will be reinstated in a > future update. I'm not as concerned about the style issue, as I believe > techniques still exist for being aware of which style is set, and I don't > need to worry about them in general as much as some people might.e > I find the increased accessibility in most all other areas quite compelling, > myself. I must emphasize that if you don't find a feature you want in the > program, feedback should be provided to Apple or their accessibility team > directly. > Best, > Zack. > On Oct 29, 2013, at 12:03 PM, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Doug, >> >> The new `pages for Mac is indeed much simpler to use but, unfortunately, > it's also a much simplified application with many functions missing that > used to be there. >> >> As long as you don't want to use merge fields, have a choice in the date > format or want a quick way of setting paragraph styles and knowing which > style is set, Pages works fine. >> >> Personally, I'm not at all happy about the new Pages. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >> On 29 Oct 2013, at 16:13, Rudolph, Douglas <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >>> Hey guys. has anyone had issues with the new version of pages? This > version looks to me to be more functional and usable for me no more using > the inspector to do everything, because of the format bar now being visible > to voice over. So what I'm asking, what are some pointers, or if anyone has > had any problems, have you found a work around? >>> thanks >>> doug >>> >>> NOTICE >>> Contents of this email may be confidential or personally identifying. > redistribution of this email message is strictly prohibited. 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