Hi Ronni Worked a treat. Now opened all sorts of possibilities with tracking of changes being available in the latest iPad version of Pages and the ability to export as a Word document with a high level of confidence in compatibility. Thank you. Merv
On 17/02/13 8:36 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Merv, > > On your iPad If you do not want the attachment to open in Quick Look, just > tap and hold your finger on the attachment. A pop-up menu will appear with a > number of button options. > > Tapping on ‘Quick Look’ will open the file in the standard viewer. > Tap on ‘Open In “app name” to open the attachment in a pre-selected other app. > Tapping on ‘Open In…’ will show you a new menu with buttons. > Each button has an apps icon and name next to it. > Tap on a button to open the attachment in the required app. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > On 17/02/2013, at 8:24 PM, Merv Bond <m...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > >> I created a document in Pages and exported it as aWord document to a >> colleague for appraisal. >> He said he had sent it back with comments, the comments being linked to >> the appropriate point of insertion in the text. >> I received his response by email and took the email using my iPad 2 (iOS >> 5.1.1; Pages 1.7.1). I double clicked on the document image in his email >> and it opened in what I assumed (perhaps incorrectly), that the document >> was opened in Pages. No changes were visible !! >> >> I downloaded the email on my iMac, double clicked the attachment, and it >> opened in Pages with the changes clearly marked. >> >> Because the promo for Pages stated tracking was now part its attributes >> I assumed (not again!!), that the Pages document would show tracking. >> >> Is there an alternative way to access an attachment on iPad so that I >> know I am using pages, not an iOS text application, and perhaps see the >> recommended changes? >> >> Advice appreciated. >> Merv >> -- >> The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden >> confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of >> Man') > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20130217/a91acecf/attachment.htm > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
