Apple Support - Most Recent Pages Articles

Keynote and Pages: Document sent by email can't be opened

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:31:49 -0500

Recipients are unable to open Keynote or Pages documents you send them.

Pages: Incorrect hyphenation in some languages

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:21:51 -0500

In Pages 1.0, auto-hyphenation does not work in the following languages: German Spanish French Italian Dutch

Pages: User Guide erroneously refers to spelling toolbar icon

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:06:14 -0500

The Pages User Guide (page 44 in the U.S. version) suggests adding the spelling icon to the toolbar, but no such icon exists in the "Customize toolbar" screen.

Pages: Resaving the same file as a template may result in an error message

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:53:36 -0500

If you save an existing template using the original template name, the next time you try to open that template you will get the following error message:

Pages: Printer icon unavailable in the toolbar

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:26:31 -0500

In Pages, if you added the printer icon to the toolbar, you may notice that it appears dimmed and doesn't respond to a click.

Pages: Unable to select certain objects on a page

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:35:04 -0500

In Pages, if you send an object to the back of the page from the Arrange menu, you may not be able to select it by simply clicking on the object. It may appear behind the document's text or another object.

Pages: Table of contents uses Arabic numerals only

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:29:44 -0500

When you create a document in Pages, you can add page numbers to your pages, and even choose a numbering format (such as 1, 2, 3; A, B, C; or I, II, III). If you create a table of contents (TOC) for your document, the TOC will always display page numbers as Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3), even if you selected a different format for your page numbers (such as if you chose the letter scheme A, B, C). If your page numbers are not Arabic numerals, your document may be difficult to navigate since the TOC and page numbers won't

Pages: How to delete a page

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:22:32 -0500

Pages includes built-in templates that allow you to easily create professional-looking documents. But what do you do when you decide that you don't want to use a particular page that you've added? With many of the templates, deleting a page isn't as easy as simply deleting the text, since other elements on the page will still be left behind. But, there's a way to do this.

Pages: How to add line numbers to documents

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:18:37 -0500

With Pages, you can add line numbers to your text by following these steps:

Tips on sharing photos from Aperture with iLife

Wed, 2 Jan 2008 03:10:37 -0600

Aperture 1.5 offers full-size previews of images that can be used with iLife and iWork '06 or later. Here are some tips on getting the most from it.

iWork: Exported PDF documents may not display drop shadows

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:27:59 -0500

When you create a PDF file from an iWork application, please note that drop shadows within the PDF document may not display in all PDF readers.

The drop shadows in Pages and Keynote are generated by a component of Mac OS X. When you view iWork-generated PDF files in Preview, you'll see these shadows. However, if you view the PDF with a third-party reader that doesn't use this component, the shadows will be missing.

Pages 1.0: "Template Could Not be Found" error on French systems

Mon, 4 Jun 2007 22:15:48 -0500

If you set Pages 1.0 to use the template "En Blanc" as the default template for new documents, you may get a "Template could not be found" or "Impossible de trouver le modle" error when you try to open a new document.

If this happens to you, use these steps as a workaround:

From the Pages menu, choose Preferences.
In the "For New Documents" section, select the "Show Template Chooser dialog" radio button.

.Mac Mail on the web can't send some files as attachments

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:00:00 -0500

.Mac Mail on the web allows .Mac members to send and receive email from just about any computer with a web browser and Internet connection. .Mac Mail on the web can also send attachments along with an email.

Some files, however, won't attach properly if you try to send them using .Mac Mail on the web. You may see an error message that the computer is unable to open the page. The error message says:

"Safari can't open the page http://www.mac.com/WebObjects/Webmail.woa/ [...the address continues]. The error was: “POSIX error: Is a directory�? (NSPOSIXErrorDomain:21) Please choose Report Bug to Apple from the Safari

iWeb: Text boxes, tables, and shapes pasted from iWork ’06 change into PDF

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:53:13 -0600

Copy and pasting is a very efficient method to transfer information between documents. However, certain items such as text boxes, tables, and shapes are converted into PDF objects when copied and pasted from iWork into iWeb. This ensures document compatibility.

If you want to copy the text from an iWork document, select the actual text and not the text box.

iWork '05: Can't enter serial number

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:35:12 -0600

Not all iWork '05 serial numbers will work with Pages 1.0 and Keynote 2.0. If you're having difficulty entering your serial number, updating the software may help.

The first time you open Keynote or Pages, you are prompted to enter a serial number. The screen should also contain a "Buy Now" button. If this button isn't present, you may need to update your software before you can enter your serial number.

You can update Keynote and Pages to the latest versions through Software Update, or download the updates from these web locations:

This should not occur if you

iWork: Installing iWork over a trial version

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 07:47:22 -0500

Retail purchases of Mac OS X 10.4 and new computers that come with Mac OS X 10.4 both include a trial version of iWork. Because of this, installing a full retail copy of iWork is easier than you think.

After purchasing iWork, rather than install the software from the iWork disc, simply open the trial version on your computer. When prompted to buy or try, click the Buy button and enter the serial number that came with your retail copy of iWork. This will unlock the full version—you will no longer be prompted to purchase the software.

iWork: Do not rename applications or move them from the Applications folder when updating

Thu, 26 May 2005 06:11:10 -0500

If you rename or move Pages or Keynote 2 (applications in iWork) from their default folder location (Applications/iWork), you will not be able to install updates for either application. For example, if you rename Pages or move it from the iWork folder and then try to install the Pages 1.0.1 update, you may get the following error message:

Pages 1.0.1 cannot be installed on this computer. An eligible Pages application was not found in /Applications.

iWork: Images print incorrectly on some printers

Fri, 20 May 2005 13:15:47 -0500

When you print documents from Pages or Keynote 2, some images may be randomly swapped for others when printing to some printers. This can happen with documents that contain images with drop shadows (such as those in the Travel Journal template in Pages 1.0).

Upgrading to Mac OS X 10.4 or later will resolve this issue. However, if you are still using Mac OS X 10.3.x and are unable to upgrade, follow these steps to workaround the issue:

In the Pages or Keynote 2 Print dialog,

Pages: Template text appears as Latin or gibberish

Thu, 24 Feb 2005 11:00:44 -0600

When you choose a template in Pages, much of the text in the initial document may appear to be in Latin or come across as gibberish.

This is normal behavior for Pages. The initial text in any template is there to give you an idea of how the final document will look. To change it, click once on the section of text that you wish to change, and start typing. See "Using a template" from the Pages Help for more information.