Before Ventura it was possible to share a Pages document via mail and select pdf, word etc. After Ventura it is no longer possible! You will now have to export your doc as a PDF file and THEN only mail the PDF file. Time consuming.
MacBook Air
Here is a quicker solution:
Command-P
Command-Control-M
and there you are...
How, do you ask?
There is a little preparation, but nothing too hard. We are just taking advantage of tools that macOS has to offer.
1) In Finder, open two windows.
2) In the first, press Command-Shift-A to open the Applications folder
3) In the second window, press Command-Shift-G and paste
~/Library/PDF Services
4) Command-Option-drag Mail from window 1 to window 2 to make an alias of Mail in the PDF Services folder
5) (optional) rename the "Mail" alias created above as "Mail PDF"
6) Go to System Settings->Keyboard, click Keyboard Shortcuts...
7) Add the Command-Control-M as shortcut to "Mail PDF" (assuming you did step 5)
DONE.
Now you can share any document as a PDF to Mail with two key presses.
Bonus: this is not just for Pages, it works across your mac.
I keep hoping this will be corrected with each update, but remain disappointed!
Not everyone uses Pages (or Numbers or Keynote) and this is a real barrier to collaboration.
I am appealing to Apple again to review this and reinstate the functionality that many of us have found valuable. We really should not have to rely on workarounds!
Gh
Thank you, thank you!! You have just solved my problem. Wish I could have you on speed dial! 😁
Thanks very much Luis. I hope you can come up with something.
Bill
It often happens that with updates some of the functions just disappear. Really frustrating!
That would be great. Will it work with Numbers and Keynote too? The equivalent functions removed in those too. Very frustrating.
Thanks,
Tim
The Export function keeps the tags.
I agree, I really hope next week's update will have fixed this.
Thank you, Luis
Do you have a workaround for files in pages that need to be forward as word (or numbers as excel)?
I am grateful for your help.
Read the thread from the beginning to find solutions for Word.
Thank you, Bill
I feel less than comfortable "fixing" the system, but I will try.
I share everybody's frustration regarding this. Let's hope it is fixed as soon as possible.
Completely agree
Bill
This is great! Thank you both!
Hi Thanks,
Ive added mail pdf as an alias, in the pdf services folder, but for some reason I can't add it as a shortcut. Could you explain this more thoroughly?
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Cannot share (mail) Pages document in pdf or word format after Ventura
