pages works real slow

I have the exact same issue it so annoying.. and the worst part is if you try to export to pages 09 it will break all your mathtype equations...

Apple please fix this soon! Whats a college student supose to do now?

I met the exactly same problem. I also have to type many math equations in a file. I use mac book pro from 2012, with 16gm ram.

I almost can not edit my old files which contains lots of equations! too slow.

If I create a new file, it works ok only for the first few lines, it getting slower and slower along as the new equations added, which are generated by MathType.

I also turn off the auto check for spelling and grammar, it won't improve. I guess there's problem on the new formate for pictures inserted, since the pages read equations as pictures.

Getting very angry on this damning update!

I forgot to say, it's better NOT open your old files with this new Pages 5.0.1. Or you can not go back to use iwork09 to reopen it.

and I don't think Apple is going to solve the problem soon.and It's better to stay with iwork09 now.

Not true.

You can export Pages 5 documents to Pages '09 format or Word .docx.

The problem will be that Pages 5 strips a lot of features off Pages '09 documents.

Peter

Try saving the document once in a while. If it gets really slow try save and then quit Pages and open it again.

If you are letting you computer being on for weeks it sometimes helps to restat the computer. You can restat with the Shift key pressed (takes a little longer) , log in and out again and restart the normal way. This will make some cash files go away.

I hoped this helped you.

Thank you Peter. You are right! I did not notice it can export into 09 format.

I did that, the only problem is all the equations are in a big mess, like a hurrican just blowed over~~, but at least, I can rescue some work.

Thank you for your reply, I did what you suggested yesterday, the typings are still very sticky. and getting slower and slower along more equations accumulated.

I guess this problem raised from the new picture's format which is specially modified for the Retina display.

Happy new year.

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