Preferences is checked to launch template chooser, but launches documents files instead. I created another sign in name and it launches properly. How do I correct this problem in my account?
Thanks
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
Pages v4.3 on Mountain Lion 10.8.2. iCloud is on with Documents & Data enabled.
When I launch Pages, it presents with a file dialog offering available files based on the last setting for either On my Mac, or iCloud. If the former, it refers to the last folder location saved. If instead, I choose New document from the bottom panel of this dialog, Pages immediately opens into my blank custom template (configured in preferences). Otherwise, it would normally open to the Template Chooser.
If I choose Cancel from this preceding dialog, then I have access to the File menu:
Pressing shift+command+N pops up a Template Chooser window as expected. Template Chooser also appears at the bottom of the Pages menubar window menu.
Thank you for replying!
Your suggestion did not solve the program.
Also, I noticed while signed on my guest user account when Pages is open, on the toolbar under Window, the Template Chooser is checked. When I have Pages open while signed into my account, Template Chooser is not in the list.
Your suggestions are greatly appreciated..
Sandy
I typed Shift-Command-N and the Template Chooser appeared under WINDOW in the top bar. I closed out Pages, then re-opened and it still opens list view. Will try again and maybe it will learn that is what it's supposed to do..
Still something is not right with something somewhere!
Sandy
Sandy,
Your Guest Account, like the computers at uour Apple Retail Store, have no Pages documents stored in the "user" account. Based on your observations, I'd say that there is a default setting beyond our abilty to control, that if there are Pages documents available to be opened, we get the File Open Finder window, and if there are no available documents, we get the Template Chooser upon launch.
Jerry
That is an excellent explantation! Thank you so much. The technician at AppleCare, after trying all sorts of ways to get Pages to open properly, said I need to talk to a Senior Advisor and he could go deeper into Pages software to fix the problem, which is what also what you said, Jerry...
Thanks for all your help. I just prefer things to be in correct working order, so I will probably call the Senior Advisor and let him solve this problem...
Thanks again for your help.
Sandy
If your preference setting to open the Template chooser doesn't work it could be that the preference file in your account is corrupt. Delete the com.apple.iwork.pages.plist from yourname(home folder) > Library > Preferences. On Lion and Mountain Lion you find the Library by clicking in the Finder menu on Go while holding down the Option key. Do all this with Pages quitted.
I don't use Mountain Lion or iCloud, so I can't check, but isn't this just the normal behavior if you have iCloud turned on?
See here.
Try toggling the selection in Pages Preferences. See if that clears the error.
Jerry
Sandy,
Try typing Shift-Command-N and see if the Template Chooser appears.
Jerry
The computers on display in the Apple Store have Mountain Lion running on them and they all open Pages in Template Chooser.
Sandy
Pages will not launch in template chooser.
