Copying documents

When I try to copy a word processing document from Pages some of the photos in the text don't appear in the copy. Can anyone help?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 14, 2020 6:56 AM

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3 replies

VikingOSX

Level 10

128,988 points

Dec 15, 2020 2:08 AM in response to Darwin-fan

Usually, the text copies separately from the other objects in the document which require their own selection and copy process.

Barry

Level 9

60,344 points

Dec 14, 2020 11:49 PM in response to Darwin-fan

After a brief test with a Shape placed in a Pages docment, I suspect the images that DO get copied are set to Move with Text,' while the others are set to " Stay on page."

You can check the settings by selecting an image, then opening the Format inspector and looking in the Arrange section.

Regards,

Barry

Darwin-fan Author

Level 1

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Dec 15, 2020 2:31 AM in response to Barry

Many thanks, I'll try that

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