Andrew, You have to have a document open in Pages, even a blank one, for the Save As option to appear whilst holding alt and clicking File.
Chris Webb . Principal MacService Woodside, Brightling Road Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5EL t: 01580 881212 f: 01580 881313 m: 07770 960632 e: [email protected] w: www.macservice.co.uk facebook: www.facebook.com/macserviceuk On 4 Dec 2012, at 12:46, andrew lancaster <[email protected]> wrote: > Stephen, > > I just tried holding the Option key when clicking File in Pages - and didn't > get "save as" - what am I doing wrong? It seemed such a useful tip... > > > Andrew > On 4 Dec 2012, at 12:39 pm, [email protected] wrote: > >> Hello Jason, >> >> Pages doesn't let you edit Word documents - what it does is convert your >> Word document into a Pages document and then let you edit the Pages >> document. That is why it creates a new document each time. The only way to >> edit a Word document directly is ... to edit it in Word. When it wants to >> save it then just press Command-D for Desktop, name it and then file it >> later wherever you want it to go. >> >> Conversely to get a Word document out requires File > Export > Word ... >> >> Hold down the Option (Alt) key when selecting the File menu in Pages and you >> will see "Save As ..." listed. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Stephen >> >> >> On 4 Dec 2012, at 12:08, Jason Davies <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I've just started using Pages on the Mac but mostly want to edit existing >>> Word documents. What I'd like to do is right-click, open with Pages, edit >>> the document and save. But Pages creates a new document each time and then >>> wants me to save it somewhere so I have to go and hunt for it. I'm in >>> danger of becoming one of those 'why do they have to keep changing >>> everything?' people (also missing 'Save as...'). >>> >>> Is there a way to do this? >>> >>> thanks. >> >> >> "The climate has shifted to a new state capable of delivering rare and >> unprecedented weather events,” explained meteorologist Jeff Masters in Feb >> 2012. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
