So, do you suggest that I work with creating a pages document in its own format and once its completed, export it as a word doc so it can be shared with other people and with other devices?
Daniel On 19 Jun 2014, at 14:30, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > As far as I'm aware, this is not possible. Pages is a Word Processor that is > meant to be a content creation tool across Apple devices and its focus is not > meant to just be an accessible tool that makes up for its competitors > accessibility shortcomings. Including the export feature allows for > compatibility with such formats as Word but that's as far as it goes. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Jun 19, 2014, at 7:16 AM, Daniel McGee <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> For those who use the new Pages, I was wondering is there a way by default, >> to have the app save documents in word format. Currently, I have been >> messing around with the export function in the file menu, saving as a word >> doc and reopening the document, making some changes with it and finally >> hitting Command S to save again. However, once I've issued this command it >> brings up another dialog box as if it wants me to save as a new file again. >> I can understand how this would be useful if one was making drafts of a >> document but I don't want to do this. All I am wanting to do is to just >> overwrite the original file with the new changes. >> >> So the question is, how do you use the revamped pages app to work with word >> documents if you know that most people may use Windows and Microsoft Word as >> the norm for word processing with computers. >> >> It use to be that I'd use a free app called Bean on the Mac save a document >> once as a word doc and just keep issuing command S now and then to save this >> one file. >> >> I'm sort of having trouble grasping how this is done effectively in Pages. >> So any input from anyone who uses Pages would be grate to know how you use >> it with saving as word documents. >> >> Many thanks >> >> Daniel >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
