And you need to be on the latest update of Mountain Lion I think. Certainly, I now have it again, and it's BRILLIANT it's back...
Adam On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 1:28:31 PM UTC, andrew lancaster wrote: > > I did have a document open, which I wanted to save. But I didn't get "save > as"... > > Andrew > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 4 Dec 2012, at 12:51, Chris Webb <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > 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] <javascript:> > w: www.macservice.co.uk > facebook: www.facebook.com/macserviceuk > > > > > On 4 Dec 2012, at 12:46, andrew lancaster <[email protected] <javascript:>> > 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] <javascript:> 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] <javascript:>> > 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]<javascript:> > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javascript:> > . > 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]<javascript:> > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javascript:> > . > 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]<javascript:> > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javascript:> > . > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/smug/-/GHXQL6ENqUsJ. 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.
