ruben dann
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Q: Just updated to Sierra and updated Pages at the same time. Now when I attempt to select a line of text I end up with an insertion point where I stopped selecting

Today I updated to Sierra and updated to latest version of Pages. Now I find I'm no longer able to select a line of text. When I attempt to do so I end up with an insertion point where I stopped selecting, but nothing is selected. Is this a glitch in the new version of pages or do I have my settings wrong?

MacBook, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Oct 4, 2016 5:56 PM

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  • by Esquared,Helpful

    Esquared Esquared Oct 5, 2016 1:22 PM in response to ruben dann
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    Oct 5, 2016 1:22 PM in response to ruben dann

    Are you using a Wacom tablet by any chance?

     

    Workaround: press the shift-key just before you stop selecting. And yes, this looks like glitch in Sierra.

  • by VikingOSX,Helpful

    VikingOSX VikingOSX Oct 11, 2016 12:43 PM in response to ruben dann
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    Oct 11, 2016 12:43 PM in response to ruben dann

    When using an Apple Magic Mouse II, or external Trackpad I, or the trackpad on my 2014 MacBook Air, text is always selected, and the insertion point is (though hidden), always at the end of the selected text. As has been pointed out in previous posts (for some time), and again here by Esquared, Wacom input devices are incompatible with Pages v5.6.2, and now v6, and may continue at the mercy of Wacom, not Apple.

     

    The above Apple input devices work properly for text selection:

    • El Capitan 10.11.6
      • Pages '09 v4.3
      • Pages v5.6.2
    • macOS Sierra
      • Pages '09 v4.3
      • Pages v5.5.3 (Documents created, or older v5 documents edited by v5.6 or later, will block and require v6)
      • Pages v6.0

  • by ruben dann,

    ruben dann ruben dann Oct 5, 2016 1:25 PM in response to Esquared
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    Oct 5, 2016 1:25 PM in response to Esquared

    Yes, I am using a Wacom tablet. I tried your fix and, though it is a bit annoying, it works. Thanks!

  • by Esquared,

    Esquared Esquared Oct 14, 2016 4:34 AM in response to VikingOSX
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    Oct 14, 2016 4:34 AM in response to VikingOSX

    FWIW: up till 5.6.2 Pages was working fine on my MBP with a Wacom tablet. It only stopped working after the 6.0 update. Since that version came with Sierra, it is impossible to tell what has actually caused this.