I used to share documents from Pages as PDFs. It was a simple option from the share "menu." In the latest version of Pages, it looks like I have to save the document as a PDF and then share that saved document. This adds steps to the process and it saves PDF documents that I don't need to save.
Am I missing something here?
Thanks!
MacBook Air Apple Silicon
Apple removed the Share menu from Pages v12.2, and on Ventura, it appears that the Send a Copy that appears on my Pages v12.2 File menu on Monterey or earlier is also missing according to others using Ventura that have posted in this community.
The remedy on Ventura is to use the Pages File menu > Print… ( or cmd+p) > PDF > Send in Mail. This will open a Mail compose window with the PDF attached.
The shortcut, when configured per my instructions, with a single click, will work with a document already opened in Pages, or without Pages running at all. In the latter case, it will launch Pages which should present its template chooser, and after a couple of seconds, a File chooser window will open where you select the Pages document, and then respond to the list of formats. Pages then exports the document in that format and opens a new Mail compose window with that document attached.
The fact that your clicking on the Shortcut resulting in nothing happens suggests to me that something is not correct in the Shortcut. Are you on macOS Ventura 13.0.1?
Launch the Shortcuts application. Locate your Pages shortcut and right-click on it. Choose Edit. Compare what you have in your AppleScript code in that Shortcut to what I posted above for the Shortcuts AppleScript in the finished Shortcut. Anything obvious?
The Shortcut code asks you if you want to export to PDF and if selected, it does that to the original location of the Pages document. With the PDF on disk, you can move it into DevonThink, as I don't have that application here to develop or test against.
This is really so annoying! Could you please Apple fix this in a next update? that's what I loved about sharing, now it's really so annoying. I can't believe we have to install a script to fix something that was so easy and used to work, just because Apple took it away!
Please!!!
I am hoping there will be some fix in a future Pages or Ventura point release that alleviates this issue.
Excellent. Thank you very much.
@VikingOSX Can you enhance the script that I can only hit enter on my keyboard after choosing which format I want to send?
The choose list dialog by default accepts a return/enter key after choosing the document format.
I have it now. I had left in the (* *) in the script rather than delete the full line when I copied and pasted your script.
Thank you so much for the workaround - it is running fine now!
Good, and you are welcome.
Okay, thanks
Hear , hear.
I really like Pages, but others do not have it. I can't understand why Apple decided to make it more difficult to work with non Apple users
Thank you so much, VikingOSX, this is fantastic! Works like a charm....
You are welcome.
My thanks too, I have added my plea via Pages feedback
Bill
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This is really great, thanks! Sadly, after adding the shortcut to the menu bar menu it does not show up when clicking the menu bar Shortcut Icon... Is there a solution for that? Thanks!
PAGES: Where did "share as pdf" go?
