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dirtydude Author

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why are my files in pages greyed out

most files are greyed out only a few are accessible

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Oct 30, 2023 1:58 PM

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VikingOSX

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Posted on Oct 31, 2023 8:37 AM

If the grayed out files are anything but Word .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pages documents, then Pages cannot open them from a File chooser.

You can drag/drop compatible image files and PDFs from the Finder onto an open Pages document. Otherwise, you access those grayed out files via the Finder and applications that are designed to open them.

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