Don't want to save to iCLoud

Go to System Preferences, select iCloud, and disable "Documents & Data". Then iWork should no longer offer the iCloud option in the save dialog.

You can go to System Preferences>iCloud and uncheck Documents & Data, but then none of your documents will go to iCloud.

Here's another thread on the subject from yesterday.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4149728?start=0&tstart=0

Matt

Then I think you'll have to live with the save/navigation thing.

That, or abandon iCloud for your documents and use something like SugarSync as suggested in the other thread I linked to.

That will give you maximum flexibitly plus it keeps the doucments you want synced and backed up compeltey in the background.

Matt

I don't want to put ANYTHING in the cloud. Sorry for being skeptical, but are you sure that you can completely opt out of the cloud with Mountain Lion? I can't find anything definitive on the Apple website. I've also read multiple online reviews of Mountain Lion, but they all assume everyone wants to use the cloud, and so don't address the issue of opting out. Thanks, Elna

It may, by default, bring up the iCloud as the place to save to, but you can change it.

ekbh wrote:

Sorry for being skeptical, but are you sure that you can completely opt out of the cloud with Mountain Lion?

Unchecking the Documents & Data box will not let any documents or date to get to iCloud, but other things, contacts, calendars, notes etc. will unless you uncheck those options too.

Of course, if you want nothing to do with iCloud don't enter your account information at all. There's no requirement to do so.

Matt

Lanny wrote:

It may, by default, bring up the iCloud as the place to save to, but you can change it.

No, if Documents & Data is unchecked in Preferences, the option to save to iCloud won't even come up. Not in Mountain Lion, anyway.

Matt

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So, this is what then:

I'm running OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and Pages '09 v4.2 and unchecking the Data & Documents preference removes iCloud from the save dialogue box.

There is no sign of it at all.

Matt

So, why did you uncheck it? I thought you wanted the option of saving it to either location. If it's unchecked, why would you expect to see iCloud as a location?

I think I was confused by your first post in this thread.

I thought you were suggesting that unchecking Documents & Data wouldn't necessariy prevent the save to iCloud optin to come up.

Matt

You're confusing me now. All I was trying to say in my first posting was that if you click on the iCloud dialog box, it will dispaly other save to locations.

But, if you don't have the iCloud preference checked, you won't be able to access iCloud at all.

P.S., Having a hard time inserting pictures tonight. I had to switch from Safari to Camino just to get these last pictures inserted.

Lanny wrote:

All I was trying to say in my first posting was that if you click on the iCloud dialog box, it will dispaly other save to locations.

But the OP aknowledged knowing that in her original post. You answered a question that wsan't being asked.

That's what confused me.

Lanny wrote:

But, if you have that iCloud preference checked, you won't be able to access iCloud at all.

Yes. I know that, but I thought you didn't. But I now understand that you do.