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Sep 27, 2016 12:32 PM in response to rkmjr53by Esquared,I'm not sure what you mean. But Pages can create templates just fine...
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Sep 27, 2016 1:11 PM in response to Esquaredby rkmjr53,Well, maybe I am using the wrong terminology, but what I am refering to is the ability to create a document that provides check boxes, text boxes (expandable) and pull down menus to complete the form. Maybe I assumed that when I took a MS Word document with this capability, and opened it in Pages, Pages did not convert any of this capability.
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Sep 30, 2016 9:39 AM in response to rkmjr53by VikingOSX,★HelpfulPages is not a Word clone, and it has never been an Apple design goal to compete with Word's 33 years of feature additions. As this is a user to user support community, there is no way that we can know Apple's future product planning.
Pages does not have any forms controls, and for that you want the free LibreOffice (Writer) suite, an Office replacement suite, or Word itself. The LibreOffice Writer User Guide has an entire chapter 15 devoted to making forms.
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Sep 30, 2016 9:45 AM in response to rkmjr53by Peggy,★HelpfulI think "template" isn't the right terminology, but your further explanation is clear. This is not something Pages has ever been able to do. Go to the Pages menu > Provide Pages Feedback & let Apple know what you'd like to see in future updates.
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Sep 27, 2016 4:38 PM in response to rkmjr53by PeterBreis0807,You are referring to Forms, and no I can not see that happening.
Apple already has a long list of missing features which it seems to not be tackling.
Peter
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Sep 30, 2016 9:43 AM in response to VikingOSXby rkmjr53,I appreciate your response. I certainly do not expect Pages to compete with Word directly. I was simply wondering if this template/form development capability is something that may be coming. It is a tool used by many and I believe it is a capabiltity that would be appreciated by the Mac community. I have taken your advice and I am downloading LibreOffice Writer. Thanks for your help.
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