Help, PLEASE!!! URGENT :(

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Help, PLEASE!!! URGENT :(

I'm working on a study guide for school and I'm kind of skipping around to different sections and skipping pages in between. I was making a flowchart using floating text boxes and arrows on one page and when i finished it, I went back up a couple of pages to start working on my essay. (So there are a few balnk pages between my essay and my flowchart). When I finished my essay, I saved the document. It wasn't until after I saved that I realized my flowchart vanished! I am certain that none of the text boxes were highlighted when i was typing or anyhting, so I know that i did not actually delete it. Before I realized that the flowchart was gone, I saved my document. I dont know where those floating text boxes went.... and I don't know how to recover them! I can't do edit- undo because I already saved the document. I tried "revert to last save" but that didnt work either..... and I don't/didn't have time machine on. Pleaseeeeee help me!

Pages '09-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Aug 23, 2013 11:40 AM

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Answer 1

Walt K

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Aug 23, 2013 1:24 PM in response to NeedHelppPlease

If you haven't closed the document you can undo back through Saves until the last time you closed the document. But of course it will undo all your recent work as you go. Maybe you can copy/paste what you did since the flowchaart into another document and then back after (if?) you recover the flowchart. Don't do a Save as because that will close your present document. All this assuming you're still using 10.5.8 as indicated. I can't speak to any changes introduced by Lion and Mounain Lion.

Walt

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Answer 2

Aug 23, 2013 1:41 PM in response to Walt K

yes, i have 10.5.8.... and I how do i "undo saves" or go back through saves? I thought once you saved a document, you couldnt undo any changes past that point. I already tried "revert to last save" but that didn't work 😟

But thank you for your response!

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Answer 3

Walt K

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Aug 23, 2013 1:58 PM in response to NeedHelppPlease

If you have closed your doc then you can't undo. If it is still open then just start hitting Command + Z until you get to the flowchart. Be sure to copy any recent work first so you can paste it back. It will undo through any Saves. (It will also Redo if need be).

Walt

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Answer 4

Aug 23, 2013 2:04 PM in response to Walt K

I can't, the undo button is grey and it will not let me go back because it has already saved 😟 but thank you so much for your help anyway 🙂 I guess I'll just have to redo 3 hours of precious work....

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Answer 5

Walt K

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Aug 23, 2013 2:13 PM in response to NeedHelppPlease

Have you selected the document? Sometimes we think it is, but something else has been clicked on. Click somewhere on the doucment. Why do you keep talking about the document having been saved? Only closing will stop a redo. Have you closed the document?

Walt

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Answer 6

Aug 23, 2013 6:01 PM in response to Walt K

Oh, ok. I understand what you're saying now..... Yes, I already closed the window unfortunately.

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Answer 7

Walt K

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Aug 23, 2013 6:11 PM in response to NeedHelppPlease

Sorry to hear you closed it. All I can offer now are my sympathies.

Walt

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