how can I open rtf files in pages?

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Andrew Bosik Author

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how can I open rtf files in pages?

I just bought a "New iPad" (iPad3)

I am am to succesfully sync .doc files from my MacBook running Lion over to pages on my ipad using itunes.

Then I can sucessfully edit the .doc files.

But when I try it with .rtf files, I can see them on my ipad, but it won't open them.

I want to be able to move all my documents over to my ipad, but I don't want to have to convert each file individually to a .doc just so I can edit them on ipad.

Thanks for your help!

iPad (3rd generation) Wi-Fi, iOS 5.1

Posted on Mar 19, 2012 10:17 AM

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Answer 1

Limnos

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Mar 19, 2012 10:19 AM in response to Andrew Bosik

You cannot open them from within the application itself?

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fruhulda

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Mar 19, 2012 10:36 AM in response to Andrew Bosik

You are asking you question in the forum for Pages on Macs. I will ask to get the thread moved to iWork for iOs.

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Andrew Bosik Author

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Mar 19, 2012 11:33 AM in response to Limnos

In answer to Limnos,

No, I cannot open the files within pages.

I CAN open the .docs within pages.

I can see the .rtf files within pages, but it won't let me open the .rtf files

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Tom Gewecke

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Mar 20, 2012 6:28 AM in response to Andrew Bosik

rtf has never been supported for either import or export in iOS Pages:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4641

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iHOOPS

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Feb 22, 2014 10:38 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

I have been reading and finding all kinds of work-arounds but why would Apple release a word processing app, Pages, that won't open .rtf files from apps like TextEdit from within Pages? Seems like poor planning. I know there are ways to do it but they seem more tedious than just being able to open Pages and import a .rtf file from TextEdit or similar. Jusut my $.02.

😕

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Tom Gewecke

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Feb 22, 2014 11:00 AM in response to iHOOPS

iHOOPS wrote:

why would Apple

Nobody in these forums can tell you that, but you can let Apple know you want this via

http://www.apple.com/feedback

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iHOOPS

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Feb 22, 2014 12:19 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

Yeah, I guess that is the appropriat address. Just seemed fairly obvious functionality just based on what came before. 😉

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Tom Gewecke

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Feb 22, 2014 12:27 PM in response to iHOOPS

iHOOPS wrote:

based on what came before. 😉

For iOS, what came before never supported .rtf.

For OS X, what came before did support .rtf, but Apple decided to reduce its features to those of the iOS version.

So Apple had a certain logic to what they did, it was just kind of backwards:-)

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iHOOPS

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Feb 22, 2014 12:44 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

It makes sense from a certain point of view, I'll admit. I did leave feedback as I use both the iOS and the Mac version. I like it although I never had used previous version before. I just always used TextEdit but after my wife needed more capability for her school and Pages came preloaded on her iPad Mini, I added it to my iPad and Mac for collaborative reasons. It would be a feature I would like to see in the software so that document conversion would be more seamless. Oh well. Hope for the best and plan for the worse. 😝

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