Embedding audio and video in Pages and saving to PDF or word

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Embedding audio and video in Pages and saving to PDF or word

While working on an ebook I was delighted to find the capability to insert audio and video on Pages. However, when I went to save it to pdf or Microsoft word, I lose it (just tried audio). Since this would be an ebook where the general public would purchase it, I need it to be in pdf or at least be able to have it in two formats and send out which type of pc someone purchasing it would have. How would I do that? thanks

IMAC G5, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Apr 14, 2011 9:08 AM

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fruhulda

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Apr 14, 2011 10:30 AM in response to Pamela Powers

Pages doesn't export audio or movies to PDF. You need something like Adobe acrobat for that.

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Apr 14, 2011 9:29 PM in response to Pamela Powers

To be specific Pages does not retain multimedia in anything other than the .pages format. ie It does not export them at all.

i guess you might have to create media labels (ie like a caption) and reinsert them in the pdf using Acrobat Pro or in MsWord using MsWord.

Peter

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May 9, 2011 12:58 PM in response to PeterBreis0807

Thank you. I did go to Acrobat and I did get it to work! thanks so much!!

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Jul 22, 2011 2:44 PM in response to fruhulda

and thank you again! i was thinkiing of how to insert an animated elbast or flash movie into a pages doc.....acrobat Pro it is.....question....... is there anything less expensive that will do it? or is that it?

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Jul 22, 2011 9:34 PM in response to mauricefromlos angeles

That really is it. There are other Acrobat substitutes but they don't seem to have much more functionality then Preview has already.

Peter

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