I gather that Pages does not have a way to insert a file into a document in the way that Word has insert file. So all we can do is copy an entire document and then paste it into the second document. But when I do that I lose the track changes, except for the odd comment. What is the way around this?
MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.2)
I'm assuming you're wanting to insert the contents of one Pages document into another. I don't have a need to use tracking, so I'm not sure if this applies but I think it should.
You can insert sections from one Pages document into another. Open your files & show thumbnails. Sections have a yellow border around all of the pages in that section. Now click on the page in the thumbnail pane & copy. If the file is more than one page & you only want one, you'll need to insert a section break to separate the pages. Then go to your other file, click in the thumbnail pane & paste. If you want to insert the other content into the middle of a section in the receiving document, you will need to insert section breaks at the point you want to insert. The whole copied page will be pasted in. Repeat with another section. Styles will copy over with the sections but headers & footers will not.
I am afraid this is a(nother) feeble point of Pages: you can insert a RTf file, but cannot insert another Pages file. And, to be worse, if the rtf file has tables, they will turn in long vertical texts. But, if a ‘normal’ text, it works fairly well.
Disappointing answer to myself too.
Thank you for your reply. It's strange that Pages doesn't allow a person any way to combine two Pages documents that have track changes on them. There is no way to insert a file, as with Word, or even copy and paste a file without losing track changes.
Pages is a wonderful app, unfortunately loses many points in 2-3 crucial details, and some other points in other details. What a pity. I do hope Apple engineering will concentrate one day and deliver a really great product.
Thank you very much for your reply. Unfortunately, when I follow your directions I lose the tracked changes that way too.
How do I insert one file into another with track changes intact?
