Pages app will not create a new document

Choose

File > New


Pages returns the error:

"Untitled" can't be opened right now.

The file format is invalid.





How do I fix this? Thanks.


Pages 13.0 on a Mac Studio running Ventura 13.3.1


Posted on May 19, 2023 10:38 AM

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Posted on May 19, 2023 6:09 PM

Ah! I found the solution. This might work for anyone else experiencing the problem. Choose

Pages > Settings…

I had set a custom file for new documents, and that file had gone missing.

All I needed to do was click

Change Template…

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Pages app will not create a new document

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