sending a cv with pages help

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sending a cv with pages help

i recently sent my CV to an employer using pages 09. they emailed me back saying they couldnt open the attatchments. is this a common problem with Mac/PC compatibility?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Mar 12, 2010 7:45 AM

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Answer 1

Walt K

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Mar 12, 2010 8:40 AM in response to trigger5012

You must have a Mac with Pages installed in order to open a Pages document. It would be best to send them a PDF.

Walt

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fruhulda

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Mar 12, 2010 9:33 AM in response to trigger5012

In which application did you write and save your CV?

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trigger5012 Author

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Mar 12, 2010 10:21 AM in response to fruhulda

i have used pages 09. then written both a cv and cover letter by just selecting blank in the menu.

I have tried changing the file name to .pdf and then emailing it to my father who is running XP. and he had a message saying windows cant open as they file may have become corrupted.

Is this just because XP is an old system? Would i be having this problem if i was sending to someone using Vista or 7?

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fruhulda

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Mar 12, 2010 10:33 AM in response to trigger5012

You can't just change the file extension. That isn't the way to do it. You have to File > Export > PDF
or File > Print > Print as PDF
Why are you sending the CV to your fathers PC? You said in the first post that you had send it to a person with Pages. Where comes the PC in in this story?

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trigger5012 Author

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Mar 12, 2010 11:19 AM in response to fruhulda

sorry i meant to say i was using pages to send my cv to an employer.

they are using windows and i was sending them my cv using pages. they couldnt see it so i asked my father for hep as he is running XP.

He said he couldnt view them.

After changing to file name in the way you described (export>PDF>) i sent it to him again and he could see it. Although it seemed to be easier to (export>DOC>). and then he clicked view as HTML and he could read them fine.

Thanks

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