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Keynote does not collaborate

I get an erroe message

"To collaborate, you’ll need to use Keynote on iCloud.com or Keynote on a newer Mac."

althought my macbook pro meets the min requiremetns


A Mac with macOS Monterey 12.3 or later and Pages, Numbers or Keynote 13.1 or later.


has anyone experence the same problem?


Regards

Evan


MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Oct 5, 2023 9:51 AM

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Oct 10, 2023 1:40 AM in response to VikingOSX

This is the oddity here, I have Keynote 13.1 (and pages, numbers etc) on my Mac, and still does not work.

it probably checks the MacOs and blocks the collab, as you mentioned in your response.

This is really frustrating, Apple is forcing Mac owners to get new machines when my 15' Macbook pro still has loads of life left in it.

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Oct 8, 2023 9:20 PM in response to en_Mi

I find it pretty crazy that just because I'm locked to an operating system that's only 2 years old, that I can't simply work on shared decks. I mean, I can open and work on the files just fine... it's simply the online part that doesn't work. It took some convincing to have the startup I work with agree to Keynote, and now I'm locked out. iCloud was already painful. In VikingOSX's link, it says Box can still be an option. Hope their free tier will work. Else... I loose face, and kinda goofy that we're all Mac users, but can't share Keynote presentations. If anyone else has work arounds, please share.

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Oct 9, 2023 3:56 AM in response to VikingOSX

Thank you for the latest minimum requirements.

What I don't understand is, I have keynote version 13.1 not 13.2 and why the collaboration stopped working.


If 13.1 is not allowing collaboration on my Mac, why Apple upgraded automatically and stop functionality until I fork out on a new Mac?


And finally, can I downgrade to the previous version that the feature still works?


Regards

Ebvan

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Oct 9, 2023 7:43 AM in response to en_Mi

Apple added additional features into Pages v13.2 that were not in 13.1, and historically, when Apple bumps the Pages version number, so too do the collaboration requirements change upward.


You can attempt to restore Pages v13.1 from a Time Machine backup, but there is no guarantee that it will solve the collaboration issue or fully support any documents already done with Pages v13.2. It may also check the version of the operating system and still block collaboration efforts with Pages v13.1. I do not restore past Pages version to an operating system where the expected version is newer.



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Oct 10, 2023 7:22 AM in response to en_Mi

I am looking at the Keynote v13.1 properties on Monterey 12.7.9 and it shows the minimum macOS and iOS collaboration versions are now 13.2. It would appear to me that Keynote is getting this information from the Mac App Store when it runs and updates its preference list accordingly.


This isn't Apple trying to hoodwink you into new hardware purchases as much as it is the introduction of new features in the current versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote that drive the current version collaboration requirement. These are internal decisions at the Apple product team level that are oblivious to how end users work.


Find a new means to collaborate (e.g. Word documents) instead of being tied to Pages application versions.

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Nov 3, 2023 8:49 AM in response to en_Mi

Bottom Line: Apple needs to upgrade its collaboration strategy and user workflows. Even before this update, it was wonky at best. So many people never even try it because they'd rather use google slides (ugg) as the ease of collab is there. I am about to stop using Keynote and Pages because of this Apple! and I'm one of those who used to be a Keynote evangelist saying "I love Keynote" for presentations - and I would talk others into the collab.


Collab is critical for slint and team pitch decks and collateral.

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