Why isn't an option to open Pages available with rtf email attachment?

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Why isn't an option to open Pages available with rtf email attachment?

I was able to open an email attachment in Pages on my iPad2 before, but the option has disappeared. How do I get it back?

iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iOS 5.1.1

Posted on Jun 26, 2012 2:22 PM

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varjak paw

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Jun 26, 2012 2:25 PM in response to Jim Webber

Pages doesn't support RTF, so it won't appear as an option when you try and open the attachment. The file formats that Pages for iOS supports can be found here:

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

Regards.

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Jim Webber Author

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Jun 26, 2012 4:39 PM in response to varjak paw

Thanks. I think my memory was faulty on this. I must have opened Word docs from Mail, not rtfs.

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LEE 3103

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Oct 9, 2016 7:54 AM in response to Jim Webber

Three years since the last post and still no RTF export. Is it that difficult to add to Pages? It would really polish off the software.

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Oct 9, 2016 8:18 AM in response to LEE 3103

It's kind of tricky to support an incompatible proprietary format. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Text_Format for details.

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