How do I delete a template in Pages?

Arantha,

You were in the wrong Application Support folder. There are multiple folders - one for the System and one for each User. The Templates are stored in each User's area.

To get to yours, switch to the Finder App, (click on the Desktop or on the Finder Icon). Hold down the Option key while you look in Finder's Go menu. While you press Option, your User Library folder will appear in the Go menu.

Select that Library folder and then navigate to the Templates folder following the path you described above.

Jerry

It is the Alt key. You have the press it and hold it down while you click on the Go menu. If you do it right you will see the word Library in the menu.

Switch to Finder by clicking on the desktop or command tabbing to it.

Option = ALT, it is labelled as such on the key, which is between the Control and command keys.

In Finder hold down the Option key > Menu > Go > Library

Peter

I agree.

There are a string of things like this that need fixing in Pages.

Menu > Pages > Send Pages Feedback

and let Apple know.

Peter

Arantha,

Arantha wrote:

Thanks for taking the time to answer me Jerry

Firstly - I assume by "Option" key you mean the ctrl key? (or is it the alt key?)

either way, I tried both to no avail

I clicked on Finder face and held down ctrl and got a menu whch included "Go to folder"

I clicked on that and I get no options or Go menu - just a box headed "Go to the folder" If I start typing User Library it tells me this folder cannot be found.

*shrug*

I am at a total loss

With a few exceptions, the things in your User LIbrary folder should be left alone. That's why they made it difficult to find, but only if you don't know where to look. Deleting custom templates is one of the exceptions. Once you realize that even Finder has a list of menu categories across the top of its window and you find the one named "Go", it's not that difficult. If you find that you need regular access to your Library folder, you can drop an alias into the Favorites pane in the Finder window and it will only be a click away.

Jerry

Hi Jerry,

I have gone through the procedure however once I am in library there is no listing for Templates. ANy thoughts?

Are you sure you are in the Users Library? If so open Application Support> Iwork > Pages >My tempaltes

Thanks to all for helping with this. Like Arantha, I never would have found this based on the Pages documentation. Arantha, I feel your pain! Hang in there!

It is right. The Pages User Guide only says:

To delete a custom template, in the Finder navigate to the folder in which you saved

the template, and drag the template to the Trash.

I presume Apple can't understand the Users want to delete anything! 😕

Perfect!

I've read a dozen pages trying to answer this question.

Yours was the answer which worked,

and didn't tell me I was an idiot when the fix descriptions didn't match the reality of my system!

Thanks Jerrold!

Thanks you very much frhulda. I too could not figure out how to delete a template I saved by mistake. Your tip rescued me --I figured it out after finding your tip about Finder-go-+option key-Application support-iwork-pages-templates. Whew. Maybe if Apple just enabled the plain old delete option it would save a lot of teeth grinding and agrivation. Larry

Skydog5, I think you left out two steps. On my wife's new MacAir, after the go-+option key click on Library and then Application Support, and after Templates click on My Templates, and then select the offending file for the trash.

The string is therefore Finder>Go+ Option Key>Library>Application Support>iWork>Pages>Templates>My Templates, make your selection, send to Trash and Bob's your uncle.

HiCap1

For your information, I realise the original post was quite old but i found it whilst looking for tthe same problem.

Apple may have changed this all recently but if you do the suggested route as above there is nothing in the template folder. It is just empty.

However, if you now right click (ctrl click) on the template in the template chooser in Pages, you can now just delete the template from there.

Sorry if you guys already know this but I didn't so thought it may be helpful.