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Text Edit Documents on iCloud.com?

I started working with Text Edit documents for the first time in Mountain Lion. I found something a bit surprising but it could be that I am not properly saving text edit documents to the iCloud.

I am using OSX 10.8. I am signed up for iCloud and have the documents & data box checked in the iCloud Preference Pane. Text Edit is an iCloud savvy document.

I moved a Text Edit document into the Cloud by dragging it into the Open dialog pane in Text Edit. Thereafter I could open it and edit it in iCloud view of Text Edit's open dialog.

The surprise came when I signed into iCloud.com and could not find the document. Apple's knowledge article tells you to sign in and click the iWork icon to access your files. While I understand that non-apple files such as Word would not show up there I thought that text edit files could be accessed from the internet on any computer.

Will only Apple iWork files appear on iCloud.com or is there something I am missing about how to save Text Edit documents show they can be accessed from ICloud.com?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Jay

Posted on Aug 10, 2012 9:02 AM

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mende1

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Posted on Aug 10, 2012 9:08 AM

You can only read them in another Mac with 10.8. iCloud page is for iWork documents, and you need iWork '09 (10.8) or iWork for iOS to use it

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Mar 25, 2013 6:38 PM in response to Jay Kappmeier

I agree with jpbuos. After spending about 10 minutes on the phone to an Apple Support employee, I was also directed to Dropbox which I use on my Windows system. Looks like I'll be installing it on my Macbook too.

Apr 16, 2013 1:22 PM in response to Jay Kappmeier

A few people were lamenting over the fact that you can't share Text Edit documents over iCloud to other mobile devices, etc. Why don't you just use the Notes app? The documents all save automatically, and they'll show up on all of your devices that are set up with iCloud. Is this correct?

Jun 3, 2013 2:31 AM in response to louiexiv

The solution that worked for me is at this link.

http://www.businessinsider.com/10-icloud-tips-and-tricks-2012-8?op=1

Make sure Documents and Data is selected in Icloud preferences.

Next, open the Finder window and hit Command + Shift + G. A dialogue box will open and inside. Type ~/Library. This will let you into your hidden Library Folder.

Once you are inside, scroll down the Mobile Documents. Open the one that says: com~apple~TextEdit

Viola! There are your documents! You can read them, whatever.

Oct 8, 2013 3:11 PM in response to Jay Kappmeier

is there a way i can open my text from textedit via icloud, on my iphone? Because i can see the files in icloud (Iphone), but i can't open them... I can only open them on my mac.

Feb 7, 2014 2:24 AM in response to mozdzanowski

Wow, it's funny how I just didn't see that. thanks

May 20, 2014 10:17 AM in response to Jay Kappmeier

You can paste the text edit doc into notes and at least you can link that up with I cloud and see it on the iphone or ipad.

Bill

Nov 7, 2014 12:25 AM in response to ThePlacesYouHaveComeToFearTheMost

Hey ThePlacesYouHaveComeToFearTheMost,

I can see the benefit of your suggestion but like me, I have tons of documents over 500 of them over time since i started using a Mac in 2008. I document all problems and solutions about my experience using  products and it had proven valuable for me, my family, colleagues and friends that a lot of them come to me for solutions to you know, those little problems that are not that huge but makes the experience better and they get answers faster. Also for the big problems. My notes app is already cluttered with personally important information so it will not work for me. I've been looking for a way to access my  problems/solutions which i record via TextEdit on iOS so wherever I am, i can access it to troubleshoot a problem, whose solution i might have found a long time ago but forgot. So my own case is the fact that it will take forever to import them to Notes App although i've never tried. So it would be nice to be able to access TextEdit files on iOS.

Nov 18, 2014 1:10 AM in response to Jay Kappmeier

Just reading this forum. You mean you can't access text edit documents in the icloud on the iPhone? you can only read them from another Mac computer with text edit ? If that is true that is hilarious.is that the gist of it?

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Nov 18, 2014 1:16 AM in response to jewelslife

*** is there nowhere to unsub. from this thread, I've no interest in it any more!

Text Edit Documents on iCloud.com?