Downloading the Manual for Pages

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Downloading the Manual for Pages

I downloaded the manual. Twice. Double clicking it gives this. What gives? Is there a manual? How do I get it? [I'm having a problem putting the image in but what it says is "the root option is missing or invalid."]

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Posted on Jan 8, 2013 1:31 PM

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Jerrold Green1

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Jan 8, 2013 2:55 PM in response to Dr. Dave

Dave,

To post a graphic, click on the camera icon and navigate to the file you wish to display.

Jerry

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Answer 2

Jan 8, 2013 5:07 PM in response to Dr. Dave

Could you possibly make the screenshot smaller and less legibile, I can still almost make out what it says.

Not quite, but almost.

The Pages09_UserGuide.pdf is 15.7mb in size. If yours isn't, then it is an incomplete download.

Peter

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Dr. Dave Author

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Jan 8, 2013 5:42 PM in response to Jerrold Green1

jerrold: Thanks. It takes multiple tries to get it done, though. The "insert image" button at the bottom right of the window is, four out of five tries, grayed out. and yes, I did repair permissions.

OK. Downloading again and again yields a 1k file only.

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Peggy

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Jan 8, 2013 5:51 PM in response to Dr. Dave

Try the link on this page.

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Answer 5

Jan 8, 2013 6:02 PM in response to Dr. Dave

Looks to me like you have an alias to the manual, not the actual pdf, and the alias is pointing nowhere or can't find the original.

Exactly how are you DLing the manual?

Peter

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Dr. Dave Author

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Jan 11, 2013 1:51 PM in response to PeterBreis0807

I carefully followed the directions at http://support.apple.com/kb/HE39?viewlocale=en_US. Again. The user's guide is 14.7mb while being downloaded and viewed but apparently cannot be saved. I try to Save As to my desired location but only save the alias. And yes, I did repair permissions.

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Answer 7

Jan 11, 2013 2:23 PM in response to Dr. Dave

Where are you saving to?

Have you tried just letting it go to your Downloads folder?

You can move it wherever you want after,

Peter

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Dr. Dave Author

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Jan 11, 2013 2:47 PM in response to PeterBreis0807

DL to Documents > Manuals. No, I've not tried to let it go to the DL folder. I'll try it but fail to understand the difference -- a folder is a folder. But, hey, I'll try.

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Dr. Dave Author

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Jan 11, 2013 2:58 PM in response to PeterBreis0807

But then again, I can't see how to DL it into the DL folder. When I click on the manual on the manuals page <http://support.apple.com/manuals/#>, it starts to DL as pdf and opens Acrobat. 14.7mb later, I have the manual. But it cannot be saved.

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Answer 10

Jan 11, 2013 3:00 PM in response to Dr. Dave

You seem to be trying to save to a location where you lack privileges, but won't tell us what that is, so I am suggesting you try the obvious and see if that makes a difference.

Peter

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