Can't link text boxes anymore

I know. First it was FC, now this. What else?

What are those boys thinking? Best I can think of is broken codes in the program because nobody is that dense!

I'm also extremely disappointed and frustrated with the loss of the ability to link text boxes. It's not like the function is a minor thing. Back to 4.3 for me.

Chiming in to express my deep disappointment that this feature was removed. I have a 4-page (8 half-pages) imposed template that I paste text into to form a booklet I use once a year. Opened it in the Pages and it broke all the links. Thankfully when I installed 5 it did not delete 4.3.

Apple, I sure hope you're listening in on this thread.

I think this is the worst thing that "Apple have done". I'm so disappointed. I lost a lot these days (time, money and energy) in finding the solution to make the boxes connected. I felt so bad. It was been months that i'm working on paper works and now i dont know what to do.

Apple please put this feature back.

Wrong place to ask.

Rate and review Pages 5 in the App Store or provide Pages Feedback through the link in the software.

Peter

Disappointed to see that the major update to Pages has still not brought back this key feature.

Tell Apple in the App Store.

Peter

I also discovered this discouraging new UN-FEATURE! I have a template for a newsletter created in an earlier version that would be very easy to update to a new newsletter if text box linking was available. BUT NO! I will have to rate version 5.1 a failure. APPLE, PUT TEXT BOX LINKING BACK IN.

Jamon, it's fine that Apple have introduced a new way of constructing templates, but it is not fine that they have effectly forced eveyone to use it by removing features that didn't deserve to be removed.

I enjoyed using text box linking in Pages, and found it superior to managing text areas to MS Word, and why Apple would choose to remove this feature is beyond me.

You've got to be kidding me!

My old iMac, which I love, has been getting creaky and doing strange things, so I forked over the money for a shiny new iMac with all the latest bells and whistles -- and guess what? I hate it! I could do so many things so easily with Pages '09! This "new and improved" version is a total bummer. I have only used the new computer for a couple of days and on just one newsletter, but I have already discovered that:

1. you can't link text boxes;

2. you can't add or diminish the space between lines;

3. there is no longer a ruler along the side of the page, only across the top;

4. the choices in the color palatte are negligible, and it is very time consuming to get the same color from page to page using the color wheel;

5. the menu bar at the top of the of the page and the inspector functions in the new version are seriously inadequate.

If I were to continue to use Pages 5 I'm sure I'd be able to add more complaints to this list; but, frankly, I'm ready to box up the computer and send it back!

Whoever at Apple designed this should be sent packing to Microsoft ASAP!

- seriously disgruntled user in Mexico

gringomex29er wrote:

You've got to be kidding me!

My old iMac, which I love, has been getting creaky and doing strange things, so I forked over the money for a shiny new iMac with all the latest bells and whistles -- and guess what? I hate it! I could do so many things so easily with Pages '09! This "new and improved" version is a total bummer. I have only used the new computer for a couple of days and on just one newsletter, but I have already discovered that:

1. you can't link text boxes;

√ Correct

2. you can't add or diminish the space between lines;

X Yes you can as before with Line spacing

3. there is no longer a ruler along the side of the page, only across the top;

X Reintroduced in Pages 5.1 but you have to turn it on everytime in Preferences.

4. the choices in the color palatte are negligible, and it is very time consuming to get the same color from page to page using the color wheel;

X The color wheel is available through the rainbow circle icon. Use color swatches.

5. the menu bar at the top of the of the page and the inspector functions in the new version are seriously inadequate.

√ There is a lot buried deep within the UI, but yes it is short of what Pages '09 had. The Object Styles are a plus though.

If I were to continue to use Pages 5 I'm sure I'd be able to add more complaints to this list; but, frankly, I'm ready to box up the computer and send it back!

Whoever at Apple designed this should be sent packing to Microsoft ASAP!

- seriously disgruntled user in Mexico

For a more complete list of ommisions:

http://www.freeforum101.com/iworktipsntrick/viewtopic.php?p=674&mforum=iworktips ntrick#674

Pages '09 should still be in your Applications/iWork folder.

Rate/review Pages 5 in the App Store.

Peter

I agree - in a page layout document, linking text boxes is really useful, essential. Needs to be re-introduced immediately!